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Gravel Earth Series: Kenyan riders sweep men’s podium while Swedish national champion Nathalie Eklund earns women’s title at Migration Gravel Race

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Gravel Earth Series: Kenyan riders sweep men’s podium while Swedish national champion Nathalie Eklund earns women’s title at Migration Gravel Race

Race Results


By
Jackie Tyson
published

Safari Gravel Race winner Claudette Nyirarukundo earns second in women’s division while Ivan Kipruto surprises Black Mambas Devo teammates with GC title on fourth and final day

Nathalie Eklund (left) rides ahead of contender Claudette Nyirarukundo in pro women’s division(Image credit: © GravelEarthSeries – Migration Gravel Race)
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Led by 20-year-old Kenyan Ivan Kipruto, the Black Mambas Development Squad swept the men’s podium at this year’s Migration Gravel Race, while Swedish gravel national champion Nathalie Eklund won the women’s division.

The four-day stage race, June 16-19, was the seventh stop of the Gravel Earth Series. Migration Gravel Race covered 650 kilometres of rugged, red clay roads and paths in the Maasai Mara wilderness of Kenya, with more than 8,000 metres of elevation gain.

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Pro men’s GC podium Migration Gravel Race 2026(Image credit: © GravelEarthSeries – Migration Gravel Race)
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Pro men top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Ivan Kipruto (Black Mambas Development)

19:19:27

2

Stanley Ngugi (Black Mambas Development)

+0:27:36

3

Peterson Kamau (Black Mambas Development)

+0:31:24

4

Paul Miiro (Black Mambas Development)

+0:49:55

5

Shafiq Mugalu (Black Mambas Development)

+1:02:59
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Pro women top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Nathalie Eklund (56 & FAM)

21:18:26

2

Claudette Nyirarukundo (Team Amani)

+2:14:47

3

Theresa Rindler (Megamo Racing)

+3:00:46

4

Sarrah Diekmeyer (Megamo Racing)

+4:29:07

5

Munu Martinie (Black Mambas Development)

+6:43:55
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Jackie Tyson
North American Editor

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. On the bike, she has climbed l’Alpe d’Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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Gravel Earth Series: Kenyan riders sweep men’s podium while Swedish national champion Nathalie Eklund earns women’s title at Migration Gravel Race

Race Results


By
Jackie Tyson
published

Safari Gravel Race winner Claudette Nyirarukundo earns second in women’s division while Ivan Kipruto surprises Black Mambas Devo teammates with GC title on fourth and final day

Nathalie Eklund (left) rides ahead of contender Claudette Nyirarukundo in pro women’s division(Image credit: © GravelEarthSeries – Migration Gravel Race)
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  • Results

Led by 20-year-old Kenyan Ivan Kipruto, the Black Mambas Development Squad swept the men’s podium at this year’s Migration Gravel Race, while Swedish gravel national champion Nathalie Eklund won the women’s division.

The four-day stage race, June 16-19, was the seventh stop of the Gravel Earth Series. Migration Gravel Race covered 650 kilometres of rugged, red clay roads and paths in the Maasai Mara wilderness of Kenya, with more than 8,000 metres of elevation gain.

Latest Videos From
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Pro men’s GC podium Migration Gravel Race 2026(Image credit: © GravelEarthSeries – Migration Gravel Race)
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Pro men top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Ivan Kipruto (Black Mambas Development)

19:19:27

2

Stanley Ngugi (Black Mambas Development)

+0:27:36

3

Peterson Kamau (Black Mambas Development)

+0:31:24

4

Paul Miiro (Black Mambas Development)

+0:49:55

5

Shafiq Mugalu (Black Mambas Development)

+1:02:59
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Pro women top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Nathalie Eklund (56 & FAM)

21:18:26

2

Claudette Nyirarukundo (Team Amani)

+2:14:47

3

Theresa Rindler (Megamo Racing)

+3:00:46

4

Sarrah Diekmeyer (Megamo Racing)

+4:29:07

5

Munu Martinie (Black Mambas Development)

+6:43:55
CATEGORIES
Jackie Tyson
North American Editor

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. On the bike, she has climbed l’Alpe d’Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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Gravel Earth Series: Kenyan riders sweep men’s podium while Swedish national champion Nathalie Eklund earns women’s title at Migration Gravel Race

Race Results


By
Jackie Tyson
published

Safari Gravel Race winner Claudette Nyirarukundo earns second in women’s division while Ivan Kipruto surprises Black Mambas Devo teammates with GC title on fourth and final day

Led by 20-year-old Kenyan Ivan Kipruto, the Black Mambas Development Squad swept the men’s podium at this year’s Migration Gravel Race, while Swedish gravel national champion Nathalie Eklund won the women’s division.

The four-day stage race, June 16-19, was the seventh stop of the Gravel Earth Series. Migration Gravel Race covered 650 kilometres of rugged, red clay roads and paths in the Maasai Mara wilderness of Kenya, with more than 8,000 metres of elevation gain.

Latest Videos From
Image 1 of 2
Pro men’s GC podium Migration Gravel Race 2026(Image credit: © GravelEarthSeries – Migration Gravel Race)
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Pro men top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Ivan Kipruto (Black Mambas Development)

19:19:27

2

Stanley Ngugi (Black Mambas Development)

+0:27:36

3

Peterson Kamau (Black Mambas Development)

+0:31:24

4

Paul Miiro (Black Mambas Development)

+0:49:55

5

Shafiq Mugalu (Black Mambas Development)

+1:02:59
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Pro women top 5

Pos.

Rider (Team)

Time

1

Nathalie Eklund (56 & FAM)

21:18:26

2

Claudette Nyirarukundo (Team Amani)

+2:14:47

3

Theresa Rindler (Megamo Racing)

+3:00:46

4

Sarrah Diekmeyer (Megamo Racing)

+4:29:07

5

Munu Martinie (Black Mambas Development)

+6:43:55

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