{"id":2170076,"date":"2026-09-28T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170076"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:00:00","slug":"itd-be-a-fairytale-to-win-but-im-also-realistic-tiffany-cromwell-primed-to-go-out-on-a-high-at-uci-gravel-world-championships-in-western-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170076","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;d be a fairytale to win, but I&#8217;m also realistic&#8217; \u2013 Tiffany Cromwell primed to go out on a high at UCI Gravel World Championships in Western Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U33h8pmkQ5AJNMftqUAqPX-2400-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ucnW4C33CudyUarHcb5GJ-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ucnW4C33CudyUarHcb5GJ-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    Vallieres Mill&#8217;s title defence, Kopecky&#8217;s comeback and is Demi Vollering actually unstoppable? 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provide the most fitting swansong.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-456790e6-b632-11f1-80e5-9dbf95263d61-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That race is the UCI Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Australia which is set to unfold on October 10 and 11, and will be the Australian veteran&#8217;s final outing as a professional cyclist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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definitely a renewed interest to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A renewed interest that took her through four more seasons, where she not only played a valuable support role while riding on the road for Canyon-SRAM, often as a road captain, but also swept up a long list of gravel victories. That included Australian titles, two Unbound 100 wins and a number of UCI Gravel World Series victories., including three at SEVEN in Nannup, which is where this year&#8217;s World Championships will play out.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Tiffany Cromwell to say goodbye to racing career at home UCI Gravel World Championships in October<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UCI Gravel World Series: Tiffany Cromwell dominates Tartu Bike Marathon as Lukas Malezsewski wins men&#8217;s race in five-man sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;m dreaming of something beautiful&#8217; \u2013 Marianne Vos heads to UCI Gravel World Championships in Australia in bid to reclaim rainbow stripes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely happy I pushed on until now,&#8221; said Cromwell. &#8220;I&#8217;ve done a lot between then and now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s also meant that while she may not have been given the opportunity to bow out at a home rainbow jersey race in 2022, with both her desire to continue and team selections standing in her way, the delay has delivered a chance to make that dream a reality in Nannup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-qpcBcA9nZpnMKoF43yquME\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-qpcBcA9nZpnMKoF43yquME slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Having the UCI World Championships of gravel in Australia, that&#8217;s a good way to go out and finish,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m just getting to the point where I&#8217;m getting tired, trying to keep the level that you need to be at for women&#8217;s cycling; a level that is now super challenging if you don&#8217;t dedicate everything to it.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve done so many years of that, I think you just feel it and it&#8217;s nice that I can choose when. It&#8217;s not that I didn&#8217;t have options for a contract or that I had an injury that stopped me. It was just me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">After 12 seasons with the same team and 17 as a professional cyclist, Cromwell won&#8217;t only be waving farewell at a home World Championships, but this time can do it as a serious contender, in a discipline and on a course where she has a strong winning history. On top of that she&#8217;ll have the Canyon team for support, a new bike with what she expects \u2013 based on her previous experience on the course \u2013 to be the ideal set up and the strong form she is carrying heading toward the event is clear. Her last two UCI Gravel World Series races through September resulted in a second and first place.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;One final opportunity to give it everything&#8217; \u2013 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio set to close out 17-year professional career with World Championships road race<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;He&#8217;s saying cancer. I start bawling my eyes out&#8217; &#8211; Declan Irvine&#8217;s journey through diabetes, a life-changing disease and the unstoppable path for third UCI Gravel World Championships qualification<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O&#8217;Brien, Sens and Harris<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was happy with how the sensations were,&#8221; Cromwell told <em>Cyclingnews <\/em>when speaking after the Falling Leaves Lahti and in the days before her Tartu Rattamaraton win. &#8220;So you know I&#8217;ll keep plugging along, a few more weeks of punishment, but I&#8217;m excited to just go in with a clear head for Gravel Worlds.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Of course I&#8217;d love a fantastic result, it&#8217;d be a fairytale to win, but I&#8217;m also realistic. I can turn up, I can give my best, and see what that is. Marianne Vos is coming, and you know she&#8217;s always in amazing form, no matter what time of year, and there&#8217;s a lot of strong gravel riders turning up as well.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So I just want to go there, race my bike, see what I can do, and just enjoy it. If I get something in the end, that&#8217;s going to be a fantastic way to finish. If I don&#8217;t, it&#8217;s not the end of the world. I&#8217;m going with that mentality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happens-when-it-is-over-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">What happens when it is over?