olympian and reigning queen of gravel

Sofia Gomez Villafane is the reigning "Queen of Gravel." A scrappy Argentinian mountain biker with a confident spirit, Villafane comes to every race with the very clear goal of winning. At 2022 Unbound Gravel, she shocked the gravel world with a dominant win on a rain-soaked muddy course. She finished just off the top spot on the podium at the Life Time Grand Prix. In 2023, Sofia reached the top step of the Grand Prix in convincing fashion with dominant wins at Sea Otter Classic, Tushar Crusher and Leadville 100 MTB.

Nationality

Argentinian and American

Hometown

Heber City Utah and Tucson Arizona

Favorite race

OZ Trails Off-Road

Whiskey Fat Tire Pro Crit

On a late-April night in Prescott Arizona, we had a blast shooting Neversecond athletes Keegan Swenson, Sofia Villafane and Russell Finsterwald throttle around a 1-mile road circuit against a stacked pro field at the Whiskey Off-Road El Yucatero Pro Fat Tire Crit. Shooting and editing by Matt Shapiro.

Sofia Gomez Villafane C30 Energy Gel

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