Newcomer Justine Barrow and Canadian Julien Gagne take the wins, Newsom 3rd.
High speeds and hot temperatures made for solid UNBOUND Gravel prep with just 2 weeks to go. LTGP rookie Jordan Schleck earned his first top-10 with 6th and Alex Howes finished 10th behind former UNBOUND Gravel winner Ivar Silk and perennial favorite Laurens Ten Dam. On the women’s side, Texas native Emily Newsom earns at spot on the podium with a hard fought 3rd place.
USA Cycling Road National Championships
Gravel riders fill Women’s top-5, Alexey Vermeulen switches from knobbies to slicks in West Virginia.
Vermeulen grabs 5th in the road race and 7th in the TT for the Michigan native. With Unbound Gravel struck from his race calendar, Vermeulen returned to high-level road racing hoping to make a mark and potentially grab podium spots with Paris 2024 off on the horizon.
Former and current LTGP riders Ruth Edwards, Lauren Stephens and Lauren DeCrescenzo are 2nd, 4th and 5th.
Stetina’s Paydirt
Jackson, Legan and Van der Linden go 1-2-3, Morton 5th The innovative segment-timed gravel ride/race includes a women’s only prize list and mandatory hot dog stops!
THE GRALLOCH
Petr Vakoc hits the podium with a 3rd at the Gravel World Series event in Scotland. The women’s race won by Geerike Schreurs, who will be competing at Unbound Gravel in just two weeks.
RULE OF 3
It’s a race, it’s a ride, it’s the best Bentonville has to offer. Payson McElveen and Crystal Anthony both solo to win Ro3 in familiar terrain. LTGP riders Anna Yamauchi, Paige Onweller and Kate Cross in 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
