Nankervis and Cromwell fastest at UCI SEVEN Gravel race downunder
Down under in Western Australia at SEVEN, Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) and Tasman Nankervis (BMC Shimano) took overall victory in the 125km gravel race with 3,200m of climbing
Seven is Australia’s premium Gravel Race that started in 2017 when the organizers were looking for a “Paris-Roubaix” experience for their existing Tour of Margaret River Pro Am road event. In 2022 SEVEN was selected to be a part of the UCI's Gravel World Series.
The course starts and finishes in the picturesque township of Nannup, approximately 40 minutes’ drive from the major regional centres of Busselton, Bridgetown and Margaret River. The route winds its way around the golden triangle of cycling in WA that is formed by connecting the townships of Nannup, Bridgetown and Donnybrook.
The route has 96% of unpaved roads with a mix of dirt, gravel, hard-packed clay, quartz grit and mica. They wind, climb, switchback and descend through pine plantations, state forest and farms. The best way we can describe the roads of SEVEN is “parallel single track”. They are exciting, challenging and magnificent to ride.
In the women's race, Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) took overall victory in the 125km gravel race with 3,200m of climbing in a time of 4h 58m 25s ahead of Cassia Boglio and Courtney Sherwell in third.
In the men's race, Tasman Nankervis (BMC Shimano) was fastest in a time of 4h 16m 44s ahead of Mark Chong and Nicolas Roche,
2023 UCI SEVEN Gravel Race Results: https://sevengravelrace.com/results-2/results-2023