Toki Sawada (Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen) of Japan surprised Traka 360 champion Tobias Kongstad (PAS Racing) with the elite men's victory at Dustman Gravel in Thailand on November 1, while Scottish gravel champion Caroline Livesey won the women's title.
With the victories, Sawada and Livesey earned entries into the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships, as Dustman was the third of four qualifiers in the wrap-around calendar for the UCI Gravel World Series.
