
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 zondacrypto) 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.
"What a day - what a ride," said Klöser in an Instagram post. "Extremely proud and grateful to finish one of the races with one of the most competitive women's fields with a win this year!"