Cyclists descend on Dumfries and Galloway for The Gralloch
dailyrecord.co.ukThe TRK UCI Gravel World Series’ first ever visit to Britain was a huge success. The Gralloch took place in Galloway Forest Park on Saturday with Gatehouse providing the base for the Red:On organised event.
More than 1,000 riders from more than 30 countries entered the race to tackle the challenging 113km route. And first woman home was Australian Tiffany Cromwell, with England’s Connor Swift first man.
The women’s race began first and a pack of seven emerged at the front, including Canyon//SRAM rider Cromwell. She followed Nikki Brammeier of Muddita on one of the descents but when the former British cyclocross champ punctured, she was left on her own.
As she tackled the final climb, Cromwell was caught by Swift – whose race had started 40 minutes after the women – but he overtook her on the final climb.
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