A new event opened up the racing for 2024 in the UCI Gravel World Series, with 21-year-old Italian gravel champion Giada Borghesi (BTC City Ljubljana) and Austrian Sebastian Schönberger (Team Felt Felbermayr) claiming the victories at Wörthersee Gravel Race.
The elite fields included a host of top riders from the gravel world and beyond, with those on the start list including Tessa Neefjes, Jade Treffeisen, Svenja Betz, Ivar Slik, Jasper Ockeloen, Nicholas Roche, Jan Bakelants, Petr Vakoc, Mattia De Marchi and Niki Terpstra.
The event was the first race of the UCI Gravel World Series races in 2024, though the October 2023 European Championships and Beechworth Gravelista round in Australia of the UCI series also act as qualifying rounds for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium.
There are 25 qualifying races on the current 2024 schedule for the Gravel World Series, with Worthersee signalling the beginning of a concentrated block of series rounds. La Indomable in Spain, Giro Sardegna Gravel in Italy, the Swartberg 100 in South Africa, Highlands Gravel Classic in the United States and Gravel Fondo Limburg in the Netherlands all take place through April.
Results
Position | Rider | Time |
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1 | Giada Borghesi (Lapierre to Btc city Ljuibjana) | 04:28:36 |
2 | Geerike Schreurs (Specialized – SD Worx Protime) | +0:04 |
3 | Carolin Schiff (Canyon CLLCTV) | +0:46 |
4 | Annabel Fisher (Classified Ridley Factory Team) | +5:13 |
5 | Nele Laing (MAXX Solar Rose Women’s Racing) | +5:48 |
Position | Rider | Time |
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1 | Sebastian Schönberger (Team Felt Felbermayr) | 4:00:23 |
2 | Paul Voß (Autsaid) | +27 |
3 | Daan Soete (Deschacht Hens Maes CX) | +29 |
4 | Ryan Christensen (Rule28 Pro Racing) | +3:00 |
5 | Frederik Raßmann (Rose Racing Circle) | +3:00 |