Petr Vakoč (Canyon Isadore) and Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit WNT) won a sweltering edition of the Monsterrando, this year’s second round of the UCI Gravel World Series in Italy.
Arzuffi, who was taking on her very first gravel race, delivered a home-nation victory by coming over the line nearly six minutes ahead of the experienced gravel racer Karolina Migon (PAS Racing) and seven minutes ahead of compatriot and fellow road racer Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime).
“At one point it seemed the heat will take the better of me but managed to overcome few hard moments and found something extra in the last 25km of the race to win the race solo.”
The Monsterrando round is among the final qualifying events for the UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium on October 5-6, with both Sea Otter Europe in Spain and Graean Cymru in the United Kingdom still to come in September.
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Vakoč (Canyon Isadore) | 4:37:11 |
| 2 | Torbjørn Andre Røed (Trek Driftless) | +2:13 |
| 3 | Asbjørn Hellemose | +3:06 |
| 4 | Luca Cibrario (Mentecorpo Cicli Drigani) | +4:13 |
| 5 | Tommaso Cafueri (Zalf Euromobil Désirée Fior) | +4:51 |
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit WNT) | 5:10:48 |
| 2 | Karolina Migon (PAS Racing) | +5:45 |
| 3 | Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime) | +7:00 |
| 4 | Morgan Aguirre (enough cycling) | +19:45 |
| 5 | Quinty Ton (Liv AlUla Jayco) | +21:30 |
