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Blevins and Courtney win opening rounds of Grasshopper Journey Collection

Kate Courtney overcame a late flat to efficiently defend the ladies’s title at Low Hole gravel race in Ukiah, California, whereas Christopher Blevins (Specialised) held off a cost by final yr’s winner Peter Stetina (GRVL PRVTRS) for the boys’s victory.

It rained for days in northern California resulting in the opening spherical of the Grasshopper Journey Collection, now in its twenty seventh yr. Organisers confirmed that the soil wouldn’t be “too gooey”, with all of the off-road challenges packed between miles 22 and 46 on the 48-mile route. This yr featured a brand new begin venue hosted by the Metropolis of Ukiah, the riders have been led out by a police escort earlier than turning onto the 48-mile mixed-terrain course that included roughly 6,400 ft of climbing.

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