UCI Gravel World Series – Marianne Vos delivers solo victory in rainbow jersey at 3RIDES as Niels Vandeputte sprints to men's win

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) takes the rainbow jersey to victory at 3RIDES, a German round of the UCI Gravel World Series
Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) takes the rainbow jersey to victory at 3RIDES, a German round of the UCI Gravel World Series (Image credit: Leon van Bon / 3RIDES)

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) gave her Gravel World Championships jersey its first race outing last weekend at 3RIDES Aachen, taking it right to the top step of the women's podium at the German round of the UCI Gravel World Series.

Vos won the 122km race, which ran on a 61km loop featuring 65% gravel and 790m of elevation gain on each circuit, crossing the line after three hours, 37 minutes and 10 seconds with a gap of 2:25 to a chasing group of three. 

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Women's elite top 5
PositionRiderTime
1Marianne Vos3:37:10
2Larissa Hartog+2:25
3Romy Kasper+2:25
4Irina Lützelschwab+2:26
5Leonie Bentveld+4:58
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Men's elite top 5
PositionRiderTime
1Niels Vandeputte3:11:14
2Jonas Koch+04
3Felix Stehl+04
4Frits Biesterbos+08
5Kevin Panhuyzen+11
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