UCI Gravel World Sequence: Ana Luisa Panini and Henrique Avancini win in Brazil, with two-time world mountain bike marathon champion carving out unprecedented hole in males's elite race

Ana Luisa Panini (ACPH Komprao) and Henrique Avancini (Localiza Meoo-Swift) claimed the UCI Gravel World Sequence in Brazil, each claiming the occasion solo with substantial profitable margins.

Panini laid down the assault at 58km into the 115 km occasion to go solo, ending greater than three minutes forward of second-placed Ana Paula Finco Silva (Soul Excessive Racing) and 6:38 forward of Madeleine Nutt (Lauf-Q36.5).

“I did not anticipate to be at this degree. Beating the worldwide riders may be very tough,” mentioned Panini in a media launch from race organisers. “I ready very properly for the final three months to realize the absolute best consequence.”

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Avancini – who was racing simply his second gravel occasion.– carved out an excellent greater hole, with UCI Gravel World Sequence organisers outlining in a social media publish that it was the most important profitable margin within the elite males’s class in a collection race, eclipsing the 9 minute benefit Wout van Aert had carved out at Houffa Gravel in 2023.

Joaquin Plomer Vilotta (Litoviedo Bikes) was second whereas Vitor Eduardo Dos Santos Prado Correa Pompeu (Soul Excessive Racing) was third.

“It was a particularly robust race, very difficult as a result of excessive temperatures. I used to be stunned by my time, however joyful to win right here in Camboriú and in my nation,” Avancini, who made his gravel debut on the UCI World Championships final yr, mentioned in a media launch.

“It is the beginning of the season for me; I did the Tour of Rwanda final week, so I did not understand how my physique would reply. I am going to do one or two extra races on the Gravel World Tour, and with my spot secured for the World Championships in Australia in October, I am going to be capable to put together extra calmly.”

The race which began and completed in Camboriu performed out on a course with almost 2,000 m of elevation achieve and it’s the first of the occasions for this season within the area, with one other South American nation, Argentina, internet hosting a collection occasion on the finish of March whereas will probably be Colombia’s flip in Could with Gravel Bogota after which once more in August with Gravel Medellin whereas Chile will take a flip in September.