UCI Gravel World Championships 2022
Latest News from the Race
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UCI Gravel World Championships adjusts start grid rules after 2022 controversy
Points from road, cyclocross, MTB still comprise 50% of total tally to determine start positions at October gravel races for rainbow jerseys -
Nathan Haas blog – What's the point(s)? Unpacking Gravel World Championships
My first impressions were not good, but I finished up with a grappa in my hand and a smile on my face -
Lauren Stephens: I circled the globe to ride three World Championships in three weeks
American on mixing mountain bike marathon, road and gravel
Gianni Vermeersch gives Belgium the first Gravel World Championship title for men
Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) soloed to victory to claim the first elite men's title in the UCI Gravel World Championships.
The pro road riders dominated the race, with Vermeersch getting away from a WorldTour and ProTour stacked leading group along with Daniel Oss (Italy). The duo forged ahead for over 100km, opening a maximum gap of over five minutes.
Chasing behind, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands), a trade teammate with Vermeersch on Alpecin-Fenix, out-sprinted Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) to round out the podium.
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot becomes first UCI Gravel World Champion
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) added her fourth world title of the season, adding the UCI Gravel World Championship to her rainbow jersey efforts in the cross country, short track, and marathon MTB events.
The multi-discipline star out-sprinted fellow mountain biker Sina Frei (Switzerland) with Chiara Teocchi giving the host country of Italy the bronze.
Races
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UCI Gravel World Championships 20228 October 2022 - 9 October 2022 | Veneto | CM
Latest Content on the Race
UCI Gravel World Championships adjusts start grid rules after 2022 controversy
By Simone Giuliani published
News Points from road, cyclocross, MTB still comprise 50% of total tally to determine start positions at October gravel races for rainbow jerseys
Nathan Haas blog – What to expect at the first Gravel World Championships
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog Our gravel diarist gives an insider's peek at the route, contenders, and tactics for this weekend's event
Nathan Haas blog – What's the point(s)? Unpacking Gravel World Championships
By Nathan Haas published
Blog My first impressions were not good, but I finished up with a grappa in my hand and a smile on my face
Lauren Stephens: I circled the globe to ride three World Championships in three weeks
By Barry Ryan published
News American on mixing mountain bike marathon, road and gravel
'Like a junior race with Tour de France riders' – Inside the first UCI Gravel World Championships
By Barry Ryan published
In-depth A debrief from the Veneto with Cromwell, Stephens, Roche and Haas
Gallery: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's World Gravel Championships winning bike
By Tom Wieckowski published
pro bike Ferrand-Prévot takes the win atop the all-new BMC Kaius 01 aero gravel bike
Vermeersch and Oss take Gravel World Championship glory from road rivals
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'This was my one chance to be world champion and so I took it,' says Belgian
Van der Poel obeys unspoken rules of road at UCI Gravel World Championships
By Barry Ryan published
News Dutchman takes bronze as Alpecin-Deuninck teammate Vermeersch lands first rainbow jersey
Top News on the Race
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Ferrand-Prévot completes quartet of rainbow jerseys at Gravel World Championships
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Greg Van Avermaet: Road riders at Gravel Worlds can only help make the sport bigger
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Van der Poel is set to ride a road bike at the Gravel World Championships
Additional speed trumps the risk of damage ahead of the inaugural Gravel World Championships
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How to watch the Gravel World Championships 2022 – live streaming
The inaugural Gravel World Championships will be streamed live -
Euro pro roadies take on the privateers at Gravel World Championships
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De Crescenzo, Howes lead US elite team at UCI Gravel World Championships
USA Cycling fields 10 elite riders with 49 age group athletes at inaugural gravel races in Italy
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Mathieu van der Poel returns to action at inaugural Gravel World Championships
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Ferrand-Prévot chases rainbow jersey at inaugural UCI Gravel Worlds
'Dream big or go home' says multi-discipline world champion
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