UCI Gravel World Championships

The UCI Gravel World Championships are the world championship events for gravel cycling organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The discipline covers the space between standard road cycling on paved and asphalted roads, and the all-terrain disciplines of mountain bike cross-country and cyclo-cross. The races share the length and tactical nature of road racing parcours, but embrace the unpredictability and technical skill of off-road cycling.

UCI Gravel World Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencyannual
Inaugurated2022 (2022)
Organised byUCI

The first three finishers in each discipline at the World Championships are awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals. The winner of each discipline is also entitled to wear the rainbow jersey in events of the same discipline until the following year's World Championships. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned races, the competitors in the World Championships represent national rather than commercial teams. The World Championships are usually held towards the end of the season.

History

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The first UCI Gravel World Championships took place in Veneto, Italy in 2022 and featured only cross-country events. The inaugural world champions were Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for the women's race[1] and Gianni Vermeersch for the men's race.[2]

Venues

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Year Country City
2022   Italy Veneto
2023   Italy Veneto
2024   Belgium Flemish Brabant
2025   France Nice
2026   Australia Nannup
2027   France Haute Savoie
2028   Saudi Arabia Al-'Ula

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All medals

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Updated after 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium1102
2  France1001
  Poland1001
  Slovenia1001
5  Italy0213
6  Switzerland0101
7  Netherlands0022
8  Great Britain0011
Totals (8 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Ferrand-Prévot completes quartet of rainbow jerseys at Gravel World Championships
  2. ^ Gianni Vermeersch wins Gravel World Championships with solo attack
  3. ^ "World Championships – UCI Gravel World Series".
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