{"id":118428,"date":"2026-04-20T02:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/uci-gravel-world-series-romain-bardet-and-sophie-wright-stretch-the-gaps-to-win-monaco-gravel-race\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:34:57","slug":"uci-gravel-world-series-romain-bardet-and-sophie-wright-stretch-the-gaps-to-win-monaco-gravel-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/uci-gravel-world-series-romain-bardet-and-sophie-wright-stretch-the-gaps-to-win-monaco-gravel-race\/","title":{"rendered":"UCI Gravel World Series: Romain Bardet and Sophie Wright stretch the gaps to win Monaco Gravel Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-78cc2465-3cd3-4b5a-ae4f-b8728a5f7ae9\">Romain Bardet (Factor) and Sophie Wright (Ribble Outliers) rode away from their rivals on the challenging alpine terrain of Monaco Gravel Race to claim victory at Sunday&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-series-events\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-series-events\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-series-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCI Gravel World Series<\/a> race.<\/p>\n<p>Bardet claimed the elite men&#8217;s race with a gap of more than three minutes to his nearest rival, describing it as a &#8220;very demanding course&#8221; and &#8220;a good test before tackling longer distances&#8221;. It was Bardet&#8217;s second series win of the season, with the French rider also having won Spain&#8217;s Castellon in February.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-78cc2465-3cd3-4b5a-ae4f-b8728a5f7ae9-2\">Paul Vo\u00df (Autsaid x Rose Bikes) was second, with the German gravel champion coming over the line 18 seconds ahead of Sascha Weber.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In the elite women&#8217;s race Wright broke Nicole Frain&#8217;s (Factor Racing) winning streak, with the Australian who has won three UCI Gravel World Series races in the past month falling short of making it fourth, despite a valiant attempt. Frain took off out the front early but Wright then made the catch and charged off ahead, carving out a gap of nearly eight minutes by the time she had crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Loads of climbing, technical, loose, rocky, up, down, up, down, hot, SUPER tough&#8230; just how I like it,&#8221; said <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO6VY-JCNb8\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO6VY-JCNb8\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Wright in an Instagram post<\/a>.<br \/>&#8220;V happy with this one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Behind the rider who came second at the European gravel championships and the Oceania gravel champion, it was road professional Jade Wiel (FDJ United-SUEZ) in third, nearly 20 minutes back from Wright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The 116km race with 2,500 metres of elevation gain started in Peille, taking in views of both the Mediterranean Sea and snow capped peaks as it traversed a course that included the Col de Braus, Col du Castillon and Col des Banquettes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Ny3MkPcA93koea9EqXmsX8\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Ny3MkPcA93koea9EqXmsX8 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The event is part of a rapidly expanding UCI Gravel World Series calendar with each of the 47 races providing the opportunity to qualify for the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-championships\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uci-gravel-world-championships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">UCI Gravel World Championships<\/a>, this year being held in Nannup, Western Australia on October 10 and 11.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-table-Ny3MkPcA93koea9EqXmsX8-TW3DlYfagFeRGwin8THiyYrrrgpSxpII\" class=\"slice-container table-wrapper table-Ny3MkPcA93koea9EqXmsX8-TW3DlYfagFeRGwin8THiyYrrrgpSxpII slice-container-table\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">Swipe to scroll horizontally<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 23 30\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M21.554 15.726a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.705-.374 2.881 2.881 0 0 0-1.388-3.068 2.877 2.877 0 0 0-1.992-.333 2.884 2.884 0 0 0-.1-.766 2.865 2.865 0 0 0-1.346-1.75c-.47-.27-.996-.4-1.527-.385l2.742-4.73a2.87 2.87 0 0 0 .323-.83h2.612V2.084h-2.661A2.861 2.861 0 0 0 15.18.385a2.903 2.903 0 0 0-3.952 1.055l-.373.644H2.983l1.003-1L2.99.09 1.28 1.793l-.999.995L2.99 5.484l.998-.994-1.003-.999h7.054L6.505 9.586c-.34.066-.905.186-1.523.366-1.405.41-2.321.895-2.8 1.483-.742.911-1.159 2.513-1.277 4.898l-.001.01c-.067 1.816.946 6.943.99 7.16a.688.688 0 0 0 1.35-.266c-.01-.051-1.023-5.177-.963-6.84.127-2.556.598-3.64.97-4.098.133-.163.602-.587 2.104-1.027l.206-.058-1.425 2.458a.685.685 0 0 0 .252.937c.33.19.75.077.94-.251L12.42 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