Timo Kielich and Martha Maltha sweep up victory at Gravel World Series Limburg

Riders on the course at Gravel Fondo Limburg for April's UCI Gravel World Series
Riders on the course at Gravel Fondo Limburg for April's UCI Gravel World Series (Image credit: Gravel Fondo Limburg)

It may have been the very first edition of the Gravel Fondo Limburg on Sunday but there was no easing in, either for the organisers or the riders, with the Dutch race launching straight into the UCI Gravel World Series with an event that sent riders straight from the start line and onto the steep climb of the Cauberg.

The first over the line in the women’s category of the sold-out event was Dutch rider Martha Maltha, with a time of 3:45:02 for the 113km race with 1240m of elevation gain. 

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Women's overall top ten
PositionRiderTime
1Martha Maltha3:45:02
2 Janine Schneider3:46:06
3Tessa Neefjes3:48:16
4Joyce Vanderbeken3:48:41
5Vyne van der Schoot3:49:05
6 Mariëlle Trouwborst3:53:33
7Kirstie van Haaften3:55:20
8Lisa Worner3:56:40
9Lieke Nooijen3:59:27
10Eva Buurman4:01:01
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Men's overall top ten
PositionRiderTime
1Timo Kielich3:14:36
2Cameron Mason3:15:28
3Ismael Esteban Aguero3:16:04
4Jens Adams3:16:23
5Jasper Ockeloen3:16:36
6Jan Bakelants3:16:36
7Heiko Homrighausen3:16:56
8Lander Loockx3:17:14
9Daan Grosemans3:17:40
10Stijn Appel3:17:50
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