The elite podium at Falling Leaves Lahti 2024, the ultimate alternative to attain factors earlier than the ultimate of the Gravel Earth Sequence 2024(Picture credit score: Gravel Earth Sequence/Falling Leaves Lahti)
Lotta Henttala (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) and Markus Auvinen claimed victory at Falling Leaves Lahti in Finland, the final cease within the Gravel Earth Sequence earlier than the Spanish last at Ranxo Gravel on October 12-13.
Henttala, who was taking up her final race earlier than an finish of season break, crossed the road of the 180km girls’s race in six hours, 35 minutes and 39 seconds. She was simply over a minute forward of Madeleine Nutt (Ribble Collective) in second and greater than six minutes forward of third-placed British gravel champion Annabel Fisher.
“Stunning day on the bike,” stated Henttala in an Instagram put up. “Climate was excellent and actually leaves had been falling through the journey. My first objective was simply to take pleasure in however one way or the other I noticed myself pushing the pedals just a little extra than simply spinning round.”
Within the males’s class Auvinen continued his highly effective run within the Nordic Gravel Sequence claiming victory at Falling Leaves in 5 hours and 18 seconds, making it his third win of this season. It was a decent battle with Andrea Mifsud, who crossed the road eight seconds again and just below 20 seconds additional behind it was Greg Van Avermaet (Workforce Final Dance) who captured the final podium spot.
The autumn race unfolded on discipline and forest bordered gravel roads and trails within the Lahti and Salpausselkä UNESCO Geopark area,
After Falling Leaves, the second final occasion within the 19 race Gravel Earth Sequence, Hugo Drechou (Groove Gravel) is equal first with Simen Nordel (PAS Racing). The joint leaders of the boys’s general are each on 1808 factors and Rob Britton (Issue Overland is subsequent with 1776 factors.
For the ladies’s general Karolina Migon (PAS Racing) has the benefit with 1920 factors, whereas Sarah Sturm (Specialised/SRAM/Rapha) sits in second on 1856 factors.
