It may have been the very first edition of the Gravel Fondo Limburg on Sunday but there was no easing in, either for the organisers or the riders, with the Dutch race launching straight into the UCI Gravel World Series with an event that sent riders straight from the start line and onto the steep climb of the Cauberg.
The first over the line in the women’s category of the sold-out event was Dutch rider Martha Maltha, with a time of 3:45:02 for the 113km race with 1240m of elevation gain.
