Hans Becking (Buff Megamo) and Maddy Nutt gained the Safari Gravel Event on Saturday, the Kenyan spherical of the Trek UCI Gravel World Series which took opponents by the Hell’s Gate National Park in Naivasha.
In the lads’s race Becking got here throughout the road forward of German rider Lukas Baum (Speed Company) and American Chad Haga (PAS Racing) was third.
The Dutch winner commented on Instagram that the race delivered a “good battle with pals on a sandy route. Happy to sneak away with the win!” To which Haga replied: “There’s nothing sneaky about going so quick that no person can sustain!”
In the ladies’s race British rider Nutt held on for a solo win forward of Rwanda’s Xaverine Nirere (Team Amani) and in third it was US rider Amity Rockwell (Pas Racing)
“Without a doubt the hardest course I’ve raced, with miles of leg sapping deep sand, and slippy and tough descents,” stated Nutt in an Instagram submit. “I used to be within the lead early on within the race earlier than coming down fairly dramatically on some deep sand. I assumed my race might be over, however shortly acquired again on and pushed to maneuver again forwards.”
That was not a straightforward job although, with Nutt pushing up the longer climbs to distance herself from the rivals however her legs telling the story of the trouble as she acquired to the ultimate phases of the race.
“I had 12.5km to go, and the largest results of my biking profession within reach, however each my calves, my foot and a quad have been cramping and I didn’t know if I may get to the road earlier than being caught, unable to push any energy by my pedals,” added Nutt. “My earlier efforts have been sufficient to have created a sufficiently big hole, and I crossed the road tearful and overwhelmed.”
The discipline was filled with worldwide opponents, which are subsequent week set to tackle the 4 stage Migration Gravel Race from June 18-21, and began at Elsa’s Gate earlier than taking over a 90% gravel course.
The race which completed at Naivasha Simba Lodge lined 120km with 2,500m of climbing and is the second African qualifying occasion for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships, which shall be held in Belgium on October 5-6. The first, Swartberg 100 in South Africa in April, was gained by Tiffany Cromwell and Jaco van Dyk.
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Elite males’s prime 3
| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
Hans Becking |
| 2 |
Lukas Baum |
| 3 |
Chad Haga |
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Elite girls’s prime 3
| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
Maddy Nutt |
| 2 |
Xaverine Nirere |
| 3 |
Amity Rockwell |
