Suffering leads to satisfaction for Laurens ten Dam at Transcordilleras gravel race

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The second time at Transcordilleras Rally Colombia was the charm for Laurens ten Dam, who completed the eight days of “suffering” across the Andes mountains to earn the GC victory. His total time was 37 hours, 38 minutes, 46 seconds when the dust settled, literally, after 852 kilometres and 21,000 metres of elevation gain, including three stage wins.

With one stage victory and second overall, 34-plus minutes behind in overall time, was Colombian Antonio Donado, the only competitor within an hour of his lead. Like Ten Dam, Donado came back for another try, having finished fourth in 2022. The winner of the opening stage, Brayan Chavez, repeated on the…