2026 Gravel World Championships Participants | Marianne Vos in the women's race; only 3 WorldTour riders in the men's race
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Follow us on GoogleThis weekend, its not just the Tour of Lombardy and Paris-Tours on the schedule, but also the 2026 edition of the Gravel World Championships. For the first time ever, the event will take place outside of Europe. Nannup, located in Western Australia, is hosting- and here are the riders making the trip.
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Vos is top contender, fewer WorldTour riders than normal
In the women’s race, Marianne Vos—winner of the 2024 Gravel World Championships in Leuven— is the top contender. Riejanne Markus will be another notable Dutch name on the start list. She has had a busy few weeks, competing in both the European Championships in Slovenia and the World Championships in Canada.
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Other well-known names include Madeleine Nutt (Great Britain), Tiffany Cromwell (Australia), Sofia Gomez Villafane (Argentina), Romy Kasper, Rosa Klöser (Germany), Erica Magnaldi (Italy), and Aisleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa). However, because of the long journey, we’re seeing fewer WorldTour riders in action than in recent years.
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Marianne Vos is competing in the Gravel World Championships in Australia.
Vermeersch to travel to Australia at own expense
The same goes for the men. Defending champion Florian Vermeersch will be competing; UAE Emirates-XRG has granted him the freedom—at his own expense—to participate in Nannup, located near Perth.
Belgian Stan Dewulf (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Brit Connor Swift (Netcompany INEOS) are also competing, which means there “only” three WorldTour pros on the start list.
We’ll see plenty of gravel racers on Sunday. The Dutch and Belgian national champions Rick Ottema (NDL) and Daan Soete (BEL) will be there along with a full roster of teammates.
Any other well-known names? Matthew Beers (South Africa), Andreas Stokbro, and European champion and Unbound winner Mads Würtz Schmidt (Denmark), Freddy Ovett (Australia), Lukas Pöstlberger (Austria), Keegan Swenson (U.S.), Petr Vakoc (Czech Republic), and Germany’s Paul Voss.
Participants in the 2026 Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia—Elite Women (Saturday, October 10)
Mikayla Arends (Canada)
Dylan Baker (Canada)
Anett Barrera Esparza (Mexico)
Victoria Rose Channing Barry (New Zealand)
Laetitia Bilodeau (Canada)
Ella Bloor (Australia)
Lisa Bone (South Africa)
Sophie Byrne (Australia)
Althea Mae Campaña (Philippines)
Tiffany Cromwell (Australia)
Sarah Diekmeyer (Germany)
Gabrielle Fox (United States)
Nicole Frain (Australia)
Jana Gigele (Austria)
Sofia Gomez Villafane (Argentina)
Holly Harris (Australia)
Larissa Hartog (Netherlands)
Lucy Hempstead (Australia)
Holly Henry (New Zealand)
Elizabeth Hermolle (Great Britain)
Shuwei Hsu (Chinese Taipei)
Hanna Johansson (Sweden)
Flora Johnson (Great Britain)
Romy Kasper (Germany)
Yuki Kataoka (Japan)
Rosa Klöser (Germany)
Nele Laing (Germany)
Maria Laurie (Canada)
Andrea Loza Fiol (Peru)
Sharlotte Lucas (New Zealand)
Irina Luetzelschwab (Switzerland)
Erica Magnaldi (Italy)
Riejanne Markus (Netherlands)
Àshleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa)
Tessa Neefjes (Netherlands)
Madeleine Nutt (Great Britain)
Wendy Oosterwoud (Netherlands)
Valentina Ovalle Calero (Chile)
Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Canada)
Theresa Rindler-Bachl (Austria)
Michaela Rogan (United States)
Carolin Schiff (Germany)
Karoline Risager Schmidt (Denmark)
Geerike Schreurs (Netherlands)
Francesca Seal (Great Britain)
Elisa Serné (Netherlands)
Hayley Simmonds (Great Britain)
Haley Smith (Canada)
Kira Stock (Germany)
Jade Treffeisen (Germany)
Chiharu Ukai (Japan)
Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
Sophie Wright (Great Britain)
Shagne Paula Yaoyao (Philippines)
Participants in the 2026 Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia - Elite Men (Sunday, October 11)
Joshua Alano (Philippines)
Yoav Ashkenazi (Israel)
Magnus Bak Klaris (Denmark)
Jonathan Baron (Canada)
Harrison Bebbington (New Zealand)
Matthew Beers (South Africa)
Loïc Bettendorff (Luxembourg)
Travis Bramley (Australia)
