Long-range assault sees Lauren De Crescenzo soar to Rad Dirt Fest win

A surprising long-range assault noticed Lauren De Crescenzo declare a formidable solo victory within the Rad Dirt Fest race for a 3rd time in 4 years, claiming her newest triumph with a margin of 8:10 on nearest opponent Sofia Gomez Villafane.

De Crescenzo broke away close to the Spanish Peaks Aids Station with greater than half of the 165 mile contest nonetheless to go.

For over 80 miles the 34-year-old continued alone, following up final 12 months’s triumph with one more victory.

Meanwhile Gomez Villafane attacked on the ultimate climb of the day to complete second, with Cecily Decker securing her finest results of the sequence up to now in third, rolling residence simply 14 seconds behind Villafane.

Villafane’s second place has ensured she now leads the Life Time Grand Prix sequence total, her whole of 103 factors 13 higher than Paige Onweller, who completed seventh in Rad Dirt.

Onweller is now only one level forward of Alexis Skarda, who crossed the road in fourth place.

“I at all times put strain on myself to repeat any win I’ve had, however I didn’t plan to make that early assault at this time,” De Crescenzo mentioned, “and I don’t know what my coach goes to say about it. It got here on a steep, sandy part at across the 30-mile mark and it simply felt proper. I mentioned to myself ‘that is the time’, though I did shortly begin to doubt myself, as soon as I’d made it, as I had up to now to go.” 

“Looking forward to [final race] Big Sugar, I simply wish to rating as many factors as I can now. Last season I took the utmost quantity by ending second to Kasia Niewiadoma, and I’d like to do the identical once more as I’m not the place I wish to be within the standings.”

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