Peter Stetina's Paydirt gravel race sets women-only prize purse

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Peter Stetina (Image credit: Peter Stetina)

Registrations open for Peter Stetina’s gravel race ‘Stetina’s Paydirt’ at 8:00 am PDT on Thursday with the event set to allocate its entire prize purse to the women’s field. A host of major names are set to take part, with the race taking place in the Pine Nut mountain range on September 11.

Amity Rockwell, Maude Farrell, Kathy Pruitt, Andrea Dvorak, and Kaysee Armstrong form part of a strong women’s field with more names likely to sign up in the coming weeks. The men’s race takes place on the same day with both fields taking on 4,600ft of vertical climbing over the 65-mile course.  

Daniel Benson

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