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Rosa Klöser (Canyon SRAM MAAP) and Hugo Drechou powered to the win on Saturday at Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in Font-Romeu, France on Saturday, one of two final UCI Gravel World Series qualifying opportunities for the upcoming Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia.
The GWS final two events couldn’t have been more different. Sweden’s Gravel Grit’n Grind featured fast, flowing Nordic gravel roads, while the Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in the French Pyrenees put the emphasis firmly on climbing.
Klöser dominated the women’s race, crossing the line solo with a time of 3:21:48, finishing 14:37 ahead of her nearest rival, Nicole Frain (Factor Racing), in the elite women’s category.
Teuntje Beekhuis (Uno-X Mobility) rounded out the podium, finishing in 3:43:25, over 21 minutes behind the winner. Chloe Schoenenberger (CAC Castelsarrasin) was fourth and Isabella Vianello (Lillehammer CK) finished fifth.
“Basically a home race only being a 1hr drive from Andorra – hence decided to go from full training load into the race and use a good opportunity to get some speed in the legs & was happy to see I felt good all day,” Klöser said in an Instagram post.
“Probably one of the most technical UCI gravel courses that you can find racing up and down some ski slopes and technical trails in Font-Romeu, full race at proper altitude racing up to 2200m.”
Klöser has been on the upswing, since recovering from illness, first dropping Marianne Vos on her way to victory at Sea Otter Europe in Girona a week ago, and now adding another win, her third in the GWS.
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Centred around Font-Romeu, the 93km course challenged riders with high-altitude gravel roads, long climbs such as Col du Calvaire (1856m) and Pic de la Calma (2206m), and technical descents, with a total elevation gain of 2033 metres.
In the elite men’s race, Drechou made it one better than last year where he finished second to Romain Bardet. Racing on home roads, the French rider held off Thomas Champion to claim victory in 2:59:16, with Champion finishing 20 seconds behind. It was Drechou’s second win in the series, following his victory at Wish One Millau Grands Causses also in France in June.
Over two minutes later, Petr Vakoč (Factor Racing) claimed third in a three-way sprint ahead of Quentin Pacher and Aleksandr Grigorev (Efapel).
Last week, Drechou won his third French Marathon MTB, through the forests and open clearings of the Jura, at La Forestière.
Results
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Maria Rosa Klöser (Ger) Canyon SRAM MAAP |
03:21:48 |
|
2 |
Nicole Frain (Aus) Factor Racing Team RCC |
0:14:37 |
|
3 |
Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Uno-X Mobility |
0:21:37 |
|
4 |
Chloe Schoenenberger (Fra) CAC Castelsarrasin |
0:55:07 |
|
5 |
Vianello Isabella (Ita) Lillehammer CK |
1:14:48 |
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hugo Drechou (Fra) Gravel Nation |
02:59:16 |
|
2 |
Thomas Champion (Fra) |
0:00:20 |
|
3 |
Petr Vakoc (Cze) Factor Racing |
0:02:53 |
|
4 |
Quentin Pacher (Fra) |
Row 3 – Cell 2 |
|
5 |
Aleksandr Grigorev (Rus) Efapel Cycling |
Row 4 – Cell 2 |
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Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.
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Rosa Klöser (Canyon SRAM MAAP) and Hugo Drechou powered to the win on Saturday at Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in Font-Romeu, France on Saturday, one of two final UCI Gravel World Series qualifying opportunities for the upcoming Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia.
The GWS final two events couldn’t have been more different. Sweden’s Gravel Grit’n Grind featured fast, flowing Nordic gravel roads, while the Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in the French Pyrenees put the emphasis firmly on climbing.
Klöser dominated the women’s race, crossing the line solo with a time of 3:21:48, finishing 14:37 ahead of her nearest rival, Nicole Frain (Factor Racing), in the elite women’s category.
Teuntje Beekhuis (Uno-X Mobility) rounded out the podium, finishing in 3:43:25, over 21 minutes behind the winner. Chloe Schoenenberger (CAC Castelsarrasin) was fourth and Isabella Vianello (Lillehammer CK) finished fifth.
“Basically a home race only being a 1hr drive from Andorra – hence decided to go from full training load into the race and use a good opportunity to get some speed in the legs & was happy to see I felt good all day,” Klöser said in an Instagram post.
“Probably one of the most technical UCI gravel courses that you can find racing up and down some ski slopes and technical trails in Font-Romeu, full race at proper altitude racing up to 2200m.”
Klöser has been on the upswing, since recovering from illness, first dropping Marianne Vos on her way to victory at Sea Otter Europe in Girona a week ago, and now adding another win, her third in the GWS.
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Centred around Font-Romeu, the 93km course challenged riders with high-altitude gravel roads, long climbs such as Col du Calvaire (1856m) and Pic de la Calma (2206m), and technical descents, with a total elevation gain of 2033 metres.
