Simon Pellaud (Cervelo-Assos-Maxxis) and Natalia Franco (ENVE) soloed to victories at the inaugural Gravel Bogotá in the Colombian Andes. The freshly minted gravel race in South America was one of three GravelKing UCI Gravel World Series events held this past weekend, spread across three continents.
A former WorldTour rider from Switzerland, Pellaud has lived in Colombia for the past decade. He had scouted the roads for the 127km route and used an early attack to ride away from the field, finishing in 3:44:37. The final podium spots were decided in a sprint between Colombians Camilo Gómez and Carlos Julián Quinteros nine-and-a half minutes back, Gómez surging to the line in second.
