The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships, originally set to be hosted in Nice (France) on 18 and 19 October, will finally take place in the Zuid-Limburg region of the Netherlands on 11 and 12 October.
The Zuid-Limburg region will officially host the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships in close collaboration with the municipalities of Maastricht, Beek and Beekdaelen.
Organized by Golazo, this premier competition will ensure an exceptional experience for riders and spectators alike. Golazo is an international group active in the organisation of sporting events that brings unparalleled expertise in the delivery of premier cycling competitions.
The province of Limburg, of which the Zuid (South)-Limburg region is a part, was awarded the UCI Bike Region label by the UCI in 2016. It has already hosted a number of major UCI events, including the 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships and five editions of the UCI Road World Championships, held in Valkenburg in 1938, 1948, 1979, 1998 and 2012.
Zuid-Limburg offers the perfect blend of challenging terrain and a region steeped in cycling tradition.
The 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships will be the fourth staging of the event after two editions in Italy – Veneto (2022) and the Province of Treviso-Veneto (2023) – followed by last year’s event in Flanders (Forest of Brabant) Belgium.
The reigning UCI Gravel World Champions are Mathieu Van der Poel (NED) in the Elite Men category and his compatriot Marianne Vos (NED) in the Elite Women.
More information about the routes and event programme will be communicated in the coming weeks. The organiser Golazo, the province of Limburg and the three host municipalities are doing everything possible to minimise the ecological footprint of the riders, their teams and the fans. The route will be designed to minimize the impact on the most vulnerable natural areas.
