Gravel cycling continues to carve out its own lane in the professional cycling landscape. While the jury is still out on just how far the discipline will rise, there is little doubt that a growing number of riders around the world are now making a comfortable living racing primarily on gravel.
In recent years, many of the professional gravel "privateers,” as they are known, have been riders who first built their reputations in mountain biking or the WorldTour. On the road side, names like Ted King, Peter Stetina, Ian Boswell and Petr Vakoc swapped slick road tyres for gravel.
