Paige Onweller triumphed in the elite women's division of the 2025 Stetina's Paydirt, defeating two-time champion Heather Jackson. Justin Peck defended his title in the men's division. Event founder Peter Stetina emphasized the importance of promoting gender equality in gravel cycling through a $10,000 prize purse for women. The competition showcased technical skills and climbing ability over a challenging 69-mile course in Nevada. Despite strong competition, Onweller established a commanding lead from the outset, finishing ahead of Jackson, who could not close the gap in the later segments of the race.
Shimano sponsored the Women's Paydirt Challenge, providing a $10,000 prize purse exclusively for the elite women's field, which event founder Peter Stetina said was one way he could put women on "center stage".
I think we had our strongest women's field ever this year. It's just my way of creating true parity in gravel.
Onweller was dominant from the start and put in three minutes to Jackson on the opening segment.
Jackson matched pedal strokes with Onweller on the second segment and only lost one second.
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