Great Britain’s Maddy Nutt and Switzerland’s Simon Pellaud received the UCI Gravel World Series Brasil, each crossing the road solo within the sizzling day of racing which launched the highest tier circuit to Latin America for the primary time.
Nutt, who earlier within the month secured second at Sahara Gravel, crossed the road after 4 hours, 42 minutes and 50 seconds to assert the ladies’s race on a day the place temperatures crept over 35°C. Around 13 minutes later Brazil’s highway champion Tamires Radatz claimed second whereas in third it was Luiza Euzébio de Souza.
“It was unbelievably sizzling—felt like 50°C,” Nutt mentioned in a media launch put out by race organisers. “I didn’t know the course in any respect. By the top, I had cramps in my legs.
“In the primary 28 km, I wasn’t even attempting to assault, however I discovered myself main on the prime of a climb and simply stored my very own tempo. I’m so joyful to have received.”
The 111km course in Camboriu, Santa Catarina which took the worldwide race sequence to a sixth continent delivered 90% gravel and 1600m of elevation acquire, with the biggest 5km climb coming on the 75km mark.
In the boys’s race Pellaud, who only a week in the past swept up the general victory on the eight stage Transcordilleras in Colombia, got here throughout the road in 3 hours, 44 minutes and 43 seconds. Argentina’s Facundo Perez Costa (Trek Argentina) was almost seven minutes again in second place whereas retired highway skilled Daniel Oss (Specialized) was third.
“It was a tricky route, and the warmth was intense,” mentioned Pellaud.” My legs weren’t at their greatest after racing in Colombia final week. The tempo was excessive and solely stored growing. I even needed to cease on the feed zone to seize water and funky off.”
Racing within the UCI Gravel World Series, which acts a qualifier for the UCI Gravel World Championships, will proceed with a a lot cooler Turnhout Gravel in Belgium on March 23.
