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Unbound Gravel 2022: Ivar Slik and Sofia Gomez win

Unbound Gravel: in the most famous gravel race in the world, the Dutchman Ivar Slik and the Argentinian Sofia Gomez Villafane, already winner of a Cape Epic, win.

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David Finetto

5th June 2022

Happy man crosses the finish line in a road cycling race with cheering crowd.

Dutchman Ivar Slik won the men's 200 miles (321km) race of Garmin Unbound Gravel 2022: the most important race in the gravel field, a sort of unofficial World Championship. Mattia De Marchi is also at the start. Ivar Slik, ex Rabobank pro, won after 9 hours and 22 minutes in the sprint ahead of the favorite, and biker, Keegan Swenson. Third another former road racer: Ian Boswell.

MATTIA DE MARCHI

Among the protagonists is Mattia De Marchi, a former road racer who, after leaving the professional world, is dedicating himself to ultracycling. He won 'The Traka' race, a 365km Spanish event. In the end he finished in 11th place, having attacked mid-race with Lauren Ten Dam.

Sofia Gomez Villafane wins Unbound Gravel 2022 ©SnowyMountain Photography

Among the women, Sofia Gomez Villafane wins, winning solo after 130km of competition. Gomez, who won the Cape Epic 2022 in the company of Haley Batten, attacked right away by demolishing her opponents. Also in the race was the former MTB champion Lea Davison who finished in 23rd place.

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In this article:Alessandro De Marchi, Gravel, Ivar Slik, Keegan Swenson, Sofia Gomez Villafane, Unbound Gravel

Written by David Finetto

ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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