A well-known face slipped onto the starting line of the Gravel Worlds last Sunday in Louvain. In Belgium, Matthieu Van der Poel crushed the competition to win in this discipline, mixing road cycling and mountain biking. Thus, Valterri Bottas started the race. The Finnish driver, who still competes in Formula 1 for the Stake F1 team, ranked 133rd out of 232 participants.
The Finn finished almost an hour behind Matthieu Van der Poel. A great performance for this seasoned athlete, who is not his first attempt. He thus finished 6th during the Swartberg 100 in South Africa, a UCI Gravel World race, which allowed him to obtain his sesame. The former Mercedes is in a relationship with Tiffany Cromwell, an Australian professional cyclist. After this short break, Bottas will get back behind the wheel on the weekend of October 20 during the Austin Grand Prix.
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A Formula 1 driver took part in the Gravel World Championships last week in Belgium, won by Matthieu Van der Poel. Valterri Bottas finished in 133rd place in the race.
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