The first gravel world championship takes place this weekend in Veneto, Italy. An appointment that will be the first in history to award a rainbow jersey in this discipline. A thick name is added to the men's starting list, namely Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman comes from the disaster in the last Road World Championship, where he retired after a night in the barracks.
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Over 550 cyclists of various categories and of numerous nationalities have sent their membership. Competitors in the category Elite men they will compete on Sunday over the distance of 192 kilometers, covering the same route between Vicenza, Padua and Cittadella, with the addition of two laps in a final circuit.
Among the riders who announced their presence, the three-time world champion on the road Peter Sagan, the 2016 Olympic champion greg van avermaet, it's still Zdenek Stybar, Alexey Lutsenko, Nathan Haas, Gianni Wermeersch, Lawrence Naesen, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Davide Ballerini, Lilian Calmejane, Nicholas Roche, Daniel Oss, Carlos Verona, Alessandro De Marchi, the new Under 23 world champion Yevgeny Fedorov e Alban Lakata, three times world champion of Mtb Marathon. They were joined by an ace of the road and off-road that everyone hopes to see in action at the gravel world championship: Mathieu van der Poel.
Between the Elite Women, who will compete on Saturday over the distance of 140 kilometers, the name of the Frenchwoman shines Pauline Ferrand Prevot, a multidisciplinary superstar, on the hunt for his tenth world title e looking for a record that is difficult to replicate.
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ELITE MEN'S ENROLLMENT LIST
ELITE WOMEN ENROLLMENT LIST
WORLD GRAVEL PROGRAM
Saturday October 8
12:00 - Elite Women
12:15 - Men 50+
12:20 - Women Amateurs
Sunday October 9
11:00 - Elite men
11:10 - Men 19-34 & 35-39
11:15 - Men 40-44 & 45-49
More information at Official site.
