Pöstlberger and Gómez Villafañe triumph at the Traka 200

Former road pro Lukas Pöstlberger (Rose Cycling Circle) and indomitable gravel star Sofia Gómez Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) came out on top in the flagship event of The Traka, a major race of the Gravel Earth Series.

While Gómez Villafañe repeated the dominant performance that took her to the 2025 title, shedding closest rival Larissa Hartog (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing) on the last short climb to win solo, Pöstlberger held off a determined chasing group of mountain bikers in Bryden Lange (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing), Martin Stošek and Wout Alleman (both Buff BH), with recently retired MTB star Nino Schurter in pursuit.

Pöstlberger and Villafañe join a stellar champions' table at this year's The Traka along with victors of the 360 race, European champ and last year's 200 winner Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Specialized Off-road) and 2024 Unbound 200 winner Rosa Klöser of Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto.

The Traka 200 women's podium

1. Sofia Gómez Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) 6:54:42
2. Larissa Hartog (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing) +1:09
3. Nele Laing (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing) +7:51

The Traka 200 men's podium

1. Lukas Postlberger (Rose Cycling Circle) 6:04:42
2. Bryden Lange (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing) +0:20
3. Martin Stošek (Buff BH) st.