UCI Gravel World Series: Romain Bardet and Axelle Dubau-Prévôt claim emphatic victories at 66 Degrés Sud-Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour

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Nicole Frain and Hugo Drechou take runner-up spots at French qualifier

Romain Bardet rides to solo victory at first edition of 1st edition of the 66 Degrés Sud – Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour, part of UCI Gravel World Series 2025
Romain Bardet rides to solo victory at first edition of 1st edition of the 66 Degrés Sud – Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour, part of UCI Gravel World Series 2025 (Image credit: UCI Gravel World Series / @cyrillequintard_photography)

In France, it was a newcomer to the UCI Gravel World Series that delivered one of the last qualifying rounds on Saturday, as Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL) and Axelle Dubau-Prévôt (Numéro 31 par Café du Cycliste) charged across the line in Les Angles to capture clear-cut victories at 66 Degrés Sud - Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour.

Dubau-Prévôt delivered a time of 4:14:07 on the 110km course in the Pyrénées with over 2,000 metres of climbing, finishing more than four minutes ahead of her nearest rival in the elite women's category, Houffa Gravel winner Nicole Frain (Ridley Racing). Karolina Migoń (PAS Racing) was less than four minutes further back in third.

Bardet won his second UCI gravel series event, the retired WorldTour racer taking victory at Monsterrando in Italy – covering the course in 3:34:34. He was nearly five minutes faster than runner-up Hugo Drechou (Numéro 31 par Café du Cycliste) while Adne Koster (Giant Liv Benelux Offroad) was 51 seconds further back. Petr Vakoc (Canyon) managed to fight his way back to fourth after an ill-timed puncture.

66 Degrés Sud - Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour is among the final group of UCI Gravel World Series qualifiers for the World Championships in Bolero from October 11-12. Dubau-Prévôt and Dorian Gordon won the the first French series race of the season in June, Wish One Millau Grands Causses.

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Elite women top 5

Position

Rider

Time

1

Axelle Dubau-Prévôt

4:14:07

2

Nicole Frain

+4:30

3

Karolina Migoń

+8::02

4

Marta Torà Milà

+8:04

5

Jade Treffeisen

+15:31

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Elite men top 5

Position

Rider

Time

1

Romain Bardet

3:34:34

2

Hugo Drechou

+4:34

3

Adne Koster

+5:25

4

Petr Vakoc

+5:36

5

Nils Brun

+5:49

Simone Giuliani
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