2023 Gravel National Champions index

By Simone Giuliani
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The ranks of nations crowning gravel champions grows as the introduction of a UCI Gravel World Championship reverberates

Inaugural Canadian Gravel Championships presented by Argon 18, held on April 30, 2023, in Hamilton, Ontario, as part of Paris to Ancaster event
The first Canadian Gravel Championships, run in April 2023 (Image credit: Greening Media)

The list of Gravel National Championships is growing as the global momentum behind the discipline continues to build after the introduction of a UCI Gravel World Series and World Championships in 2022. 

Some countries have been crowning a national champion for a number of years. Australia held its first title race in 2018, while Britain, Italy, South Africa and the Netherlands are among those who have joined the fray since 2020. The first titles are being awarded this year in Canada, Belgium and the United States, which is also putting up a $60,000 prize purse. The European Championships will also be launched this season.

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Xan Crees (Spectra-Cannondale) outsprinted Danni Shrosbree (Amius) to win the 2023 elite women’s British Gravel Championship
Xan Crees (Spectra-Cannondale) outsprinted Danni Shrosbree (Amius) to win the 2023 elite women’s British Gravel Championship(Image credit: RED:ON Events)
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2023 National Championships
DateNationMen's winnerWomen's winner
April 30, 2023CanadaEvan RussellDevon Clarke
June 24, 2023AustraliaConnor SensJustine Barrow
July 29, 2023Finland/NordicAntti-Jussi JuntunenTiia Tulokas
August 13, 2023South AfricaMatthew BeersChries Willeit
August 19, 2023SwedenJohan NorénHanna Johansson
September 9, 2023United StatesKeegan SwensonLauren Stephens
September 9, 2023NetherlandsLars LoohuisFem van Empel
September 16, 2023BritainJoe BlackmoreXan Crees
September 17, 2023ItalyMatteo ZurloGiada Borghesi
October 1, 2023Europe (continental championships) Jasper StuyvenLorena Wiebes
October 1, 2023BelgiumJasper StuyvenMarthe Truyen

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Simone Giuliani
Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews 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 Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. 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.