Tim Wellens (UAE Crew Emirates-XRG) and Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) each crossed the road solo to take the elite class victories on the Marly Grav Race, a spherical of the UCI Gravel World Collection held in the identical Zuid-Limburg area which can this yr host the World Championships.
Wellens, who attacked on a climb at about 60km into the race, crossed the road in 4:21:17. The WorldTour rider was simply over a minute forward of his nearest rivals within the males’s elite race, Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ridley Racing) and Kevin Panhuyzen (Large Liv Benelux off-road) who determined second and third in a dash.
“We had some issues within the first a part of the race and needed to wait virtually 20 minutes for a single-track climb however we tried to make it as secure as attainable and opened the race later once more,” mentioned Wiebes in a publish on Instagram. “Lengthy race however good to get again in to racing rhythm and I believe we made a pleasant race out of it. Loved the house roads once more!”
| Place | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Wellens | 4:21:17 |
| 2 | Joris Nieuwenhuis | +1:04 |
| 3 | Kevin Panhuyzen | “ |
| 4 | Daniel Geismayr | +1:05 |
| 5 | Filippo Conca | +1:40 |
| Place | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Wiebes | 5:19:46 |
| 2 | Quinty Ton | +15 |
| 3 | Ilse Pluimers | +53 |
| 4 | Hanne Van Loock | +3:28 |
| 5 | Wendy Oosterwoud | +9:13 |
