Newly-retired WorldTour professional Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL) has clearly not lost the competitive edge, quickly working his way to the top step in gravel racing with a solo victory in the men's elite category of the Monsterrando UCI Gravel World Series race in Italy.
In the women's elite category it was current WorldTour rider Erica Magnaldi who claimed the victory, the Italian UAE Team ADQ climber having incorporated the race into her schedule for training but in the end walking away with the top result after attacking on the final climbs.