In the elite men’s race, Drechou made it one better than last year where he finished second to Romain Bardet. Racing on home roads, the French rider held off Thomas Champion to claim victory in 2:59:16, with Champion finishing 20 seconds behind. It was Drechou’s second win in the series, following his victory at Wish One Millau Grands Causses also in France in June.
Over two minutes later, Petr Vakoč (Factor Racing) claimed third in a three-way sprint ahead of Quentin Pacher and Aleksandr Grigorev (Efapel).
Last week, Drechou won his third French Marathon MTB, through the forests and open clearings of the Jura, at La Forestière.
Results
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Maria Rosa Klöser (Ger) Canyon SRAM MAAP |
03:21:48 |
|
2 |
Nicole Frain (Aus) Factor Racing Team RCC |
0:14:37 |
|
3 |
Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Uno-X Mobility |
0:21:37 |
|
4 |
Chloe Schoenenberger (Fra) CAC Castelsarrasin |
0:55:07 |
|
5 |
Vianello Isabella (Ita) Lillehammer CK |
1:14:48 |
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hugo Drechou (Fra) Gravel Nation |
02:59:16 |
|
2 |
Thomas Champion (Fra) |
0:00:20 |
|
3 |
Petr Vakoc (Cze) Factor Racing |
0:02:53 |
|
4 |
Quentin Pacher (Fra) |
Row 3 – Cell 2 |
|
5 |
Aleksandr Grigorev (Rus) Efapel Cycling |
Row 4 – Cell 2 |
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Lyne Lamoureux
Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.
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UCI Gravel World Series: Rosa Klöser and Hugo Drechou victorious on ‘one of the most technical UCI gravel courses you can find’ at Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour
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Rosa Klöser (Canyon SRAM MAAP) and Hugo Drechou powered to the win on Saturday at Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in Font-Romeu, France on Saturday, one of two final UCI Gravel World Series qualifying opportunities for the upcoming Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia.
The GWS final two events couldn’t have been more different. Sweden’s Gravel Grit’n Grind featured fast, flowing Nordic gravel roads, while the Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour in the French Pyrenees put the emphasis firmly on climbing.
Klöser dominated the women’s race, crossing the line solo with a time of 3:21:48, finishing 14:37 ahead of her nearest rival, Nicole Frain (Factor Racing), in the elite women’s category.
Teuntje Beekhuis (Uno-X Mobility) rounded out the podium, finishing in 3:43:25, over 21 minutes behind the winner. Chloe Schoenenberger (CAC Castelsarrasin) was fourth and Isabella Vianello (Lillehammer CK) finished fifth.
“Basically a home race only being a 1hr drive from Andorra – hence decided to go from full training load into the race and use a good opportunity to get some speed in the legs & was happy to see I felt good all day,” Klöser said in an Instagram post.
“Probably one of the most technical UCI gravel courses that you can find racing up and down some ski slopes and technical trails in Font-Romeu, full race at proper altitude racing up to 2200m.”
Klöser has been on the upswing, since recovering from illness, first dropping Marianne Vos on her way to victory at Sea Otter Europe in Girona a week ago, and now adding another win, her third in the GWS.
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Centred around Font-Romeu, the 93km course challenged riders with high-altitude gravel roads, long climbs such as Col du Calvaire (1856m) and Pic de la Calma (2206m), and technical descents, with a total elevation gain of 2033 metres.
In the elite men’s race, Drechou made it one better than last year where he finished second to Romain Bardet. Racing on home roads, the French rider held off Thomas Champion to claim victory in 2:59:16, with Champion finishing 20 seconds behind. It was Drechou’s second win in the series, following his victory at Wish One Millau Grands Causses also in France in June.
Over two minutes later, Petr Vakoč (Factor Racing) claimed third in a three-way sprint ahead of Quentin Pacher and Aleksandr Grigorev (Efapel).
Last week, Drechou won his third French Marathon MTB, through the forests and open clearings of the Jura, at La Forestière.
Results
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Maria Rosa Klöser (Ger) Canyon SRAM MAAP |
03:21:48 |
|
2 |
Nicole Frain (Aus) Factor Racing Team RCC |
0:14:37 |
|
3 |
Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Uno-X Mobility |
0:21:37 |
|
4 |
Chloe Schoenenberger (Fra) CAC Castelsarrasin |
0:55:07 |
|
5 |
Vianello Isabella (Ita) Lillehammer CK |
1:14:48 |
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Hugo Drechou (Fra) Gravel Nation |
02:59:16 |
|
2 |
Thomas Champion (Fra) |
0:00:20 |
|
3 |
Petr Vakoc (Cze) Factor Racing |
0:02:53 |
|
4 |
Quentin Pacher (Fra) |
Row 3 – Cell 2 |
|
5 |
Aleksandr Grigorev (Rus) Efapel Cycling |
Row 4 – Cell 2 |
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