The primary UCI Gravel World Collection race in Japan performed out at HYSK Gravel Basic Yakurai on Saturday, with Toki Sawada and Shu Wei Hsu taking solo victories.
The race occurred over 106km with 2,616m of elevation achieve via the steep climbs and technical gravel sectors with the mountainous backdrop of the Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan.
Sawada, who received the Dustman in Thailand early within the UCI Gravel World Collection season calendar, claimed the elite males’s victory in 4:12:58. The Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen rider was greater than three minutes forward of Koki Shirakawa whereas it was greater than a minute additional again to Hijiri Oda who accomplished the all Japanese podium.
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Within the elite ladies’s race Taiwan’s Hsu crossed the road at 5:36:57, carving out a considerable hole to house nation riders Sachi Kataoka and Chiharu Ukai, who took the remaining podium locations.
The UCI Gravel World Collection rounds supply riders a chance to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships, which this yr shall be held exterior Europe for the primary time ever. Will probably be held at Nannup, Western Australia on October 10-11.
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High 3 elite ladies
Place
Rider
Time
1
Shu Wei Hsu
5:36:57
2
Sachi Kataoka
+28:53
3
Chiharu Ukai
+37:46
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High 3 elite males
Place
Rider
Time
1
Toki Sawada
4:12:58
2
Koki Shirakawa
+3:29
3
Hijiri Oda
+4:42