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-daa190e4-b637-11f1-95e8-05636eef1c3f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Cromwell racing at the SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race in 2025 <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Patrick Boer\u00e9 \/ SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-8af54f72-b632-11f1-b73b-0dcc6d65759d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Gravel may be a discipline that has proven reinvogorating and looks set to deliver the ideal farewell but, for Cromwell, it is certainly not the retirement plan.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;People are like, &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;ll still race gravel&#8217; but what they don&#8217;t realise is that gravel is evolving so quickly, and the level is also increasing so quickly. And if you race, you want to be competitive, you want to be fighting for wins and fighting for podiums \u2026 so you then still have to train as hard, and for me that&#8217;s one of the biggest things.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still happy to ride my bike, but it&#8217;s the hurting yourself, doing the efforts \u2013 that side becomes harder \u2013 and if you stay to race gravel you still need to do the painful part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That doesn&#8217;t mean Cromwell is totally ruling out pinning on a number in the future \u2013 &#8220;never say never&#8221; \u2013 but with a different mentality.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I can do some races for fun for sure,&#8221; said Cromwell, who through the years has often been accompanied to events by her partner, F1 driver Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;With Valtteri, like he&#8217;s still loving cycling a lot and probably would want to do races, and I&#8217;m like, OK, I can be back to support but then you know maybe I throw in. Or maybe we&#8217;ve talked about in the future, just for fun, doing the Cape Epic together or something like that, those kind of challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Cromwell, who already has a number of projects on the go, is however keeping the path flexible as she moves beyond her career as a professional cyclist, wanting time to enjoy a little freedom and travel. That doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;s likely to disappear from the industry.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;At the moment, it&#8217;s still very open,&#8221; said Cromwell when asked about what is next. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any kind of ambitions to day to day life with a cycling team, at least definitely not right now. But for sure, I still need to remember my biggest strength, or what I&#8217;m known for, is cycling. So it&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m completely walking away because I think there&#8217;s still a lot of opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7d060480-bb53-11f1-9fec-5d539444a5ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. Subscribers get unlimited access to exclusive analysis from our expert columnists, in-depth features and industry-leading tech insight. 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She joined <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at <em>Ella CyclingTips<\/em> and as a correspondent for <em>Reuters<\/em> and <em>Bloomberg<\/em>. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; 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Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;He&#8217;s saying cancer. I start bawling my eyes out&#8217; &#8211; Declan Irvine&#8217;s journey through diabetes, a life-changing disease and the unstoppable path for third UCI Gravel World Championships qualification<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O&#8217;Brien, Sens and Harris<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Virginia&#8217;s Blue Ridge GO Cross: Sidney McGill ends Manon Bakker\u2019s USCX win streak as Tofik Beshir takes back-to-back victories on day 2 in Roanoke<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">North American crowds deliver, the juniors deserve better, and the Dutch get it so right \u2013\u00a0Our key takeaways from the Road World Championships 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">UCI Gravel World Series: Rosa Kl\u00f6ser and Hugo Drechou victorious on &#8216;one of the most technical UCI gravel courses you can find&#8217; at Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Catalanes Gravel Tour<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Rad Dirt Fest: Lauren De Crescenzo now five-for-five while Torbj\u00f8rn R\u00f8ed best in men&#8217;s two-rider sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">UCI Gravel World Series: Femke Markus and Magnus Bak Klaris take solo victories at Gravel Grit &#8216;n Grind<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in News<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">\u2018I\u2019ve lived everything I was meant to experience\u2019 &#8211; Guillaume Boivin announces his retirement after spending day in break at UCI Road World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It&#8217;s been really fun to see him get his legs back under him&#8217; &#8211; Leo Hayter&#8217;s one year at Modern Adventure could find him return for 2027<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Big opportunity&#8217; \u2013 Abel Balderstone sets the scene to make a mark at Le Tour de Langkawi ahead of transfer to UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I&#8217;m satisfied with my effort, but I&#8217;m not happy at all&#8217; &#8211; Isaac del Toro does not hide disappointment at missing out on gold at World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Wheels &amp; Tyres<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Tom Pidcock ditches trade team wheels in favour of upgrade at Road World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Will we see Mathieu van der Poel again in 2026? 