This year's British Gravel Championship is some way off, but we have a cast-iron prediction: whoever wins a tricolour jersey on September 14 will have well and truly earned it.
Having journeyed up to Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire last week to meet organiser Red On Sports and experience the course for myself, I can confirm that riders will mostly be either climbing or descending, with some heart-in-mouth technical moments and impressive views thrown in for good measure.
