UCl Gravel World Series – Femke Markus holds off Rosa Klöser to win Gravel One Fifty for elite women
Jordan Habets soloes to men's victory at home race in Netherlands

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 an 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.
"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 victories in three starts this summer, having won Eislek Gravel in Luxembourg and Hegau Gravel in Germany.
The 23-year-old Habets used a final acceleration on the pavement to drop 22-year-old Kamiel Notebaert (Lead Out Cycling Academy), finishing in 4:06:45. Notebaert crossed the line five seconds later for second. Defending men's champion Thomas Mein another nine seconds back for third.
The 150km fast and flat race started and finished in Peize, looping through plains, forest and the rural surrounds via a network of dirt and gravel roads with grassed sections. The course was dry and fast this year, with Habets' time 20 minutes faster than Mein's time on a muddy track in 2024.
It was the fourth edition of the Dutch UCI qualifier in the Drenthe province. The next global qualifier event on the calendar is Gravel Grit n Grind, August 16 in Sweden. That event is part of a three-day stage race in Halmstad.
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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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).
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