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Link to Organisers present courses for the 2024 Gravel World Championships
The courses for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships will return to the forests of Belgium where the European Championships were held last year

Organisers present courses for the 2024 Gravel World Championships

Belgium is set to host the next edition which will see a diverse course of off-road riding in the Leuven area of Flanders

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Link to Greg Van Avermaet joins new pro gravel outfit Team Last Dance
Greg Van Avermaet in action in the Belgian Gravel Championships in 2023

Greg Van Avermaet joins new pro gravel outfit Team Last Dance

Recently retired Belgian is the latest rider to make the move into gravel riding with Unbound on schedule

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Link to The race within a race: inside women’s professional gravel racing
Sofia Gomez Villafañe wins the women's race at BWR Arizona

The race within a race: inside women’s professional gravel racing

At the recent Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona we caught up with the women's podium to get their take on racing within the men's gravel peloton

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Link to Gallery: Winter strikes again at Old Man Winter Rally
A look at the grit and grime of Colorado's first gravel race of the season

Gallery: Winter strikes again at Old Man Winter Rally

The Rocky Mountains first gravel race of the year put the riders through gritty conditions as snow from the previous day melted into slushy slop along the 75km course

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Link to Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday
Registration opens Monday morning

Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday

Places are expected to sell out fast for this Unbound shake-down race

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Link to Low Gap Hopper: Christopher Blevins and Kate Courtney take wins to open the US gravel season
Christopher Blevins wins the first race of the US gravel season at the Low Gap Hopper over the weekend

Low Gap Hopper: Christopher Blevins and Kate Courtney take wins to open the US gravel season

The short but challenging race in northern California is the first significant test in a gravel calendar that will run through to October

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Link to Peter Stetina: Road pros are realising that gravel racing isn’t just a retirement programme
Peter Stetina and his young family go to plenty of races together

Peter Stetina: Road pros are realising that gravel racing isn’t just a retirement programme

American privateer racer on the general trends within the US gravel scene as participation grows alongside bike sales

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Link to Top US gravel riders take on a 'Spirit Tour' in preparation for the 2024 season
While the numbers are down from six to four, the goals remain the same: friendship, fitness and adventure on the Spirit Tour

Top US gravel riders take on a 'Spirit Tour' in preparation for the 2024 season

Keegan Swenson, Russell Finsterwald, Kerry Werner and Cody Cupp embark on a five-day gravel adventure through southern Arizona, to train, and connect with the 'spirit of gravel'

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Link to The complete 2024 USA gravel race calendar
Gravel is a growing discipline worldwide, but its roots remain in the US

The complete 2024 USA gravel race calendar

GCN's comprehensive calendar of gravel events covers the best US races in 2024

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Link to 8 hidden gems of US gravel racing in 2024
Gravel riders ride through a living room at the Rockcobble

8 hidden gems of US gravel racing in 2024

Beyond the big titles, here are eight gravel races we think stand out as underappreciated off-road events in the United States cycling calendar

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Link to SBT GRVL lottery opens November 30 as the 2024 gravel season solidifies
Riders compete at the 2023 SBT GRVL event

SBT GRVL lottery opens November 30 as the 2024 gravel season solidifies

Colorado’s premier gravel race has turned to a lottery for 2024, with Unbound's selection coming in January

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Link to Fewer rules, more fun: How the pro peloton is embracing gravel racing
Plenty of road pros tackled Serenissima Gravel in Italy

Fewer rules, more fun: How the pro peloton is embracing gravel racing

GCN quizzed some road pros on why they're drawn to gravel and whether it could one day usurp cyclo-cross as the go-to off-season training activity

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Link to Life Time Grand Prix reveals riders for 2024 gravel series
The Life Time Grand Prix peloton racing through the hills of Arkansas

Life Time Grand Prix reveals riders for 2024 gravel series

Swenson and Villafañe return for the seven-race series that will see $300,000 up for grabs

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Link to Can a beginner off-road rider complete Big Sugar Gravel?
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Can a beginner off-road rider complete Big Sugar Gravel?

After months of preparation, GCN's Alex and Chloe Paton attempted to finish one of America’s toughest gravel races

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Link to Sweet tech from Big Sugar
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Sweet tech from Big Sugar

Alex Paton is at the gravel race to look at some of the hottest tech

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Link to Big Sugar Classic Preview: Niewiadoma and Swenson headline final major gravel race of 2023
Out on the course of the Big Sugar Classic gravel race

Big Sugar Classic Preview: Niewiadoma and Swenson headline final major gravel race of 2023

World champion Niewiadoma to debut rainbow jersey alongside big gravel stars at final Life Time Grand Prix round

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Link to Tiffany Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas launch Australian gravel event with $10,000 AUD prize purse
Tiffany Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas at FNLD GRVL this year

Tiffany Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas launch Australian gravel event with $10,000 AUD prize purse

RADL GRVL will coincide with the Tour Down Under as the latest event from FNLD GRVL and SBT GRVL organisers

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Link to ‘I belong in this space’ - Retiring Chad Haga storms onto the European gravel scene
Chad Haga will officially retire from road racing at the end of 2023

‘I belong in this space’ - Retiring Chad Haga storms onto the European gravel scene

American completed the Traka 360 course in record-beating time as he looks to kick off his post-road career

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Link to Serenissima Gravel: Florian Vermeersch sprints to victory in close finale
Florian Vermeersch outsprints Gianni Vermeersch at the Serenissima Gravel

Serenissima Gravel: Florian Vermeersch sprints to victory in close finale

A battle of the two Vermeerschs went down to the wire on a dusty and draining day in Veneto

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Link to GCN Tech Show: Do you actually need gravel-specific parts and components?
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GCN Tech Show: Do you actually need gravel-specific parts and components?

Equipment from Gravel Worlds, new bikes from Canyon and BMC, plus a new trainer from Zwift

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Link to Keegan Swenson's Santa Cruz Stigmata: UCI Gravel World Championships bike
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Keegan Swenson's Santa Cruz Stigmata: UCI Gravel World Championships bike

The American, who has dominated the domestic gravel scene in 2023, teams up with Santa Cruz's gravel bike in hunt for rainbow jersey

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Link to Laurens ten Dam: Gravel World Championships will have a Strade Bianche feel
Laurens ten Dam

Laurens ten Dam: Gravel World Championships will have a Strade Bianche feel

Dutch veteran aiming to pace himself into contention against the 'more explosive' WorldTour pros in Sunday's race

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Link to Pauline Ferrand-Prévot out of Gravel World Championships with COVID
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot with her gold medal from the inaugural Gravel World Championships in 2022

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot out of Gravel World Championships with COVID

'It’s the doctor's orders to take more recovery time' says defending champion

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Link to News Round-up: Chris Froome to finish 2023 season in China and Japan
Chris Froome is set to return to racing in October after more than three months away from competition

News Round-up: Chris Froome to finish 2023 season in China and Japan

Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step merger, Annemiek van Vleuten takes on gravel, and Mathieu van der Poel tests Paris Olympics MTB course

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