"The battle for victory at Lauf Gravel Worlds came down to a hard-fought two-way duel between Matt Beers (Specialized Off-Road) and Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz htSQD) in the pro men's race and Rosa Klöser (Canyon-SRAM) and Geerike Schreurs (SD Worx - Protime) in the women's pro competition, with searing sprints between the pairs deciding the gruelling 151.8 mile (244km) race."
"Klöser was crowned after gapping her SD Worx rival on the final corner and then putting down the power to make the most of the advantage. Beers, on the other hand, looked to be on the back foot coming through the final corners given Swenson had determinedly kept him in the front position through the approach."
The 151.8-mile Lauf Gravel Worlds featured top international gravel riders racing over a course with just three miles of pavement, over 10,000 feet (3048m) of climbing and stretches of minimum maintenance roads. Rosa Klöser broke away on the final corner to gap her SD Worx rival and then powered to victory in the women's pro race. Matt Beers and Keegan Swenson contested a tight two-up duel in the men's race with a sprint deciding the outcome; Beers surged in the final metres to claim the win and the $17,500 winner's prize. Conditions were described as gnarly and challenging.
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