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| Venue |  Veneto, Italy |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 8–9 October 2022 |
| Events | 12 |
The 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships were held on 8 and 9 October 2022 in Veneto, Italy. [1] It was the first time the gravel world championships were held.
| | |
| Venue | Veneto, Italy |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 8–9 October 2022 |
| Events | 12 |
The 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships were held on 8 and 9 October 2022 in Veneto, Italy. [1] It was the first time the gravel world championships were held.
All times listed below are for the local time – Central European Summer Time or UTC+02:00.
| Date | Start Time | Event | Location (start) | Location (finish) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October | 12:00 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women's elite | Vicenza | Cittadella | 139.2 km (86.5 mi) |
| 12:15 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men 50+ | ||||
| 12:20 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women 19–34 | ||||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women 35–39 | |||||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women 40–44 | |||||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women 45–49 | |||||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Women 50+ | |||||
| 9 October | 12:00 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men elite | 194.1 km (120.6 mi) | ||
| 12:15 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men 19–34 | 166.6 km (103.5 mi) | |||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men 35–39 | |||||
| 12:20 | 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men 40–44 | ||||
| 2022 UCI Gravel World Championships – Men 40–49 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men elite [2] |  Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | 5h 10' 41" | Daniel Oss (ITA) | + 44" |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | + 1' 29" |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women elite [3] |  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | 4h 09' 07" |  Sina Frei (SUI) | + 0" | Chiara Teocchi (ITA) | + 11" |
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