Mads Würtz Schmidt (PAS Racing) and Geerike Schreurs (SD Worx-Protime) both claimed victories in tight battles to the line at Turnhout Gravel, one of two Belgian stops for the UCI Gravel World Series this season.
Schruers prevailed in the 144km elite women's race, despite not having the easiest of runs with flat tyres, by taking out a tight sprint with two fellow Dutch riders Wendy Oosterwoud (PAS Racing), who came second, and Teuntje Bekhuis (UNO-X Mobility) in third. Great Britain's Sophie Wright (Ribble Outlier) came over the line a further two seconds back to take fourth from among the group of 14 riders who had come toward the line in a bunch.
