'Everyone is taking it seriously...it's a rainbow jersey'

Far from a gimmick, for the racers, Gravel Worlds will be a fierce battle

Lauren Stephens (EF Education Tibco SVB)
(Image credit: Getty Images)

The inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships are taking place in Veneto, Italy, this weekend, and for the past month, the internet at large has been criticising and scoffing at the UCI’s entry —or mingling in— gravel racing.  

Among the star-studded cast of racers, however, the fight for first-time honors are a serious business. 

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