{"id":241694,"date":"2026-05-03T18:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ginia-caluori-and-cat-ferguson-earn-top-spots-for-women-in-gravel-debuts-at-the-traka-100-while-matyas-kopecky-wins-mens-division-from-five-rider-sprint\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:47:31","slug":"ginia-caluori-and-cat-ferguson-earn-top-spots-for-women-in-gravel-debuts-at-the-traka-100-while-matyas-kopecky-wins-mens-division-from-five-rider-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ginia-caluori-and-cat-ferguson-earn-top-spots-for-women-in-gravel-debuts-at-the-traka-100-while-matyas-kopecky-wins-mens-division-from-five-rider-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginia Caluori and Cat Ferguson earn top spots for women in gravel debuts at The Traka 100 while Maty\u00e1\u0161 Kopeck\u00fd wins men&#8217;s division from five-rider sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-e8c9eb1f-b9bd-479b-b196-96776640f62d\">The Traka 100 signalled the fourth and final race for the 2026 edition of the pivotal European gravel event in Girona. Maty\u00e1\u0161 Kopeck\u00fd (Unibet Rose Rockets) delivered the men&#8217;s victory from a five-rider sprint.<\/p>\n<p>The top spots in the women&#8217;s race went to road riders, Ginia Caluori (NEXETIS) celebrating the win a little more than four minutes ahead of Cat Ferguson (Movistar).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-e8c9eb1f-b9bd-479b-b196-96776640f62d-2\">It was a tight battle for Kopeck\u00fd, who was coming off a road block that included Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. After three hours, one minute and nine seconds out on the course, he crossed the line just a second ahead Geoffrey Soupe, who retired from professional road racing last year. Eduardo Talavera Fernandez finished in third and Marc Romero and Nicholas Roche rounded out the men&#8217;s top 5, both within four seconds of the winner.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Caluori had a little more leeway in the final stages of the women&#8217;s race, having broken away 40 kilometres into the race and stretched the gap. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cat-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cat-ferguson\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cat-ferguson\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferguson<\/a> (Movistar) was making up ground late in the race but the margin was too big to shut down. The UCI Continental team rider, who has earned a silver medal at Mountain Bike Worlds in U23 cross-country for Switzerland, stopped the clock after three hours and 11 minutes. She finished four minutes, 16 seconds ahead of Ferguson, both riders making their gravel debuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Spanish cyclo-cross champion Sofia Rodriguez Revert (Nesta) came in behind Ferguson, a little over five minutes back with Gravel One Fifty winner Yeal Prenger (CUBE Friesland) also finishing on the same time to claim fourth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;It was super hard from the start, with only five kilometres on the road and then to the first climb everyone was trying to be at the front,&#8221; Ferguson said on social media after earning a podium spot in her first gravel race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I did have to walk a couple of times, yeah, it added to the fun of it. A really, really cool event, lots of people out. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone. I hope I come back next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-YCumWxiAEd78iWs3Utgu7A\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-YCumWxiAEd78iWs3Utgu7A slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The last race on the agenda at the top European gravel event \u2013 which also included The Adventure, The Traka 360 and The Traka 200 \u2013 started with a solid block of climbing, the ascents splitting and spreading the fields early. Much of the 1,350 metres of elevation gain came through a section of the Gavarres mountain range with paved climbs in the first 21km.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The back two-thirds of the course was mostly gravel and dirt, with a flat finish back to the north of River Ter in central Girona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Now that The Traka, part of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/gravel-earth-series\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/gravel-earth-series\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/gravel-earth-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gravel Earth Series<\/a>, is over, much of the focus will turn to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/unbound-gravel\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/unbound-gravel\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/unbound-gravel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unbound Gravel<\/a> on May 29-30 as the next key event in the international off-road calendar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4baacf82-a757-4112-bb89-932d6b2d3221\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our gravel cycling coverage in 2026. We&#8217;ll be on the ground at the biggest races of the season, bringing you breaking news, expert analysis, in-depth features, and much more. <\/strong><\/em><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=Gravel26\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=Gravel26\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=Gravel26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/ginia-caluori-and-cat-ferguson-earn-top-spots-for-women-in-gravel-debuts-at-the-traka-100-while-matyas-kopecky-wins-mens-division-from-five-rider-sprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Traka 100 signalled the fourth and final race for the 2026 edition of the pivotal European gravel event in Girona. Maty\u00e1\u0161 Kopeck\u00fd (Unibet Rose Rockets) delivered the men&#8217;s victory from a five-rider sprint. The top spots in the women&#8217;s race went to road riders, Ginia Caluori (NEXETIS) celebrating the win a little more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-241694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}