The UCI Are Coming For Gravel ... Are They About To Ruin All The Fun? | GCN Show Ep. 455

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This week we learned that the UCI have announced that they are going to run an official UCI World Gravel Championships, along with a host of new races, but will this take all the fun out of gravel racing? Manon and Si discuss their thoughts on this, along with all the usual GCN Show features!

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