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Mads W\u00fcrtz Schmidt delivered quite the ride on Friday. It\u2019s definitely one that will stick for a while on the gravel scene. The former WorldTour pro won Traka 360 after a long-range move in the hills around Girona. The Dane attacked with around 100 km still to race and never looked back, stopping the clock in 9 hrs 57 minutes to become the first rider to break the ten-hour mark at the event.<\/p>\n
Behind him, France\u2019s Hugo Drechou limited his losses but still finished several minutes down, while Matt Beers rounded out the podium. Canada\u2019s Ben Perry<\/a> put in a strong ride to take fourth, mixing it with some of the biggest names in gravel\u2013including multiple Tour de France stage winner Romain Bardet, who finished in 5th.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s race was a WorldTour square off. It saw Rosa Kl\u00f6ser (CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto) come out on top after distancing Axelle Dubau-Pr\u00e9vot (EF Education-Oatly) in the closing kilometres. The pair had gone clear together earlier, but Kl\u00f6ser proved strongest late. Dubau-Pr\u00e9vot, half-sister of PFP, is the reigning French gravel champion and finished 10th at Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge back on Sunday.<\/p>\n For complete results for all the categories, visit thetraka.com<\/a>, and be sure to check back tomorrow for a follow-up story.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
Kl\u00f6ser vs. Dubau-Pr\u00e9vot<\/h2>\n