Sarah Sturm (Specialized) and Zach Calton (Ventum) claimed solo victories at the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race in west-central Utah.
Migration Gravel champion Sturm, fresh off third place at the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder stage race, put on a 'clinic' on the gruelling 69-mile off-road race, finishing in 4:57:13. Emma Langley (Aegis Cycling Foundation) finished 56 seconds back for second place, with Anna Gibson (Pas Normal Studios) another 1:04 later for third.
Calton, most recently second at Big Horn Gravel, dominated his home race on Saturday, riding in with a time of 4:09:48. He held off his Life Time Grand Prix adversary Torbjørn Røed (Trek-MAAP) who was 2:07 behind for second. Henry Nelson took third, nearly 7 minutes adrift.
This year the event organisers, Life Time, refreshed the climbing-heavy formula - 10,000 feet of elevation gain - with the usual start in downtown Beaver and a new finish at Utah’s newest ski and summer resort, Eagle Point. The course featured 60% gravel through the Tushar Mountains and Fishlake National Forest.
Results
Pos. | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sarah Sturm | 04:57:13 |
2 | Emma Langley | 00:00:56 |
3 | Anna Gibson | 00:02:00 |
4 | Cristina Mcknight | 00:13:57 |
5 | Melissa Aitken | 00:14:58 |
Pos. | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zach Calton | 04:09:48 |
2 | Torbjørn Røed | 00:02:07 |
3 | Henry Nelson | 00:06:44 |
4 | Nathan Spratt | 00:08:34 |
5 | Marcus Spratt | 00:16:50 |
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