Bowden solos to Dirty Warrny victory, Neyland wins by tyre width

Scott Bowden (Giant Australia Off-road Team) recovers after the long solo effort to win the Dirty Warrny
Scott Bowden (Giant Australia Off-road Team) recovers after the long solo effort to win the Dirty Warrny (Image credit: 6ft8photographer / Dirty Warrny)

A long solo effort paid off for Scott Bowden in the men’s Dirty Warrny, while in the women’s race it was a duel till the end for Tara Neyland, who out-sprinted Emma Viotto to take victory at the 246km Australian gravel event.

After the arduous haul from Geelong to Warrnambool, which included over 3,000m of elevation gain, it was just a tyre width that split the first-placed Neyland and second-placed Viotto in the women’s Dirty Warrny. Neyland took 9:11.08 to complete the race, with Viotto on the same time and Brianna Samuhel crossed the line one minute later for third place.

Lyne Lamoureux

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