Dutch riders Femke Markus (SD Worx-Protime) and Jordan Habets (Metec-SolarWatt p/b Mantel) earned their first victories of the season Saturday at Gravel One Fifty.
The duo scored the wins on a home turf contest of the UCI Gravel World Series, qualifying for the UCI Gravel World Championships in October, which will be held in the Zuid-Limburg region of the Netherlands.
Markus outsprinted Rosa Klöser (Canyon) at the line, finishing the 150km course in a time of 4:24:56. Markus' WorldTour teammate Julia Kopecky put in time ahead of Tessa Neefjes (Giant Liv Benelux Off-road) to secure solo third, 5:21 back.
Article continues below"Really nice to ride a gravel race in between the road races. Suffered a lot today but really happy to win the sprint from the strong Rosa Klöser," Markus wrote on social media.
Klöser was looking for a third UCI Gravel World Series victory in three starts this summer, having won Eislek Gravel in Luxembourg and Hegau Gravel in Germany.
Results
Pos. | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Femke Markus | 04:24:56 |
2 | Rosa Klöser | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Julia Kopecky | 00:05:21 |
4 | Tessa Neefjes | 00:07:13 |
5 | Esmée Peperkamp | 00:08:42 |
Pos. | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan Habets | 04:06:45 |
2 | Kamiel Notebaert | 00:00:05 |
3 | Thomas Mein | 00:00:14 |
4 | Ryan Kamp | 00:00:24 |
5 | Mauro Verwilt | 00:00:25 |
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