newsome andโข Roberge Claim Victories at BWR North Carolina โVelo
Pisgah Forest, NC – November โ4, 2023 โ- Emilyโ Newsome of Pas Normal and Adamโค Robergeโข emerged victorious atโ the BWR โคNorth Carolina Velo gravel โฃrace today, โขdominating โฃtheir respective fields in challenging conditions. Newsome secured a โcommanding win in the women’s race, while Roberge powered to a solo โขvictoryโ in the men’s competition.
Newsome completed the course in 5h 25m 23.17s, finishingโ a remarkable 23 minutes aheadโ of Florence Howden and a staggering 54 minutes faster than Katherine Lin, who rounded out the โwomen’s podium. Newsome, the most experienced rider in the women’s field, set a blistering pace from the start. “We started with the guys, so it was a big groupโ and pretty chill until the frist long climb, where it exploded,”โ Newsome explained. “I was โขa littleโ worried as โI wasn’t sure if my legs were good, but Iโ warmed up and I was able to get with a โreally goodโ group of men.We stuck together for almost the entire race. I pushed it really โhard on the climbs and tried to โฃhang through all the technical stuff.” Only eight women finished the race, highlighting a notableโค gap โฃin participation and performance levels.
In the men’s race,Roberge finished with a time of 4h 46m 26.36s, bestingโค Cole Davis by two minutes and Drew Dillman by over six. Theโค race saw early challenges from Griffin โฃboyle, whose bidโค for the lead was cut short โขby two punctures and โฃa broken saddle, forcingโฃ his โฃwithdrawal at mile 57. Davis initially emerged as Roberge’s โขprimaryโ challenger,โ launching an attack on a significantโ climb with 35 miles remaining. However, roberge ultimately bridged the gap andโ rode to a decisive solo win. “It wasโข so fun, please keep this race,” Roberge pleaded to โthe race’s social media account. “I don’t know โif I’m biased since I like the East Coast, but this courseโ is just perfection.”
Men’s top five finishers:
- Adam Robergeโ – 4h 46m 26.36s
- Coleโ Davis – 4h 48m 34.75s
- Andrew Dillman – 4h 52m 11.91s
- Jura Gerlach – 4h 54m 38.55s
- Brodyโ McDonald – 5h 02m 58.99s
Women’s top five finishers:
- Emily Newsom – 5h โฃ25m 23.17s
- Florence โHowden – 5h โข48m โค37.34s
- Katherineโ Lin -โข 6h 19m 42.95s
- Cassie โขCobb โค-โ 6h 35m โ08.02s
- Andreaโ De Leon – 6h 40m 33.40s