The UCI Gravel World Championships are the world championship events for

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in the disciplines of cross country. They are organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of world cycling. 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. 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

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in events of the same discipline until the following year's World Championships. Unlike other UCI-sanctioned mountain-bike 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

The first UCI Gravel World Championships took place in

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in 2022 and featured only cross-country events. The inaugural world champions were

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (born 10 February 1992) is a French multi-discipline bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Elite Mountain Bike team BMC MTB Racing in cross-country cycling. and has signed for Ineos Grenadiers for 2023. Ferrand-Prévot has al ...

for the women's race and

Gianni Vermeersch Gianni Vermeersch (born 19 November 1992) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam in road racing, cyclo-cross and gravel cycling. In 2022, Vermeersch became the inaugural winner of the men's race at the UCI Gravel World Cha ...

for the men's race.

Venues

https://ucigravelworldseries.com/en/world-championships/

All medals

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References

External links

UCI Website
{{Main world championships

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Recurring sporting events established in 2022