The expected calendar of the 2022 UCI Gravel series has been leaked, with world series qualifying events leading up to the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships at the of the season.
Described as ‘preliminary’ by grannie Fondo Daily News, the UCI Gravel series can apparently be sponsored by Trek and begins on april three, 2022 within the Philippines.
Gravel Filippine Bongabon in Vega Grande is anticipated to be the UCI because the gap spherical of the cross-country series, with 2 courses offered – 85km (qualifier distance for nineteen to 49) and 62km course (qualifier distance for fifty and above).
No major events from established gravel rides or races within the USA were named for the inaugural year of the UCI series, together with Garmin Gravel Worlds in Nebraska.
That grassroots gravel challenge, that owns a trademark for the name “Gravel Worlds”, can hold its 12th edition in Lincoln on August twenty.
Among the 5 events expected in North America, 3 events are going to be set up along between June eighteen to July eight, starting with the Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo in Ontario, Canada, then the newly-launched Highlands Gravel Classic in Fayetteville, Arkansas and therefore the Gravel Ensenada within the baja california region of Mexico.
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Kettle mettle Gravel Fondo is about to host a spherical in british columbia, Canada in period, and Jingle GX Gravel Race is about to shut out the regular series on September 24 in Iowa town, Iowa.
The UCI announced last September it might supervise the creation of a gravel series and a Gravel World Championships, the tenth discipline that the international governing body can award rainbow jerseys to prime male and female riders.
Golazo also organises the grannie Fondo series and World Championships as a part of the UCI sport For All initiative.
Several news outlet reported that course and equipment regulations for the Gravel world series will be the same as used for the already-established Gravel grannie Fondo series, that caters to amateur riders.
In order to qualify for the Gravel World Championships, participants needed a UCI athletics licence and should “finish within the prime twenty fifth cluster per gender and people, with every people move 5 years between nineteen and seventy nine,” according to the Daily Guardian.
Because there were 3 weekends once multiple events were being command in several countries, early reports were that participants want solely place within the prime 25 per cent of one event to qualify for the championships.
