Marianne Vos beats Lotte Kopecky to win women's Gravel World Championships; Lorena Wiebes closes podium

The Gravel World Championships are growing exponentially in the last few years and this Saturday, the women's field featured some of the absolute best! After 8 world championships titles in cyclocross and 3 on the road; at 37 years of age Marianne Vos has become World Champion in the gravel discipline.

The race in Leuven, Belgium, showcased some of the very best pros from several disciplines for an enormous spectacle. Marianne Vos and Lotte Kopecky were the strongest on the day and built a strong gap over the rest of the field; and in the final sprint the Dutchwoman beat the reigning road race World Champion. Lorena Wiebes finished third followed by Puck Pieterse; with the likes of Riejanne Markus, Emma Norsgaard and Lucinda Brand also featuring in the Top10.