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definitely a renewed interest to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A renewed interest that took her through four more seasons, where she not only played a valuable support role while riding on the road for Canyon-SRAM, often as a road captain, but also swept up a long list of gravel victories. That included Australian titles, two Unbound 100 wins and a number of UCI Gravel World Series victories., including three at SEVEN in Nannup, which is where this year&#8217;s World Championships will play out.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Tiffany Cromwell to say goodbye to racing career at home UCI Gravel World Championships in October<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UCI Gravel World Series: Tiffany Cromwell dominates Tartu Bike Marathon as Lukas Malezsewski wins men&#8217;s race in five-man sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;m dreaming of something beautiful&#8217; 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Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Having the UCI World Championships of gravel in Australia, that&#8217;s a good way to go out and finish,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m just getting to the point where I&#8217;m getting tired, trying to keep the level that you need to be at for women&#8217;s cycling; a level that is now super challenging if you don&#8217;t dedicate everything to it.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve done so many years of that, I think you just feel it and it&#8217;s nice that I can choose when. It&#8217;s not that I didn&#8217;t have options for a contract or that I had an injury that stopped me. It was just me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">After 12 seasons with the same team and 17 as a professional cyclist, Cromwell won&#8217;t only be waving farewell at a home World Championships, but this time can do it as a serious contender, in a discipline and on a course where she has a strong winning history. On top of that she&#8217;ll have the Canyon team for support, a new bike with what she expects \u2013 based on her previous experience on the course \u2013 to be the ideal set up and the strong form she is carrying heading toward the event is clear. Her last two UCI Gravel World Series races through September resulted in a second and first place.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;One final opportunity to give it everything&#8217; \u2013 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio set to close out 17-year professional career with World Championships road race<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;He&#8217;s saying cancer. I start bawling my eyes out&#8217; &#8211; Declan Irvine&#8217;s journey through diabetes, a life-changing disease and the unstoppable path for third UCI Gravel World Championships qualification<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O&#8217;Brien, Sens and Harris<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was happy with how the sensations were,&#8221; Cromwell told <em>Cyclingnews <\/em>when speaking after the Falling Leaves Lahti and in the days before her Tartu Rattamaraton win. &#8220;So you know I&#8217;ll keep plugging along, a few more weeks of punishment, but I&#8217;m excited to just go in with a clear head for Gravel Worlds.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Of course I&#8217;d love a fantastic result, it&#8217;d be a fairytale to win, but I&#8217;m also realistic. I can turn up, I can give my best, and see what that is. Marianne Vos is coming, and you know she&#8217;s always in amazing form, no matter what time of year, and there&#8217;s a lot of strong gravel riders turning up as well.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So I just want to go there, race my bike, see what I can do, and just enjoy it. If I get something in the end, that&#8217;s going to be a fantastic way to finish. If I don&#8217;t, it&#8217;s not the end of the world. I&#8217;m going with that mentality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happens-when-it-is-over-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">What happens when it is over?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-daa190e4-b637-11f1-95e8-05636eef1c3f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Cromwell racing at the SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race in 2025 <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Patrick Boer\u00e9 \/ SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-8af54f72-b632-11f1-b73b-0dcc6d65759d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Gravel may be a discipline that has proven reinvogorating and looks set to deliver the ideal farewell but, for Cromwell, it is certainly not the retirement plan.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;People are like, &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;ll still race gravel&#8217; but what they don&#8217;t realise is that gravel is evolving so quickly, and the level is also increasing so quickly. And if you race, you want to be competitive, you want to be fighting for wins and fighting for podiums \u2026 so you then still have to train as hard, and for me that&#8217;s one of the biggest things.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still happy to ride my bike, but it&#8217;s the hurting yourself, doing the efforts \u2013 that side becomes harder \u2013 and if you stay to race gravel you still need to do the painful part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That doesn&#8217;t mean Cromwell is totally ruling out pinning on a number in the future \u2013 &#8220;never say never&#8221; \u2013 but with a different mentality.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I can do some races for fun for sure,&#8221; said Cromwell, who through the years has often been accompanied to events by her partner, F1 driver Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;With Valtteri, like he&#8217;s still loving cycling a lot and probably would want to do races, and I&#8217;m like, OK, I can be back to support but then you know maybe I throw in. Or maybe we&#8217;ve talked about in the future, just for fun, doing the Cape Epic together or something like that, those kind of challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Cromwell, who already has a number of projects on the go, is however keeping the path flexible as she moves beyond her career as a professional cyclist, wanting time to enjoy a little freedom and travel. That doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;s likely to disappear from the industry.