While Frenchwoman Isabeau Courdurier wins her second World Series race in a row, the joy elsewhere is in the cellar. "If you feel slow and your race time is bad, it's not surprising. But if the feeling is right, but it's not even enough for the top 10, then that's not particularly encouraging," recaps Anita Gehrig after failing to finish the second EWS race in the Tasmanian Derby in 13th place.

Carolin Gehrig also loses ground compared to the first race. However, due to two hand operations in the fall and winter, she has had very little training on the bike. The 16th place is also not what she was hoping for, but under these circumstances the disappointment level is lower.

Men on the rise

Maxime Chapuis improves from 23rd place in New Zealand to 20th place in Tasmania. And his fourth-fastest time on the fourth stage shows that he could do even better in the future. "This fourth place on the stage means a lot to me. Now it's time to step on the gas and see if I can do even better," says the Frenchman.

Gusti Wildhaber also climbed three places and finished the race in Derby in 23rd place. On the one hand, he is a little disappointed that he slipped out of the top 20 due to a few riding errors, but he is delighted with his tenth place on the stage. This shows that he can do even better in the future.