Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) dominated the women’s division at Unbound Gravel 100 on Saturday, while Hayden Christian out-sprinted Isaac Allred for the men’s title.
Cromwell won the elite women’s 100-mile contest in 4 hours, 59 minutes, 13 seconds for her second victory in three years in Emporia at that distance.
A pair of under-23 riders competing in the Life Time Grand Prix U23 Program completed the podium, with Ruth Holcomb in second, 5:12:31, and Alexandra Charles in third, just 23 seconds later. Raylyn Nuss was fourth for elite women, just under 16 minutes after the Australian winner.
“The goal was to win, and I got the win,” Cromwell told select media, including Cyclingnews, at the finish. “I was pretty sure I was in the lead. I felt strong.”
The 100-mile event returned for a sixth edition on Saturday, measuring 108.5 miles and including approximately 3,600 feet of climbing, using the same northbound, counter-clockwise loop as last year. From a mass start of men and women together, Cromwell rode in the front group across the opening section of gravel
The men’s podium was a sweep by the U23 riders, all in the Life Time Grand Prix competition. Christian posted a time of 4:40:12, with Allred finishing one second later. Then Jonas Woodruff took a four-rider sprint for the final podium spot, 6:49 after the lead duo.
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