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Peter Stuart

Handling the pressure - Self-inflating tyres and decisive late sprint helped Marianne Vos take Gravel World Championships

Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 05/10/2024 - Cycling - 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships, Halle-Leuven, Belgium - Women Elite Race - Marianne Vos (Netherlands) wins the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships receiving the Gold Medal and World Champions Jersey.

Marianne Vos delivered a stunning win for the Dutch team against home favourite Lotte Kopecky at the UCI Gravel World Championships in Leuven, while becoming the first rider to win a race using innovative self-inflating tyres.

The two riders rode clear of the field with a little under 50km remaining and dramatically outpaced the chase group of pre-race contenders such as Puck Pieterse and Lorena Wiebes.

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