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Both Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) and Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) charged away from their rivals to ride to solo wins at the first UK UCI Gravel World Series round at The Gralloch, with the experienced Australian capturing her second round of the series in a row while the British rider took the victory on his gravel debut.
The women set off first in the 113km sold-out event, with Cromwell initially finding the going tough after a quick turnaround from the SEVEN Gravel World Series race in Nannup, Western Australia. There she had made a winning start to her 2023 gravel season just the week before taking to the line in Dumfries, Scotland.
“The start was the most challenging for me as it was all uphill, and my legs were still waking up and feeling the effects of last weekend’s race,” said Cromwell. “Initially, I dropped from the front six, but I went full on the descent and caught back.
“Nikki Brammeier kept putting on pressure on the descents, which suited me. After 20km, we were just three riders. All of a sudden, I was alone in front. I decided to push on and opened up a gap quickly, and after that, I focused on my own race—fuelling well, keeping power on the pedals, going…
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