Victories for Würtz Schmidt and Gómez Villafañe

By level of participation, it is the queen queen test

The Grave show shone in Girona with the celebration of The Traka 200Test Queen of the event that this year congregated some of the most prominent names of the international scene. In a 202 -kilometer route with 2,500 meters of unevenness, the triumphs went to the Danish Mads Würtz Schmidt (Pas racing) and Argentina based in the US. UU. Sofia Gómez Villafañe (Specialized), both achieving victory with attacks in the final stretch of the test that allowed them to cross the goal alone.

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The 2025 edition of The Traka 200 departed from the Parc de Les Ribes del Ter and was celebrated after the highest distance competitions: La Traka 360, where Tobias Kongstad swept a solo getaway, and the Adventure Traka of 560 km, conquered by Victor Bosoni and Svejna Betz. The event will close with the Traka 100 dispute on Sunday.

The participation in the Traka 200 was very high level, both in the male and female squad. Among the men, names such as the current champion Petro Vakoč, Frederik Raßmann, Matthew Beers, Wout Alleman, Martin Stosek (Modality European Champion), Georg Egger, Lukas Baum and a remarkable representation of highway professional excorters such as Alejandro Valverde, Daniel Oss, Thomas de Gendt and Greg Van Averma. In the female test, in addition to Langvad and Klöser, they were at the exit runners such as Morgan Aguirre, Klara Sofie Skovgaard Hansen and Cecily Decker.

Winning

Duel between Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Rosa Klöser

The victory determined in the final part

The women’s race offered an exciting duel between Gómez Villafañe and Rosa Klöser, in force champion of the Unbound 200. Both shared much of the head in the head, until the Specialized broker managed to open a small difference in the final sections, crossing the goal with a time of 7:13:01, 44 seconds ahead of Klöser. The third place went to Annika Langvad, also from Specialized, who spent a good part of the day trying to cut out no distances, ending six minutes from the winner. The defender of the title, Carolin Schiff, concluded in sixth position.

From the first measures, a seven -runner getaway took the initiative in the women’s race. It was in that selection where Gómez Villafañe and Klöser made the decisive leap, while Langvad tried to close the hole from behind without achieving it. Argentina explained after the race that arrived in Girona with the intention of knowing the European level of Grave and not with competitive expectations, especially after a spring loaded with tests such as the Cape Epic, the Sea Otter and the Belgian Waffle Ride, in addition to a disease that interrupted its preparation. He also explained in Meta that, with his teammate Langvad trying to reach them, he played the letter of collaborating less with Klöser, something that could be fundamental to reach the final stretch with more energy.

“It didn’t arrive with results ambitions, I just wanted to see how it ran here and understand the European style”he confessed. «I was able to control the first ups and downs, risking a lot, but my material was impeccable. In the plains the group was reduced and then pink and I escaped. She was very strong and it was very generous to tell me about turns and obstacles. At one point it fell and waited for her; We even share a drum »he said, underlining the companionship between them.

Georg Egger

A lot of biker prominence but triumph for Würtz Schmidt

Schmidt finished a solo getaway of more than 20 km

In the male category, Würtz Schmidt prevailed after launching an attack 20 kilometers from the finish line, achieving a definitive advantage to win the victory with a time of 6:12:21. At 1:24, Matthew Beers (Specialized) arrived, which he managed to overcome after having been more than two minutes from the leader in some sections. The third drawer of the podium was for Filippo Conca (Swatt Club), which was initially part of the head duo next to Würtz Schmidt, but lost the sprint for the second place in front of the South African.

The test had a lot of prominence of MTB runners. Georg Egger and, above all, Wout Alleman, were two of the key cyclists in the development of the test. The Buff Megamo was fighting for the victory with a risky attack far from the finish line, but was surpassed in the final stretch of the test, although he was able to maintain a position in the top-5 of the day.

Winner

The Traka 200 2025 classification (male)

The Traka 200 2025 classification (female)