Cycling News — Youn Deniaud

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 Led by Frenchman Youn Deniaud, the enduro squad of the Giant Factory Off-Road Team wrapped up a winning season of World Cup racing at the seventh and final round in Châtel, France. Enduro racing was added to the MTB World Cup Series for the first time this year, and the Giant Factory Off-Road Team rose up to have a breakout season on the international circuit. The team won two of seven World Cups and posted consistently high finishes—all on their new Reign Advanced Pro team bikes. Season highlights started right from the start. In March, Luke Meier-Smith won the opening round of the...

01 SEPTEMBER 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Youn Deniaud scored the biggest win of his career, charging to victory at Round 6 of the UCI Enduro World Cup Series in Loudenvielle, France. Deniaud has been a consistent frontrunner in international enduro racing since he joined the team five years ago, and the win at Loudenvielle marks a breakthrough for the French rider. He came into the race ranked ninth overall in the World Cup and was motivated to score a big result on home turf in France. He finished fifth here in 2022, and was aiming for his first World...

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Youn Deniaud finished the 2022 Enduro World Series on a high note, winning the Pro stage in Loudonvielle, France, and finishing top-five overall at the season finals. The fifth-place for the two-day race was Deniaud’s top result from this year’s EWS series. Racing a prototype Reign bike on home soil in France, Deniaud kicked off the final round in Loudenvielle with a sizzling run in Saturday’s opening Pro Stage. With his family and friends there to watch, the Frenchman attacked the 2.4km course, which challenged riders with slick roots, rocks and...

13 SEPTEMBER 2021 Youn Deniaud led a strong showing by the Giant Factory Off-Road Team at Round 7 of the 2021 Enduro World Series in Switzerland, scoring his second stage win of the season and finishing seventh overall. In E-bike action, Deniaud's teammate Josh Carlson, racing his first-ever EWS-E series race, scored two top-10 stage finishes on the new Reign E+ E-bike. Following the double-header rounds at Loudenvielle, France a week prior, the seventh round of this year’s EWS featured another new venue. Held on the high alpine slopes of Switzerland’s Valais region, Round 7 at Crans-Montana challenged riders with...

12 JULY 2021 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Youn Deniaud scored a top-10 finish at Round 4 of the Enduro World Series, riding consistently throughout the two-day event to finish sixth overall. The Frenchman was top-five in three of five stages to finish sixth overall. EWS racers were in La Thuile, Italy, all week for two rounds of racing in the Aosta Valley of Northwest Italy. Riders were challenged with long, steep descents, tough climbs and dramatic stages that started above treeline. The trails at La Thuile are rocky and exposed near the top, with roots and ruts in the...