UCI Gravel World Championships 2025
Nice, October 18th/19th, 2025
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Women’s Race
3 or 4 nights
Men’s Race
$TBC
The 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships with Sportive Breaks
The 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships will take place in Nice, France across the weekend of October 18th and 19th. Join our Notification List to be the first to find out when our fully supported packages are on sale.
The information on this page relates to the 2024 World Championships, and is provided as a guide to how our 2025 packages may look.
The 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships took place in Leuven, Belgium on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2024. You can qualify and try to win the rainbow jersey in your age group by qualifying in the top 25% at any event in the UCI Gravel World Series.
The UCI Gravel World series is a series of qualifier events in different countries that allows amateur cyclists to qualify for the World Championship by finishing in the top 25% in their age category. The UCI Gravel World Championships first took place in 2022 with a stellar field of pro cyclists sharing the start line with amateur riders. Check out the full list of qualifying events here: https://ucigravelworldseries.com/en/calendar/
The women elite raced on Saturday, October 5, 2024 while the men elite had their race on Sunday, October 6, 2024. All races started in Halle with the finish in Leuven.
Amateur and masters riders race together with the pros. They start in later waves as they battle it out for a world title in their respective age groups. Women age groups and men over 50 race on Saturday while men of the age groups 19 to 49 start behind the men elite on Sunday.
Sportive Breaks and the UCI Gravel World Championships
Sportive Breaks were the official travel partner for the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Perth, Scotland. Our 2024 host was experienced race director Rowland Summerlin. Rowland was the race director for the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo Worlds in Perth and hosted Team Australia for a private race briefing. He is currently the race director for UCI Gravel World Series event the Gralloch and experienced as ‘Chef de Mission’ for Team GB age group world championships. Rowland will again fulfil this role for Sportive Breaks in Aalborg, Cyprus and also in Leuven for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships. In Leuven, Rowland was on hand to answer all questions you may have had on the world championships.
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Share the same start line as professional riders: In 2022 and 2023 a host of top stars were on the start line in Italy.
Book with the local specialists : We offer the best support and have hotels in the best locations. Our team’s local knowledge and wealth of experience will give you an advantage over your competitors.
Guided warm up rides: Daily warm up rides taking in this beautiful area led by our ride guides with support van.
Mechanical support: On hand all weekend, our expert mechanics are there to make sure your bike is in perfect condition.
What's Included & Optional Extras
Accommodation
3* Hotel in center of Leuven
Meals Included
Breakfast included
Mechanic
Mechanic available all weekend
Guided Rides
Guided rides with support van
Chef de Mission
Rowland Summerlin will be in Leuven for Sportive Breaks
Bike rental
Coming Soon
Additional Extras - Transfer
Airport Transfers from Brussels Airport
Packages and Prices (2024 Event)
Join us in Leuven for the 2024 Gravel World Championships. We will have mechanics and support staff to assist you during your trip along with our Chef du Mission Rowland Summerlin. Stay for three of four nights at our hotel which is located in the center of Leuven.
Prices for 3 Nights are:
- $686 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds)
- $911 based on a single occupancy of a room.
Prices for 4 Nights are:
- $806 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds)
- $1130 based on a single occupancy of a room.
Included with your weekend
- Stay at the Park inn hotel in the centre of Leuven
- Daily breakfasts
- All taxes are included
- The services of our bike guide and bike mechanic
- Guided rides
- Chef du Mission – Rowland Summerlin
- Transport to the start of the race in Halle
Itinerary (2024 Event)
Day To Day
Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Leuven today or book our optional airport transfers. We provide a regular service from Brussels Airport. We will welcome you at the airport and your coach will be waiting outside the terminal. We will also transport your bike in its box or bag.
Our hotel
The hotel is a 3* hotel in Leuven near the finish. Your stay includes breakfast. The hotel has secure bike storage and free Wi-Fi.
What about my bike?
You can bring your own bike as bikes can be safely stored at the hotel. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with building your own bike after travel.
Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel today. Please ensure that you arrive in time to check-in, prepare your bike plus collect your race pack and register for the event.
Guided Ride (for those who arrived yesterday)
After breakfast and any final bike adjustments, we will take you on a supported, guided ride exploring the course.
After the ride, please make your way to the event expo to collect your race pack and attend the technical briefing for tomorrow’s event.
Event Registration
You must register for the event and collect your race pack in person. The registration venue is near the start line in Halle, in the Cultural Center Vondel.
Registration is possible today from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
There is a regular direct train from outside our hotel to Halle.
Registration will also be possible tomorrow morning, but we advise you to register today to avoid having to rush.
Today is the day! Breakfast is arranged in the hotel restaurant.
Getting to the start
As we are staying in Leuven, we offer transport to the start in Halle. Our team will be available this morning if you have any last-minute mechanical issues, or if you need any other assistance.
Getting back from the finish
The finish is in Leuven so near the hotel. It is possible to ride back after you finish but our team will be present at the finish should anyone require any assistance.
Start times in Halle – 12:00 PM onwards
- TBC – Women elite
- TBC – Men 50+
- TBC – Women Age Groups
Podium ceremonies at the finish
These will take place between 2:30 – 5:30 PM in Leuven, just a few hundred yards from our hotel.
Registration for Sunday’s race
For men up to 49 years old racing tomorrow, registration is near the start line in Halle, in the Cultural Center Vondel.
Registration is possible today from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
There is a regular direct train from outside our hotel to Halle.
Today is the day! We have an early start this morning. Early breakfasts are arranged in the hotel restaurant. Registration is possible this morning in Halle from 8:00 – 10:00 AM, but we strongly advise riders to register on Saturday.
Getting to the start
As we are staying in Leuven we offer transport to Halle. Our team will be available this morning if you have any last-minute mechanical issues, or if you need any other assistance.
Getting back from the finish
The finish is in Leuven so ride back to your hotel. It is possible to ride back after you finish but our team will be present at the finish should anyone require any assistance.
Start times in Halle – 10:00 AM onwards
- TBC – Men elites
- TBC – Men 19-34 & 35-39
- TBC – Men 40-44 & 45-49
Podium ceremonies
These will take place between 2:30 – 5:30 PM in Leuven, just a few hundred yards from our hotel.
After breakfast, please check out of the hotel and depart. Our airport transfers to Brussels Airport depart after breakfast.
More About the Event
Join the Sportive Breaks team and stay with us in Leuven for 3 or 4 nights at our Team Hotel. Your package includes all support and a guided warm-up ride from our team in the run up to your event. Airport transfers are also available.
2023 UCI Gravel World Championships
In 2023 the event was held in Italy. In the Women Elite category on Saturday, Kasia Niewiadoma took the rainbow jersey with an epic solo attack 20KM from the finish.
In the Men’s Elite Race on Sunday 8 October, the big names from other cycling disciplines like Wout Van Aert, Matej Mohoric, Cameron Mason and Florian Vermeersch were all there to battle for the finish line. In the end, Slovenian rider Matej Mohoric took the win.
Each UCI Gravel World Series event of the 2023-2024 seasons grants qualification rights for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships. Events Calendar available here. Based on the results of each race, the first 25% of athletes in each age group will be qualified for the UCI Gravel World Championships. The 25% is calculated based on the number of starters in each age group, and not on the number of riders having finished the race. In addition, the first three riders of each official age category will qualify directly for the UCI Gravel World Championships, independently of the number of starters in that age group. Riders must finish the race to gain qualification. The age categories of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are: All rules are available here
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