Svenja Betz wins La Monsterrato Gravel World Series round in Italy

WAREGEM BELGIUM MARCH 30 LR Svenja Betz of Germany and Team Ibct and Victorie Guilman of France and Team FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope compete in the breakaway during the 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen 2022 Womens Elite a 120km one day race from Waregem to Waregem DDV22 DDVwomen on March 30 2022 in Waregem Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Svenja Betz racing on the road earlier this season, before turning her attention to the UCI Gravel World Series (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Svenja Betz (IBCT CyclingTeam) took another win at the La Monsterrato Trek UCI Gravel World Series round in Italy on Saturday, taking the win ahead of Women's WorldTour professionals Barbara Guarischi and Tiffany Cromwell.

Betz, who came second in Poland and first in Sweden, finished the 122km event in Quattordio more than three minutes ahead of her nearest rival, Movistar rider Guarischi. Canyon-SRAM's Cromwell was just a further two seconds back.

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Results top ten - Overall Women's 122km
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Svenja Betz (IBCT CyclingTeam) 4:14:01
2Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) 0:03:07
3Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon/SRAM) 0:03:09
4Annabel Fisher (Café du Cycliste) 0:05:17
5Jade Treffeisen (Team Embrace the World) 0:09:12
6Carlotta Borello (GB Junior Team) 0:16:49
7Segolene Leberon (Velo Club Tournus) 0:22:37
8Danielle Larson (Café du Cycliste) 0:25:12
9Hannah Fandel (RSV Stuttgart-Vaihingen) 0:25:27
10Lydia Iglesias Bares 0:31:00

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