The 2024 UCI Gravel World Series is set to resume racing on 7 April in Wörthersee, Austria, affording cyclists of all ages and abilities the chance to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships taking place next fall in Belgium.

With less than one week until the event, over 1200 riders have registered for the first UCI gravel race in Austria. The main route, designed by former WorldTour pro, gravel world champion and gran fondo world champion Johnny Hoogerland, is 150 kilometers in length along the Austrian-Italian-Slovenian border. Choosing the right bike setup will be paramount to achieve success, with some gravel segments presenting field splitting gradients of 10-20%.

So far, the largest competition is the Men’s 34-39 category with 189 racers, followed by the Elite Men at 120. The Elite Men’s start list is filled with former WorldTour pros who have switched to gravel racing, including Nicholas Roche, Daniel Oss, Petr Vakoc, Niki Terpstra, Alban Lakata, Jan Bakelants, Laurens ten Dam, Laurence Naesen, Mattia de Marchi and Johnny Hoogerland.

Participants finishing in the top 25% of their age/gender category at any of the 26 UCI Gravel World Series events on the 2024 calendar automatically qualify to race in the world championships.

UCI Wörthersee Gravel World Championship qualifying race start list HERE.

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