Gomez Villafañe, Beers win at BWR San Diego
Matt Beers tops the podium while Sofia Gomez Villafañe captures yet another major race win.
Beers channeled his inner Pogaçar and maybe even MVDP, too by taking a solo flyer with more than 60mi to go, holding off a splintered chase group on the final climb lead by Alexey Vermeulen and Petr Vakoc. Obviously at home on more than just his MTB, this road-centric gravel race asks for high-speed climbing as much as slippery singletrack. Both former World Tour pros, Vakoc and Vermeulen were followed by Pete Stetina and Brendan Johnston in 4th and 5th.
With a 4th place, Stetina wrapped up the BWR Overall Series Title.
Gomez Villafañe overcame an early flat and won by more than 15mins over Courtney Sherwell and young rider, Caroline Wreszin. This was Sofia’s 3rd victory at the BWR series after the Arizona and Utah stops, each adding to her other wins at Valley of Tears and last weekend’s Life Time Sea Otter Classic, Fuego XL MTB race.TOP 10 WOMEN
- Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized Off-Road) 6h 15m
- Courtney Sherwell (Prova Cycles/QOM/Ekoi/Schwalbe/SRAM) 6h 30m
- Caroline Wreszin 6h 30m
- Heather Jackson (CANYON CLLCTV GRVL) 6h 32m
- Isabel King (SCOTT/SHIMANO) 6h 44m
- Cecily Decker (Scuderia Pinarello) 6h 45m
- Whitney Allison (Bike Sports) 6h 47m
- Emily Newsom (PAS Racing) 6h 52m
- Cassia Boglio (Liv Brazillian Butterfly Racing p/b Willing & Twin Peak) 6h 59m
- Rebecca Fahringer (Easton Overland) 7h 00m
TOP 10 MEN
- Matthew Beers (Specialized Off-Road) 5h 28m
- Alexey Vermeulen (ENVE/Q+M) 5h 29m
- Petr Vakoc (Canyon Integray L27) 5h 31m
- Peter Stetina Canyon (Waffeleurs & Ale drinkeurs) 5h 32m
- Brendan Johnston (Giant Off Road Team) 5h 34m
- Torbjorn Andre Roed (Trek | Driftless) 5h 34m
- Lance Haidet (Specialized/SRAM/Velocio) 5h 38m
- Lachlan Morton (Ef easy pos)t 5h 42m
- Kyle Trudeau (Slow twitch Goodlife Racing) 5h 42m
- Carter Anderson (Ventum/Kuhl) 5h 45m
Whiskey Off Road, Epic Rides
Alexis Skarda scored some redemption after her aggressive racing at Sea Otter failed to result in the head-to-head throwdown she’d hoped for, finishing just ahead of Hannah Otto. Chilly but dry, fast conditions following the rain-out of the downtown crit meant for fresh legs and everything on the line.
Keegan Swenson continued his winning ways after a close battle with Cole Paton 2nd and Alex Wild in 3rd.TOP 10 WOMEN
- Alexis Skarda 03:44:21
- Hannah Otto 03:44:23
- Erin Osborne 03:47:58
- Deanna Mayles 03:48:39
- Michaela Thompson 03:55:15
- Katerina Nash 03:56:12
- Samara Sheppard 03:58:02
- Ellen Campbell 03:58:38
- Amy Chandos 03:58:42
- Ellie Krafft 04:02:10
TOP 10 MEN
- Keegan Swenson 03:06:45
- Cole Paton 03:07:29
- Alex Wild 03:08:46
- Cameron Jones 03:09:25
- Sean Fincham 03:11:28
- Taylor Lideen 03:11:29
- Finn Gullickson 03:11:57
- Brian Matter 03:17:24
- Caleb Swartz 03:17:24
- Jerry Dufour 03:17:24
HIGHLANDS GRAVEL CLASSIC
Jenna Rinehart wins ahead of Maude Farrell and Flavia Oliveira Parks. Crystal Anthony 4th in the UCI Gravel Worlds Qualifier.TOP 10 WOMEN
- Jenna Rinehart
- Maude Farrell
- Flavia Oliveira Parks
- Crystal Anthony
- Marisa Boaz
- Sammi Runnels
- Danielle Ravnikar
TOUR OF GILA
Lauren Stephens takes the Overall and Mountains Jerseys at the Tour of Gila, with two stage wins and never finishing off the podium. One of the longest running and most-difficult road stage races on the calendar, TTT, long climbs and altitude push riders to the limit. Victory confirms Stephens as one of the US top road riders even as she takes on the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda.
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