Adams unstoppable in the Dolomites

Australian Lacey Adams has won her third straight Women's junior Enduro World Cup round, this time at Val di Fassa - Trentino, Italy.

The Tasmanian had a healthy lead of 14 seconds heading into Sunday after she won every stage on the opening day of racing.

Lacey Adams competing in the opening stages
 
French rider Lucile Metge was her closest challenger and increased the pressure by winning her first stage of the weekend at Titans.
 
As Adams struggled to find her form from the previous day, American Chloe Bear (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) took a slender win on the subsequent Gluhwein stage and Metge pulled back to eight seconds behind overall leader Adams.
 
Tutti Frutti turned the race on its head as Metge triumphed by 7.6 seconds and was just 0.4 of a second behind Adams overall going into the final stage.
 
On the final stage Adams did enough to win the stage by a second and the overall from a valiant Metge.

Lacey Adams wins her third straight Enduro World Cup round.
 
“I’m super stoked,” said Adams.

“It was definitely a hard day on the bike. I had a bit of a slow start on stage four and five, but got the flow on the last two stages, so I was pretty happy with that.”

“It was a bit of a slow start, but I brought it back which was nice.

"There was a couple of loose sections on Tutti Frutti, it was pretty dry out there. The last stage was really fun, rough on my hands but fun.”

Daniel Booker saw his hopes of overall ended the previous day when a rock punctured his tyre and damaged the rim during a demanding third stage.

However, the Australian bounced back with a slender victory in the second day’s opening stage - Titans. 

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series gravity events continue next weekend at the alpine ski town of La Thuile – Valle d’Aosta (Italy) when downhill and enduro riders will take to the slopes in search of glory.

Full race results.