Bottcher and Tave to take Mammoth TUFF wins
It was chilly when 511 riders stood still early morning at the start of their Tuffest or Tuffer race with start and finish in Mammoth Lakes, California. The elites and age group up until 49 had a 89 miles course going completely east for 7500 ft of elevation. Older categories had a shorter 67 miles […]
2 new events in the States and France for the penultimate qualifier weekend
This weekend, two new events will qualify the last riders for the upcoming 2025 Bolero UCI Gravel World Championships taking place in a month in the Netherlands. In France, the organizers of the existing 66 Degrés Sud UCI Granfondo have aet up a new UCI gravel event in the Pyrenees in Les Angles with the […]
Graean Cymru in Wales: victories for Young and Thomson
The Welsh qualifier spread over two days this weekend had a solo win in both the women elite, racing on Saturday and the men elite on Sunday. Jenson Young got away from two compatriots during the second of two laps in Llyn Brenig to take his first UCI gravel win. Thomas Armstrong finished second and […]
Houffa Gravel For Würtz Schmid and Frain
The 2025 edition of the Bolero Houffa Gravel in Houffalize had a newly designed course of 47km which riders had to do 2 or 3 times depending on the category. In the men’s race, a lead group of 6 got away halfway the first lap, but it was Danish Mads Würtz Schmid who was the […]
Top field of contenders to battle on the Ardennes slopes in Houffalize
The fifth edition of Houffa Gravel, the 4th as competitive UCI event taking place tomorrow can present a new course as the race has been redesigned to fit better for next year’s European Championships on the same course. Riders now tackle a 47km course totalling 141km after three laps with 2320m of elevation. The older […]
Bardet and Magnaldi take top honors at Monsterrando
French rider Romain Bardet secured his first gravel cycling win, taking victory at the UCI Gravel race in Fubine. This was only his second gravel event since retiring from road racing after the Critérium du Dauphiné and finishing tenth in Gravel Grit’n Grind last week. The fourth edition of the race moved to the picturesque […]