On one of the toughest couses to date Luke Meier-Smith (Propain Factory Enduro) took another overall win in the Under 21 Enduro World Series at Petzen-Jaminca.
He wouldn't be the only Australian on the podium with defending Men's champion Jack Moir (Canyon Collective) showing he was getting back to race pace to ride his way into third.
The five stage, 40km course was bookended by the aptly named Thriller, a savage test of body and bike that encompassed over 1000m of descent.
Meier-Smith would crush his competitors taking the overall win by 35 seconds.
In the women Laura Battista had a consistent day in the saddle to finish in 15th.
3. Jack Moir (Canyon Collective)
26. Daniel Booker
29. Sam Hill (Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing)
64. Jordan Porchyra
93. David Maggs
94. Sam Walsh
102. Andrew Cavaye
114. Cameron Ryan
142. Sam Brownlie
150. Jake Newell
Men U21
1. Luke Meier-Smith (Propain Factory Enduro)
24. Ryan Gilchrist
28. Lachie Forbes
44. Lachlan Green
Women
15. Laura Battista
Full results are available here.
Josh Carlson also made his return to the Top 10 in the EWS-E race.
The series now moves to EWS Val Di Fassa Trentino in the Italian Dolomites for round three, where the EWS racers will be back in action next week.