A protracted solo effort paid off for Scott Bowden within the males’s Soiled Warrny, whereas within the girls’s race it was a duel until the tip for Tara Neyland, who out-sprinted Emma Viotto to take victory on the 246km Australian gravel occasion.
After the arduous haul from Geelong to Warrnambool, which included over 3,000m of elevation acquire, it was only a tyre width that break up the first-placed Neyland and second-placed Viotto within the girls’s Soiled Warrny. Neyland took 9:11.08 to finish the race, with Viotto on the identical time and Brianna Samuhel crossed the road one minute later for third place.
The Large rider as soon as once more proved his multi-discipline energy by crossing the road in 7:55:03 with Dylan Sunderland virtually two minutes again in second place. 2023 Australian gravel champion Connor Sens claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum, crossing the road an extra eight seconds again.
