Nele Laing (Germany / Canyon DTSwiss ATR) and Jonas Lindberg (WILLING ABLE Racing) crossed the line in Winterberg to claim victory in the elite races at 3Rides Gravel.
Laing took the elite women's win with a time of 4:35:44, finishing the second German round of the UCI Gravel World Series this month three minutes ahead of Elena Hartmann (Domat/Ems) while Nicole Frain (Factor Racing RCC) took third.
Laing leads Frain, wearing the leader's jersey (Image credit: 3RIDES Gravel)
In the elite men's race, Lindberg covered the 129km route in 3:55:00, with Kevin Panhuyzen (Tessenderlo) taking second place and Hannes Riegger (Radwelt Main-Tauber Racing Team) third.
The race, which is in its fifth year, introduced a new format for 2026, delivering three days of racing in the highlands of Sauerland.
That started with a time trial on Friday – won by Frain and Kevin Kuhn (Team Heizomat-Cube) – and then moved on to a gravel race Saturday, where Laing and Toby Perry (Girona) took the wins.
Sunday then concluded proceedings with a UCI Gravel World Series-ranked race, which contributed to the overall standings but also stood alone as a UCI event. Laing's wins on Saturday and Sunday secured her the overall victory, whilst in the men's field, though Lindberg took the UCI victory, it was Kuhn who secured the overall title.
The top 25% of the field on Sunday have qualified for the UCI Gravel World Championships on October 10-11 in Nannup, Western Australia.
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