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Lyne Lamoureux

UCI Gravel World Series: Aaron Van der Beken and Wendy Oosterwoud win first edition of Flanders Legacy Gravel

The pack of riders pictured in action during the men elite race at the UCI World Gravel Championships, Sunday 12 October 2025, in Maastricht, The Netherlands. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Aaron Van der Beken (Ridley) and Wendy Oosterwoud (PAS) won the inaugural Flanders Legacy Gravel, part of the UCI Gravel World Series. The Leuven gravel race is the first qualifying race for the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships, to be held in Australia.

In the women’s elite category, Oosterwoud claimed the victory with a time of 4:34:28 over the 147km course, besting her closest rivals by 23 seconds. Nathalie Bex won the sprint for second place ahead of Tessa Neefjes.

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