It was a win for Joscelin Lowden (UNO-X Mobility) and lately topped British gravel champion Connor Swift on the Graean Cymru UCI Gravel World Series race on Sunday, with the Ineos Grenadiers racer breaking away together with his cousin and teammate Ben Swift.
The WorldTour pairing carved out a considerable hole on the remainder of the sphere throughout the elite males’s race in Wales with the mud coated duo crossing the road collectively to take the highest two spots after 3:20:51. Ben Thomas, who got here first on stage 2 of Raiders Gravel, was third as he crossed the road 4:20 again from the Swifts.
It was a solo victory for Lowden within the ladies’s elite race, with the one-time holder of the UCI Hour Record crossing the road 1:14 forward of Amelia Mitchell whereas in third it was Lizi Brooke (Pro-Noctis-200° Coffee-Hargreaves Contracting), simply ten seconds additional again.
The race began and completed on the Brenig Reservoir in Llyn Brenig, operating via a 57.67km course twice to ship a 110.8km occasion. The route delivered over 2,000m of elevation acquire because it tackled the undulating forest roads.
Graean Cymru, or Gravel Wales, was one of many ultimate qualifiers for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships, with the highest 25 p.c of riders per class securing a spot within the race for the rainbow jersey.
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Swift | 3:20:51 |
| 2 | Ben Swift | Row 1 – Cell 2 |
| 3 | Ben Thomas | +4:20 |
| 4 | Tom Martin | +4:24 |
| 5 | Ryan Christensen | +11:26 |
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joscelin Lowden | 4:01:16 |
| 2 | Amelia Mitchell | +1:14 |
| 3 | Lizi Brooke | +1:24 |
| 4 | Lucy Lee | +7:39 |
| 5 | Monica Greenwood | +9:10 |