Jonas Koch and Carolin Schiff triumph in Hegau at UCI Gravel World Series

Carolin Schiff of Canyon CLLCTV and Jonas Koch of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe emerged victorious at the Hegau Gravel Race, the second round of the UCI Gravel World Series in Germany for 2024. Schiff, who had previously won the Traka 200 and Wish One Millau Grands Causses races, as well as the Unbound Gravel 200 in 2023, claimed the women’s race in a close battle with Janine Schneider of VC Singen, Embrace the World, finishing with a one-second lead. Maaike Colje of Arkea B&B Hotels finished in third place, with the only other rider within a minute of the winning time.
In the men’s race, Koch took the win with a 38-second lead over Daan Soete of Grobbendonk, who had won the first German World Series race of the season, 3RIDES. Just two seconds behind Soete was Petr Vakoc of Canyon Integray L27.
The new gravel race in Singen covered a distance of 136km with a course that consisted of two 52km laps and one 32km lap, including a total of 2,710m of elevation gain. The UCI Gravel World Series offers opportunities to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium on October 5-6.
The top ten elite men’s results were:
1. Jonas Koch (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) – 3:20:33
2. Daan Soete (Grobbendonk) +38s
3. Petr Vakoc (Canyon Integray L27) +40s
4. Hendrix Mees (Heizomat Radteam pb Kloster Kitchen) +1:26
5. Hellemose Asbjorn (Swatt Club) +4:11
6. Luis Neff (Rose Racing Circle) +4:49
7. Georg Egger (Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company) +5:16
8. Matthias Alberti (Bergankunft.at) +5:44
9. Julian Siemons (No Borders Gravel) +6:29
10. Daan Grosemans (Classified x Ridley Factory) +6:30
The top ten elite women’s results were:
1. Carolin Schiff (Canyon CLLCTV) – 3:59:59
2. Janine Schneider (VC Singen, Embrace the World) +0s
3. Maaike Colje (Arkea B&B Hotels) +53s
4. Wendy Oosterwoud (NWVG-UPLUS) +5:35
5. Maude Farrell (PAS Racing) +7:33
6. Klara Sofie Skovgaard Hansen (PAS Racing) +7:35
7. Lieke Van Zeelst (GT Krush Rebellease) +9:46
8. Jade Treffeisen (Canyon CLLCTV) +14:08
9. Tessa Neefjes (Liv Racing) +16:24
10. Maite Barthels (CT Atertdaul) +20:07