UCI Gravel World Series – Frederik Rassmann, Debora Piana break away to win Giro Sardegna

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Gravel racing, pictured taken on the red dirt of Valley of Tears Texas
Gravel racingt, pictured taken on the red dirt of Valley of Tears Texas (Image credit: Alex Roszko)

Frederik Rassmann and Debora Piana charged away from their rivals to win the Giro Sardegna Gravel race, the fifth stage of a six day tour on the Mediterranean Island.

The UCI Gravel World Series event took place on the fifth stage of the Giro Sardegna, with a course that started in Orosei at the ITI Marina Resort for a 13 km journey towards a local loop of 41km, with 57% gravel roads.

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