Holly Mathews wins The Rift Gravel

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Sarah Sturm and Lauren Stephens third in Iceland

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Holly Mathews won the 200km elite women race at The Rift Gravel in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland. Mathews finished the event in 8:04 to beat Sarah Sturm by 57 seconds and US  road race champion Lauren Stephens by 11:40.

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Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Holly Mathews 8:04:15
2Sarah Sturm 0:00:57
3Lauren Stephens 0:11:40
4María Ögn Guðmundsdóttir 0:27:08
5Kinsey Laine 0:51:39
6Sarah Swallow 1:09:53
7Meredith Miller 1:24:15
8Christina Birch 2:12:07
9Brittany Friedrich
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