Samara Sheppard went back and forth against Flavia Oliveira Parks in the women’s overall at Stetina’s Paydirt on Saturday in Nevada, with the New Zealander pulling out the elite victory on the fourth and final timed section.
Justin Peck edged Kyle Ward and Lachlan Morton for the overall men’s win at Paydirt. The trio were separated by just 35 seconds, the difference also made on Clear Creek, a 9.5-mile climb with 1,455 feet of elevation gain.
“What we’re doing here in Northern Nevada is unique and special,” Stetina confirmed on social media. “Ask any attendee and it’s very different but it just works. This is my love letter back to the sport that’s given me everything.”
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Many of the elite riders stop in Nevada before the sojourn to the Flint Hills of Kansas for Unbound Gravel in two weeks. On the line at Paydirt are bragging rights, but also one-ounce silver ingots with custom hand-cast design, paying homage to the Silver State. The rewards at Paydirt are related to prize purses,…
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