3 days Ago By Jackie Tyson
Image 1 of 5 Cécile Lejeune (CCB p/b Levin Law Group) won three out of five stages for women (Image credit: Wil Matthews / Oregon Trail Gravel) The campsite on day 2 of Oregon Trail Gravel (Image credit: Wil Matthews / Oregon Trail Gravel) Hugo Drechau rides in front of Peter Stetina on stage 1 (Image credit: Wil Matthews / Oregon Trail Gravel) Griffin Easter rode to second overall at 2024 Oregon Trail Gravel (Image credit: Wil Matthews / Oregon Trail Gravel) Dry and windy conditions made for plooms of dust during 2024 Oregon Trail Gravel (Image credit: Wil Matthews / Oregon Trail Gravel) French riders Cécile Lejeune (CCB p/b Levin Law Group) and Hugo Drechau (Groove Gravel) outlasted top contenders across five days of racing to secure the overall titles at the 2024 Oregon Trail Gravel stage race. The 350-mile (563km) competition through the heart Oregon’s Cascade mountains concluded in Bend on June 30, and provided top points in the Gravel Earth Series for the first time. Lejeune, who is based in Tucson, Arizona, dominated the five days of off-road competition with four stage podiums, including a solo victory on Sunday to complete a sweep of victories across the final three days, posting a total time of 17:35:54.
She took the start line in Oregon as she was not part of the CCB team which traveled to Europe to compete in this week's Volta Portugal Feminana. “Gravel Racing was still very new to me and gravel stage racing even more. It was with mix of excitement and ner.
