New twists at Nannup - Australia's gravel series race with a World Championship future

An aerial view of the Seven Gravel Race in 2019
An aerial view of the Seven Gravel Race in 2019 (Image credit: Daniela Tommasi Photography)

The SEVEN gravel race in Nannup is no stranger to trying something new, it was after all one of the early gravel events on the Australian scene when it started in 2018 and now the race is reaping the rewards of another leap into the unknown. 

Last year when close to 1000 riders lined up to taste the gravel gold of the small Western Australian town in the midst of a vast forest and a labyrinth of unpaved roads, few knew what the introduction of a UCI Gravel World Series would mean – although judging by how quick the Western Australian event was to get on board they clearly had an inkling.

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.