Martijn Braspenning (Netherlands)
Jasper Britz (Germany)
Mark Chong (Canada)
Logan Cobham (Australia)
Gianluca Cordioli (Italy)
Raphael Couturier (Canada)
Henrique Da Silva Avancini (Brazil)
Tommaso Daniel (Italy)
Stan Dewulf (Belgium)
Griffin Easter (United States)
Guillaume Fiset (Canada)
Edmhel John Flores (Philippines)
Charles-Antoine Forest Leblanc (Canada)
Kyle Fry (Canada)
Wyatt Gaulke (United States)
Joel Green (Australia)
Jake Griffin (Australia)
Aleksandr Grigorev (Russia)
Jordan Habets (Netherlands)
Piotr Havik (Netherlands)
Roman Holzer (Switzerland)
Daniil Igumnov (Russia)
Oliver Johnston (Australia)
Tomáš Kalojiros (Czech Republic)
Theodore Kincaid (United States)
Ayal Kline (United States)
Adne Koster (Netherlands)
Nash Joshua Lim (Philippines)
Jonas Lindberg (Denmark)
Mathijs Loman (Netherlands)
Mike Piolo Lugtu (Philippines)
Sampo Malinen (Finland)
Lugi Mamburan (Philippines)
Issei Matsumoto (Japan)
Roi Milman (Israel)
Emmanuel Dave Montemayor (Mexico)
Salman Nabwani (Kenya)
Lawrence Naesen (Belgium)
Ruud Junior Nagengast (Netherlands)
Tasmanian Nankervis (Australia)
Luis Neff (Germany)
Andreas Stokbro Nielsen (Denmark)
Casper Ingerslev Nielsen (Denmark)
Rick Nobel (Netherlands)
Mark O'Brien (Australia)
Morten Örnhagen Jørgensen (Denmark)
Jonas Orset (Norway)
Rick Ottema (Netherlands)
Freddy Ovett (Australia)
Alessandro Pellegrini (Italy)
Léonard Péloquin (Canada)
Pascal Pensa (Switzerland)
Benjamin Perry (Canada)
Jo Pirotte (Belgium)
Lukas Pöstlberger (Austria)
Jeremy Presbury (Australia)
Marc Pritzen (Germany)
Brent Rees (Australia)
Jerico Rivera (Philippines)
Dave Roa (Philippines)
Karl-Erik Rosendahl (Denmark)
Toki Sawada (Japan)
Mads Würtz Schmidt (Denmark)
Peter Schulting (Netherlands)
Cameron Scott (Australia)
Connor Sens (Australia)
Koki Shirakawa (Japan)
Jaakko Sillankorva (Finland)
Daan Soete (Belgium)
Casey South (United States)
Felix Stehli (Switzerland)
Oliver Stenning (United Kingdom)
Anton Stensby (Norway)
Martin Stosek (Czech Republic)
Keegan Swenson (United States)
Connor Swift (Great Britain)
Jaedon Terlouw (Netherlands)
Ole Theiler (Germany)
Christian Timbang (Philippines)
Michael Tjulander (Sweden)
Martynas Tomkus (Lithuania)
Elia Tovazzi (Italy)
Petr Vakoc (Czech Republic)
Mark Louwel Valderama (Philippines)
Aaron Van der Beken (Belgium)
Daniel Van Der Watt (South Africa)
Santiago Velarde Esparza (Mexico)
Florian Vermeersch (Belgium)
Paul Voss (Germany)
Thijs Wemmers (Netherlands)
Kacper Wielgosz (Poland)
Jenson Young (Great Britain)
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Latest Comments
- - Grande articolo. Evenepoel e Ciccone al limite totale — respeto. Pero por favor, UEC, mostra la foto esatta della linea per evitare polemiche.jeremya06-10-2026
- - Not totally convinced by the “no further statements” line from UEC. If they used dual systems, where’s the corroborating second image? Publish both or it feels a bit opaque, ragazzi.julien06-10-2026
- - Quick one: why do the wheels look “bent” in the photo finish? Is that just the time axis thing you mentioned?lindae06-10-2026
- - Remco by a whisker is believable, but Cicco’s request is fair. In track and road we always go by the leading edge of the front tyre at the line—show the exact pixel row of the stripe and we’re done. Good piece.samanthak06-10-2026
- - Blimey, what a nail-biter. If the margin’s0028s and they’ve got EtherLynx running at 13,000 fps, just release the raw line-scan image and close the debate. Transparency costs nothing.cadencekingm06-10-2026
- - Wait, what does “qualified in age group 35–39” mean—does that race separately from the elites at Worlds, or is it all together? And do you need a UCI license for that? Gracias por la info, cheers.andrewf05-10-2026
- - While others are relaxing on their boats… he’s grinding gravel. Legend. Go VB77!michael5405-10-2026
- - That 56 km first leg looks like a shakeout ride. Does he plan to split it over 3–4 days? Heat/humidity in SEA is brutal—electrolytes will be key.sprocketspiny05-10-2026
- - “Undertakeke” made me laugh but edit pls. Also, is the course in Nannup more climby or flat farm roads? Would’ve suited Valtteri’s diesel engine, I reckon.julien05-10-2026
- - Tiffany Cromwell shoutout is deserved. They recon together and you can see her influence in his pacing and position on dirt. Great duo.pedalpowe2905-10-2026
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