2500 gravel competitors headed off-road into the forests and fields of Belgium on Sunday morning to try and qualify for the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships at a sold-out Turnhout Gravel.

In the 144 kilometers long main even that started and finished in Turnhout, it was 30 year-old Mads Wurtz Schmidt (PAS RACING) of Denmark who took the overall win, finishing in 3:35:24. Fellow countryman Magnus Bak Klaris was next, four seconds back, with Mathijs Loman of the Netherlands taking the final podium step in 3:36:00.

35 year-old Geerike Schreurs (TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME) of the Netherlands won the women’s race in 4:12:09, defeating Wendy Oosterwould and Teuntje Beekhuis in a photo-finish sprint.

Gurvan Ollivier of France won the shorter 72 kilometer medio race solo in 1:59:08, followed by Belgians Ronny Geerts at 2:02:31 and Luc Deckers at 2:02:32.

For the medio women it was an all Belgian podium, with 2024 Gravel World Champion Marijke De Smedt winning in 2:07:24, followed by multiple Gran Fondo World Champion Annick Van Leuven at 2:08:44 and Veronique Florizoone at 2:12:45.

Riders finishing in the top 25% of their UCI age/gender category automatically qualified to race at the Gravel World Championships later this year at a to-be-announced location.

Complete Turnhout Gravel results HERE

Photo Credit: Turnhout Gravel

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