UCI Gravel World Series: Petr Vakoc and Nele Laing celebrate in Singen as they take victories at Hegau Gravel

The 108km SchwörerHaus Hegau Gravel Race in Singen came down to a tight battle in both the elite men’s and women’s categories on Sunday, with Petr Vakoc (Factor Racing) and Nele Laing (Canyon DTSwiss ATR) claiming the wins at the German round of the Gravelking UCI Gravel World Series.

It came down to a sprint for Vakoc with the Czech rider, who has so often been on the podium this year, claiming his first UCI series top step of the season with a two second gap in the elite men’s race to Simon Pellaud (Li Ning Star) in second. Jordy Bouts (The Grip) then claimed third in a group sprint, 1:55 after Vakoc had crossed the line with a time of 3:09:29.