Dutch riders Femke Markus (SD Worx-Protime) and Jordan Habets (Metec-SolarWatt p/b Mantel) earned their first victories of the season Saturday at Gravel One Fifty.
The duo scored the wins on a house turf contest of the UCI Gravel World Collection, qualifying for the UCI Gravel World Championships in October, which will probably be held within the Zuid-Limburg area of the Netherlands.
Markus outsprinted Rosa Klöser (Canyon) on the line, ending the 150km course in a time of 4:24:56. Markus’ WorldTour teammate Julia Kopecky put in time forward of Tessa Neefjes (Big Liv Benelux Off-road) to safe solo third, 5:21 again.
“Very nice to experience a gravel race in between the street races. Suffered loads at this time however actually completely satisfied to win the dash from the robust Rosa Klöser,” Markus wrote on social media.
Klöser was on the lookout for a 3rd UCI Gravel World Collection victory in three begins this summer season, having received Eislek Gravel in Luxembourg and Hegau Gravel in Germany.
The 23-year-old Habets used a remaining acceleration on the pavement to drop 22-year-old Kamiel Notebaert (Lead Out Biking Academy), ending in 4:06:45. Notebaert crossed the road 5 seconds later for second. Defending males’s champion Thomas Mein was one other 9 seconds again for third.
The 150km quick and flat race began and completed in Peize, looping via plains, forest and the agricultural surrounds by way of a community of dust and gravel roads with grassed sections. The course was dry and quick this 12 months, with Habets’ time 20 minutes sooner than Mein’s time on a muddy monitor in 2024.
It was the fourth version of the Dutch UCI qualifier within the Drenthe province. The following world qualifier occasion on the calendar is Gravel Grit n Grind, August 16 in Sweden. That occasion is a part of a three-day stage race in Halmstad.
Outcomes
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Elite ladies – prime 5
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Pos.
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Rider
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Time
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1
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Femke Markus
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04:24:56
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2
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Rosa Klöser
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Row 1 – Cell 2 |
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3
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Julia Kopecky
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00:05:21
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4
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Tessa Neefjes
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00:07:13
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5
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Esmée Peperkamp
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00:08:42
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Elite Males – prime 5
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Pos.
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Rider
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Time
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1
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Jordan Habets
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04:06:45
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2
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Kamiel Notebaert
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00:00:05
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3
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Thomas Mein
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00:00:14
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4
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Ryan Kamp
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00:00:24
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5
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Mauro Verwilt
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00:00:25
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