QUALIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS

These are the categories and (provisional) related course distances:
Elite Women and Men: 120 km (three loops race)
Women 19-49 years: 120 km race (three loops race)
Women 50+ years: 80 km race (two loops race)
Men 19-59 years: 120 km rac (three loops race)
Men 60+ years: 80 km race (two loops race)

Please note: you can start in a different distance then stated above, but if you do not enter the officialy qualifying distance for your category (Elite or age category) you are not eligible for qualification for the UCI World Championships.

Age Groups applicable to the UCI Gravel World Series are defined by the rider’s age on December 31st of the year of the qualifier event.

Riders that will not turn 19 in 2024 (calendar year) cannot qualify for the UCI World Championship. As the minimum age to participate in the UCI Gravel World Championships is 19 years old, only riders born before 31 December 2004 can qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships 2023. For events organized in the same year and immediately following the World Championships (October-December), riders aged 18 at the moment of qualification may already qualify as they will turn 19 in the year of the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025.

The 25% qualifiers is calculated based on the number of starters in each specific category (Elite or age category), and not on the number of riders having finished the race. Qualification is always per specific category (Elite or age category) and based on specific category (Elite or age category) results, not on overall results. Top 3 riders in every specific category (Elite or age category) are automatically qualified. Riders must finish the race to gain qualification.