Gravel Worlds 2021: Borstelmann repeats for men while De Crescenzo takes title for women
Strickland comes up short in spri൲nt finish at 150-miler for men

Reigning 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Gravel Worlds champion John Borstelmann out-kicked Colin Strickland at the line to defend his title for elite men on Saturday, both finishing in a time of 7:04:37. Chase W꧃ark took third, 14 second📖s back.
Strickland was out of the top 20 at the 60-mile checkpoint, and moved into contention by the second checkpoint at mile marker 120. Once on the pavement to the finish line, Borstelmann ga𓃲ve it an extra push to keep Strickland from pass🌌ing.
“Got the W at Grav𒆙el Worlds today after a hard fought 👍race that came down to a two up sprint with Colin Strickland,” Borstelmann said on his Instagram feed after the race.
Lauren De Crescenzo won the women’s title, 7:36:53, a little over 13 minutes faste♛r than Sammi Ruꦜnnels, with Lindsey Stevenson in third.
The top three women crossed the two time checks on the course in the same finishing order. De Crescenzo, who has been on a tear this season on gravel with wins at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Unbound Gravel 200 and SBT GRVL, also took the𝔉 best climber award. Wark was the best climber on the men’s side.
The Gravel Worlds, now in their 11th year, offered multiple routes, with the 150-miler serving up more than 11,000 feet of elevation gain from the hub in Lincoln, Nebraska. A Privateer 75 and Bucc𒁏aneer (50km) non-championship events returned, and a new 300-mile “Long Voyage” challenge was added for this year, which began on Friday, August 20.
The top finisher in the 75-꧙mile race was Lauren Stephens (TIBCO-Silicon Valley♏ Bank), finishing three seconds ahead of men’s winner Ross Weinzierl in a time of 3:55:55. Stephens opted for the shorter route to prepare for the upcoming Joe Martin Stage Race.
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Zeno Molteni was the first rider to complete the 300-mile c🉐ha💮llenge, completing his ride in 20 hours, 48 minutes, 15 seconds.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | John Borstelmann | 7:04:37 |
2 | Colin Strickland | |
3 | Chase Wark | 0:00:15 |
4 | Jonathan Baker | 0:03:22 |
5 | Matt Jablonski | 0:05:21 |
6 | Joshua Berry | 0:07:24 |
7 | Innokenty Kavyalov | 0:07:25 |
8 | Hugo Scala Jr | 0:14:20 |
9 | Mat Stephens | 0:14:38 |
10 | Grant Koontz |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lauren De Crescenzo | 7:36:53 |
2 | Sammi Runnels | 0:13:13 |
3 | Lindsey Stevenson | 0:41:25 |
4 | Hannah Shell | 0:44:27 |
5 | Paige Peters | |
6 | Angela Naeth | 0:46:22 |
7 | Holly Mathews | 0:49:56 |
8 | Marisa Boaz | 0:50:52 |
9 | Jessica Cygan | 0:56:48 |
10 | Anne Donley | 0:57:17 |