17 new age groups world champions crowned in Veneto
Besides the Elite men and women, also age groups riders had the option to compete for worlds in these first UCI Gravel World Championships in between Vicenza and Cittadella. The races on Saturday were split in two behind the women elite with all men age groups over 50 starting 15 minutes later followed by all […]
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Gianni Vermeersch first UCI Gravel World Champions in history
The 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships have been proven to be very successful with a startlist full of stars and races who showed a lot of excitement, grinta and two great new world champions. The races on both days started in three waves with always the elites in front, followed by age groups. In the […]
First UCI Gravel World Championships attract many top stars
Last year, the UCI decided to stage the first ever UCI Gravel World Championships, in 2022. This first edition will be organised at a time when the Strade Bianche (UCI WorldTour and UCI Women’s WorldTour events) and gravel races, born in the US Midwest some fifteen years ago, are growing in popularity worldwide. The first […]
Ranxo as ultimate qualifier option
The Catalonian city of Ponts, south of the Spanish Pyrenees offers this Sunday the last option for riders keen on qualifying for the upcoming UCI Gravel World Championships. The Ranxo event has three distances from which the longest 160km distance is counting as qualifier distances for all age groups and both genders. There is also […]
Finally Piotr Havik while Svenja Betz takes second World Series win
The 8th leg of the Trek UCI Gravel World Series on Saturday in beautiful Monferrato (Piemonte) showed the most splendid but challenging courses with a lot of short but steep climbs and a lot of dust on the dry gravel roads in Italy’s famous wine region. In the men’s race, Dutch Piotr Havik could finally […]
The UCI reveals race routes for first UCI Gravel World Championships
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to reveal the race routes for the first edition of the UCI Gravel World Championships. The different races will take place in the Veneto region of Italy, the weekend of 8-9 October 2022. The races for the different categories will start in Vicenza then pass through Padova before […]
