Bowden solos to Dirty Warrny victory, Neyland wins by tyre width

A long solo effort paid off for Scott Bowden in the men’s Dirty Warrny, while in the women’s race it was a duel till the end for Tara Neyland, who out-sprinted Emma Viotto to take victory at the 246km Australian gravel event.

After the arduous haul from Geelong to Warrnambool, which included over 3,000m of elevation gain, it was just a tyre width that split the first-placed Neyland and second-placed Viotto in the women’s Dirty Warrny. Neyland took 9:11.08 to complete the race, with Viotto on the same time and Brianna Samuhel crossed the line one minute later for third place.