In the second round of the UCI Gravel World Series, held in Germany in 2024, Jonas Koch of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Carolin Schiff of Canyon CLLCTV emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s races respectively. Koch took home the men’s win with a lead of 38 seconds over Daan Soete of Grobbendonk, who had previously won the first German World Series race of the season. Meanwhile, Schiff claimed victory in a close battle with Janine Schneider of VC Singen, Embrace the World, finishing with a one-second lead.
The new gravel race in Singen covered a distance of 136km and featured two 52km laps and one 32km lap, with a total elevation gain of 2710m. The top ten elite men’s results were:
1. Jonas Koch (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – 3:20:33
2. Daan Soete (Grobbendonk) +38s
3. Petr Vakoc (Canyon Integray L27) +40s
4. Hendrix Mees (Heizomat Radteam pb Kloster Kitchen) +1:26
5. Hellemose Asbjorn (Swatt Club) +4:11
6. Luis Neff (Rose Racing Circle) +4:49
7. Georg Egger (Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company) +5:16
8. Matthias Alberti (Bergankunft.at) +5:44
9. Julian Siemons (No Borders Gravel) +6:29
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