UCI Gravel World Series: Lawrence Lorot and Claudette Nyirarukundo sprint to victory at Safari Gravel

It all came down to a sprint at the Safari Gravel race with Lawrence Lorot (Team Amani) and Claudette Nyirarukundo (Team Amani) claiming the UCI Gravel World Series race set in the Hell’s Gate National Park, Kenya.

It was a step up from last year for Nyirarukundo, who in 2015 finished second to Haley Smith at the challenging 111km event with 85% gravel and surfaces that range from red clay to single track and game trails. This year the Rwandan got the better of Canada’s Sarah Diekmeyer in a tight battle to the line in the women’s elite race. Austria’s Theresa Rindler-Bachl (Megamo) was third, more than ten minutes further back.