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;At the moment, it&#8217;s still very open,&#8221; said Cromwell when asked about what is next. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any kind of ambitions to day to day life with a cycling team, at least definitely not right now. But for sure, I still need to remember my biggest strength, or what I&#8217;m known for, is cycling. So it&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m completely walking away because I think there&#8217;s still a lot of opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7d060480-bb53-11f1-9fec-5d539444a5ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. Subscribers get unlimited access to exclusive analysis from our expert columnists, in-depth features and industry-leading tech insight. 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She joined <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at <em>Ella CyclingTips<\/em> and as a correspondent for <em>Reuters<\/em> and <em>Bloomberg<\/em>. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; 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Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;He&#8217;s saying cancer. I start bawling my eyes out&#8217; &#8211; Declan Irvine&#8217;s journey through diabetes, a life-changing disease and the unstoppable path for third UCI Gravel World Championships qualification<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O&#8217;Brien, Sens and Harris<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ti563qyv5YgrogBmZe3cnE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Virginia&#8217;s Blue Ridge GO Cross: Sidney McGill ends Manon Bakker\u2019s USCX win streak as Tofik Beshir takes back-to-back victories on day 2 in Roanoke<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JQxDTX3Tn2awqXyRcqXphD-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">North American crowds deliver, the juniors deserve better, and the Dutch get it so right \u2013\u00a0Our key takeaways from the Road World Championships 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zR6AkyrkYq99PEAYY7tYHT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">UCI Gravel World Series: Rosa Kl\u00f6ser and Hugo Drechou victorious on &#8216;one of the most technical UCI gravel courses you can find&#8217; at Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Catalanes Gravel Tour<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GosPTid6zkSWZezxFiVmi9-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Rad Dirt Fest: Lauren De Crescenzo now five-for-five while Torbj\u00f8rn R\u00f8ed best in men&#8217;s two-rider sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e8eaSgfP4rmNX25tvp85tA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">UCI Gravel World Series: Femke Markus and Magnus Bak Klaris take solo victories at Gravel Grit &#8216;n Grind<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in News<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b8Tmn9faHXdujjbLsDDgVF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">\u2018I\u2019ve lived everything I was meant to experience\u2019 &#8211; Guillaume Boivin announces his retirement after spending day in break at UCI Road World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Y4r8QZjV3ixBXKgKNTv7sd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It&#8217;s been really fun to see him get his legs back under him&#8217; &#8211; Leo Hayter&#8217;s one year at Modern Adventure could find him return for 2027<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qKgzRhFsdhVD5nNTnywrkG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Big opportunity&#8217; \u2013 Abel Balderstone sets the scene to make a mark at Le Tour de Langkawi ahead of transfer to UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5cdcS8fVk3NFwUe4PLXEmN-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I&#8217;m satisfied with my effort, but I&#8217;m not happy at all&#8217; &#8211; Isaac del Toro does not hide disappointment at missing out on gold at World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NpdbJJc7G3mMX2oXgsk2i8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Wheels &amp; Tyres<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Tom Pidcock ditches trade team wheels in favour of upgrade at Road World Championships<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HW5pMpVuhNLp7TDVZjC5aT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Will we see Mathieu van der Poel again in 2026? 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\u2013 Tiffany Cromwell primed to go out on a high at UCI Gravel World Championships in Western Australia<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nSimone Giuliani <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-09-28T23:00:00Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n28 September 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8216;It&#8217;s nice that I can choose when. 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definitely a renewed interest to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A renewed interest that took her through four more seasons, where she not only played a valuable support role while riding on the road for Canyon-SRAM, often as a road captain, but also swept up a long list of gravel victories. That included Australian titles, two Unbound 100 wins and a number of UCI Gravel World Series victories., including three at SEVEN in Nannup, which is where this year&#8217;s World Championships will play out.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2BKLRjyRvumgH3vqBJXhYF-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Tiffany Cromwell to say goodbye to racing career at home UCI Gravel World Championships in October<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b4xD8tp8cHtyvKSAiEEz3e-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UCI Gravel World Series: Tiffany Cromwell dominates Tartu Bike Marathon as Lukas Malezsewski wins men&#8217;s race in five-man sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ojuqhMiy5nTbHHBMWZm3xU-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;m dreaming of something beautiful&#8217; 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Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Having the UCI World Championships of gravel in Australia, that&#8217;s a good way to go out and finish,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m just getting to the point where I&#8217;m getting tired, trying to keep the level that you need to be at for women&#8217;s cycling; a level that is now super challenging if you don&#8217;t dedicate everything to it.