World champion Vermeersch to compete in 3RIDES UCI Gravel World Series race

Gianni Vermeersch atop the first UCI Gravel World Championship podium with Daniel Oss and Mathieu van der Poel
Gianni Vermeersch atop the first UCI Gravel World Championship podium with Daniel Oss and Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck), winner of the first UCI Gravel World Championship event in 2022, will head back to the discipline after a busy spring road season, racing the first German UCI Gravel race, 3RIDES in Aachen on May 13.

The Belgian will be part of a 1,100-rider start list along with retired pro André Greipel, Unbound winner Ivar Slik, top cyclo-cross riders Eli Iserbyt and Michael Vanthourenhout, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) - the #2 ranked women's road racer - and former German champion Mieke Kröger.

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