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UCI Gravel World Series: Anet Barrera Esparza and Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto win Gravel Arteaga
Race Results
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The 133km race delivers first event of the series held in Mexico and also decided national gravel title
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Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Olinka Cycling) and Anet Barrera Esparza claimed victory at the first UCI Gravel World Series event in Mexico, Gravel Arteaga and in the process also clinched the national gravel titles, which were also decided at the event.
The 133km race, started and finished in Coahuila, Arteaga, had more than 85% gravel roads and about 2,200m of elevation gain. The competition played out through high mountain stretches, with altitudes above 2,700m above sea level as well as sections through ridges and forests.
Mexico’s Castillo Soto won the elite men’s event and national title with a time of 4:16:15, sprinting across the line just ahead of Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna, while more than 8 minutes later Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez crossed the line to take third.
Barrera claimed the Mexican title and elite women’s race in emphatic style, with a time of 5:08:01 and a clear-cut solo victory. She crossed the line more than thirteen minutes ahead of second-placed Sara Roel and then it was a further eight minutes back to Venezuela’s Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron.
It was one of two series events over the weekend, with Mads Würtz Schmidt and Femke Markus also claiming the European Gravel titles on Sunday. Both races, like all other series events, offered the opportunity for top finishers to qualify for the October 10 and 11 UCI Gravel World Championships, which this year is being held in Nannup, Western Australia.
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Anet Barrera Esparza |
5:08:01 |
|
2 |
Sara Roel |
5:21:28 |
|
3 |
Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron |
5:29:14 |
|
4 |
Elizabeth Dominguez Gonzalez |
05:34:17 |
|
5 |
Andrea Loza Fiol |
5:47:17 |
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto |
4:16:15 |
|
2 |
Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna |
4:16:16 |
|
3 |
Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez |
4:24:50 |
|
4 |
Santiago Velarde |
4:31:42 |
|
5 |
Jose Miguel Reyes Morales |
4:36:11 |
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Simone Giuliani
Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.
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UCI Gravel World Series: Anet Barrera Esparza and Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto win Gravel Arteaga
Race Results
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Simone Giuliani
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The 133km race delivers first event of the series held in Mexico and also decided national gravel title
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Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Olinka Cycling) and Anet Barrera Esparza claimed victory at the first UCI Gravel World Series event in Mexico, Gravel Arteaga and in the process also clinched the national gravel titles, which were also decided at the event.
The 133km race, started and finished in Coahuila, Arteaga, had more than 85% gravel roads and about 2,200m of elevation gain. The competition played out through high mountain stretches, with altitudes above 2,700m above sea level as well as sections through ridges and forests.
Mexico’s Castillo Soto won the elite men’s event and national title with a time of 4:16:15, sprinting across the line just ahead of Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna, while more than 8 minutes later Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez crossed the line to take third.
Barrera claimed the Mexican title and elite women’s race in emphatic style, with a time of 5:08:01 and a clear-cut solo victory. She crossed the line more than thirteen minutes ahead of second-placed Sara Roel and then it was a further eight minutes back to Venezuela’s Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron.
It was one of two series events over the weekend, with Mads Würtz Schmidt and Femke Markus also claiming the European Gravel titles on Sunday. Both races, like all other series events, offered the opportunity for top finishers to qualify for the October 10 and 11 UCI Gravel World Championships, which this year is being held in Nannup, Western Australia.
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Anet Barrera Esparza |
5:08:01 |
|
2 |
Sara Roel |
5:21:28 |
|
3 |
Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron |
5:29:14 |
|
4 |
Elizabeth Dominguez Gonzalez |
05:34:17 |
|
5 |
Andrea Loza Fiol |
5:47:17 |
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto |
4:16:15 |
|
2 |
Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna |
4:16:16 |
|
3 |
Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez |
4:24:50 |
|
4 |
Santiago Velarde |
4:31:42 |
|
5 |
Jose Miguel Reyes Morales |
4:36:11 |
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Simone Giuliani
Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.
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UCI Gravel World Series: Anet Barrera Esparza and Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto win Gravel Arteaga
Race Results
By
Simone Giuliani
Published
The 133km race delivers first event of the series held in Mexico and also decided national gravel title
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Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Olinka Cycling) and Anet Barrera Esparza claimed victory at the first UCI Gravel World Series event in Mexico, Gravel Arteaga and in the process also clinched the national gravel titles, which were also decided at the event.
The 133km race, started and finished in Coahuila, Arteaga, had more than 85% gravel roads and about 2,200m of elevation gain. The competition played out through high mountain stretches, with altitudes above 2,700m above sea level as well as sections through ridges and forests.
Mexico’s Castillo Soto won the elite men’s event and national title with a time of 4:16:15, sprinting across the line just ahead of Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna, while more than 8 minutes later Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez crossed the line to take third.
Barrera claimed the Mexican title and elite women’s race in emphatic style, with a time of 5:08:01 and a clear-cut solo victory. She crossed the line more than thirteen minutes ahead of second-placed Sara Roel and then it was a further eight minutes back to Venezuela’s Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron.
It was one of two series events over the weekend, with Mads Würtz Schmidt and Femke Markus also claiming the European Gravel titles on Sunday. Both races, like all other series events, offered the opportunity for top finishers to qualify for the October 10 and 11 UCI Gravel World Championships, which this year is being held in Nannup, Western Australia.
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Anet Barrera Esparza |
5:08:01 |
|
2 |
Sara Roel |
5:21:28 |
|
3 |
Fabiola Ariana Tucci Ron |
5:29:14 |
|
4 |
Elizabeth Dominguez Gonzalez |
05:34:17 |
|
5 |
Andrea Loza Fiol |
5:47:17 |
|
Position |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto |
4:16:15 |
|
2 |
Jose Antonio Prieto De Luna |
4:16:16 |
|
3 |
Angel Julian Camacho Gutierrez |
4:24:50 |
|
4 |
Santiago Velarde |
4:31:42 |
|
5 |
Jose Miguel Reyes Morales |
4:36:11 |
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