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve done so many years of that, I think you just feel it and it&#8217;s nice that I can choose when. It&#8217;s not that I didn&#8217;t have options for a contract or that I had an injury that stopped me. It was just me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">After 12 seasons with the same team and 17 as a professional cyclist, Cromwell won&#8217;t only be waving farewell at a home World Championships, but this time can do it as a serious contender, in a discipline and on a course where she has a strong winning history. On top of that she&#8217;ll have the Canyon team for support, a new bike with what she expects \u2013 based on her previous experience on the course \u2013 to be the ideal set up and the strong form she is carrying heading toward the event is clear. Her last two UCI Gravel World Series races through September resulted in a second and first place.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/eLuwVR2RWWrzKLWo8zu74d-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;One final opportunity to give it everything&#8217; \u2013 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio set to close out 17-year professional career with World Championships road race<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4RaTD6RmckkUiojWD6kLXH-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;He&#8217;s saying cancer. I start bawling my eyes out&#8217; &#8211; Declan Irvine&#8217;s journey through diabetes, a life-changing disease and the unstoppable path for third UCI Gravel World Championships qualification<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J4xBrko9ovNZbFs6JHQXNZ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O&#8217;Brien, Sens and Harris<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I was happy with how the sensations were,&#8221; Cromwell told <em>Cyclingnews <\/em>when speaking after the Falling Leaves Lahti and in the days before her Tartu Rattamaraton win. &#8220;So you know I&#8217;ll keep plugging along, a few more weeks of punishment, but I&#8217;m excited to just go in with a clear head for Gravel Worlds.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Of course I&#8217;d love a fantastic result, it&#8217;d be a fairytale to win, but I&#8217;m also realistic. I can turn up, I can give my best, and see what that is. Marianne Vos is coming, and you know she&#8217;s always in amazing form, no matter what time of year, and there&#8217;s a lot of strong gravel riders turning up as well.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So I just want to go there, race my bike, see what I can do, and just enjoy it. If I get something in the end, that&#8217;s going to be a fantastic way to finish. If I don&#8217;t, it&#8217;s not the end of the world. I&#8217;m going with that mentality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happens-when-it-is-over-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">What happens when it is over?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-daa190e4-b637-11f1-95e8-05636eef1c3f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QND2GMWc5FHbRsd8BXRzn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Cromwell racing at the SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race in 2025 <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Patrick Boer\u00e9 \/ SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series race)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-8af54f72-b632-11f1-b73b-0dcc6d65759d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Gravel may be a discipline that has proven reinvogorating and looks set to deliver the ideal farewell but, for Cromwell, it is certainly not the retirement plan.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;People are like, &#8216;Oh, you&#8217;ll still race gravel&#8217; but what they don&#8217;t realise is that gravel is evolving so quickly, and the level is also increasing so quickly. And if you race, you want to be competitive, you want to be fighting for wins and fighting for podiums \u2026 so you then still have to train as hard, and for me that&#8217;s one of the biggest things.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still happy to ride my bike, but it&#8217;s the hurting yourself, doing the efforts \u2013 that side becomes harder \u2013 and if you stay to race gravel you still need to do the painful part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That doesn&#8217;t mean Cromwell is totally ruling out pinning on a number in the future \u2013 &#8220;never say never&#8221; \u2013 but with a different mentality.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I can do some races for fun for sure,&#8221; said Cromwell, who through the years has often been accompanied to events by her partner, F1 driver Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;With Valtteri, like he&#8217;s still loving cycling a lot and probably would want to do races, and I&#8217;m like, OK, I can be back to support but then you know maybe I throw in. Or maybe we&#8217;ve talked about in the future, just for fun, doing the Cape Epic together or something like that, those kind of challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Cromwell, who already has a number of projects on the go, is however keeping the path flexible as she moves beyond her career as a professional cyclist, wanting time to enjoy a little freedom and travel. That doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;s likely to disappear from the industry.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;At the moment, it&#8217;s still very open,&#8221; said Cromwell when asked about what is next. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any kind of ambitions to day to day life with a cycling team, at least definitely not right now. But for sure, I still need to remember my biggest strength, or what I&#8217;m known for, is cycling. 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