UCI Gravel World Series: Nicole Frain best in three-rider women’s sprint while Jarno Bellens goes solo for elite men at Turnhout Gravel

Nicole Frain (RCC-Factor) punched the air as she won the elite women’s rae at Bolero Turnhout Gravel from a three rider front group. Jarno Bellens (Baloise verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions) rode solo across the line for the elite men’s victory in the Belgian round of the UCI Gravel World Series.

It was a dry day for the second edition of Turnhout Gravel, with a 72.1km circuit covered twice for 144.2km, with sections of cobbles and narrow canal paths north of Turnhout, Belgium. A long section of 15km along the canal was a new addition for 2026, and proved decisive in the women’s race.