Multi-discipline stars dominate inaugural gravel world championships Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Gianni Vermeersch took the elite rainbow jerseys in convincing fashion in Citadella cycling
Meanwhile, roadie and cyclocross regular Gianni Vermeersch added gravel to his CV in the elite men’s race this afternoon, dropping TotalEnergies’ Daniel Oss in the closing stages to take the first world title of his career.
To underline that point, another road racer-cum-cyclocrosser-cum-mountain biker Mathieu van der Poel – competing in his first race since his– outsprinted former Olympic champion and monument winner Greg van Avermaet for the bronze medal. “It’s crazy. I think it was one of the biggest chances for me to once become world champion,” an elated Vermeersch said after the finish. “I cannot believe I am going to have the white rainbow jersey, to have it in my house.
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