Mads Würtz Schmidt and Erica Magnaldi claimed the elite races on the UEC Gravel European Championships in Avezzano, with the Danish rider profitable the boys’s competitors with a dominant show whereas Magnaldi captured the house nation win after a flip of fortunes within the remaining kilometres of the ladies’s occasion.
2024 Unbound winner Rosa Klöser (Germany) had lengthy been main the 88.8km race, having carved out a spot of greater than two minutes to her nearest rivals, Magnaldi and Sophie Wright (Nice Britain). Nonetheless, at 8km to go a puncture slowed the German’s run and whereas she tried to limp to the road with a broken wheel, which she mentioned was like driving on ice, Klöser was caught by the 2 chasers with 400m to go.
It was then all the way down to Wright and Magnaldi, with the Italian’s unrelenting dash capturing the title and Wright having to accept second whereas Klöser held on for third.
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Würtz Schmidt, then again, delivered a dominant solo victory within the 148km race, which took on 5 laps of the race circuit punctuated by an extended climb to the mid-point that contributed considerably to the 462m of elevation acquire a lap.
It was over four-and-a-half-minutes after the Danish victor crossed the road that Norway’s Anton Stensby claimed second in a dash with France’s Hugo Drechou.
