Photo Gallery: Gravel Worlds’ Cycling Day Gets Muddier than Expected

Cam Jones recovers after his third-place sprint finish. Photos: Kevin Mackinnon

With the $100,000 prize purse and the stacked field that came in the hunt for it, the Gravel Worlds 150 Mile pro race was always guaranteed to offer some exciting racing. Add in the unexpected mud stretches that would end up being game changing for the race, and you get what we saw at the 2025 race – exciting racing that came down to the wire for both the men and the women.

You can catch up on the pro men’s and women’s races through the links below:

The pro men got things started at 5:55 am.

Heading into the first check point/ aid station, Matthew Beers pulled ahead of the group.

Cecile Lejeune and …

Karolina Migon were in fourth and fifth heading into the first check point – the MMR sections spread the chasers out.

An athlete competing in the 300 mile race grabs some well-deserved food at the aid station.

Christie Tracy would win the women’s 300 mile event.

A long breakaway …

Geerike Schreurs and …

Rosa Klöser would ride together for roughly 120 miles. Klöser lost both her bottles, but was able to fill up her backpack with water at an aid station to go along with the bottle Schreurs shared with her.

Speaking of aid stations …

Like everyone in the race, Joe Goettl would have issues with all the mud. Here’s what his derailleurs looked like after the race:

The athletes were welcomed across the line by Gravel Worlds’ Sofia Gibson and Jason Strohbehn.

Beers sprints to the win.

As does Klöser

Post race interviews for Keegan Swenson after a runner-up finish.

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