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![Lorena Wiebes, the winner of the first European Gravel Title, and Wout van Aert will be among those lining up at the UCI Gravel World Championships](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/to68s4rNVUqcGzprbYt8aW-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Clash of the all-terrain titans at 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships - Contenders
By Jackie Tyson, Kirsten Frattini last updated
Feature Swenson, Van Aert, Vermeersch, Vollering, Gomez Villafañe, Wiebes headline packed elite fields for rainbow stripes
![The 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships where early selections were forced and it was crucial to be up front to avoid being caught behind in narrow sections](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wudUFEKUPwJUVPWGvNFjwP-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Start grid slots key as Team USA shapes Gravel World Championships strategies
By Jackie Tyson published
News ‘I could crush it as a domestique’ says Sarah Sturm with eye on positioning for Team USA’s Franz and Stephens
![Classified x Hunt 40 Carbon Gravel Race Wheelset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fej2cCSkuZfYMaxS79oa6F-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Classified x Hunt 40 Carbon Gravel Race Wheelset review
By Josh Ross published
Review How does the Classified equation change now that Hunt is in the game?
![Gravel World Champion Gianni Vermeersch leads the pack at the Serenissima Gravel race](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yrLAfNGAmTczPVjMeHnqvV-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Van Aert, Vollering, Lamperti and Wiebes take on gravel experts at UCI World Championships
By Simone Giuliani published
News Niewiadoma and Cecchini to race alongside Ferrand-Prévot, Villafañe as Mohoric, Swift and Valverde join Swenson in men’s field
![Sofia Gomez Villafañe climbs to the victory at 2023 Leadville Trail 100 MTB](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofcM9MdwtFfBmWmYAySTJH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Sofia Gomez Villafane: The last 10 miles are pure evil on new UCI Gravel Worlds route
By Jackie Tyson published
News Argentine rider finds addition of climbing on course 'a huge improvement'
![Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKBReK8tPQbLXuT8YWfMGf-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Best gravel wheelsets 2023 - The best wheels for off-road and aggressive riding
By Josh Croxton last updated
Buyer's Guide The best gravel wheelsets bring a lot to the table when you head off-road. Improving ride feel, traction and speed
![Inaugural Canadian Gravel Championships presented by Argon 18, held on April 30, 2023, in Hamilton, Ontario, as part of Paris to Ancaster event](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WU3D3ALT6mQvKQkYz6uZRV-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
2023 Gravel National Champions index
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Feature The ranks of nations crowning gravel champions grows as the introduction of a UCI Gravel World Championship reverberates
![SIENA ITALY MARCH 05 A general view of the peloton passing through gravel roads landscape during the Eroica 8th Strade Bianche 2022 Womens Elite a 136km one day race from Siena to Siena Piazza del Campo 321m StradeBianche on March 05 2022 in Siena Italy Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3ivgiFG79nWCnCwT8JwrE-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Six talking points ahead of 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships - Preview
By Simone Giuliani published
Preview Momentum continues to build into second edition but growth pains continue with course questions, late organiser switch
Races & Results
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- Beechworth - Gravelista | Beechworth, Australia
- Berja - La Indomable | Berja, Spain
- Prince Albert - Swartberg 100 | Swartberg, South Africa
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