2026 gravel national and continental champions index

Nicole Frain (Factor Racing) at RADL GRVL presented by Quad Lock after claiming the first Oceania gravel title alongside 2025 Australian Gravel Championships winner Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) — UCI Gravel World Series Wörthersee 2025, where the Austrian Championships were also decided (Image credit: RADL GRVL presented by Quad Lock)

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Gravel national champions index

The list of gravel championships continues to grow with the popularity of the discipline now well entrenched and cycling federations across the globe deciding the top riders from the nation need to be recognised.

In fact, a new continental championships has even been added to the list this year, with Australia's Nicole Frain (Factor Racing) and New Zealand's Cameron Jones (Giant-SRAM) kicking off the year of gravel racing when they claimed the first ever Oceania gravel titles in January.

The competition for a jersey unfolds through the year from South Africa to Spain and the United States to France. The title can deliver more than a year of pride for a rider who gets to slip on their national colours at every race, whether it be among the new wave of UCI races or those within the more established yet informal setting of the United States. It can also be an essential stepping stone either to the World Championships or greater opportunities across the spectrum of gravel events,

In 2026 Cyclingnews is once again keeping track of the winners and also just when they will be crowned, so read on for a full list of all the riders who will be venturing out on the gravel in national colours.

For a full list of last year's Gravel National Championships winners and news see our index from 2025 and you can also look back on the winners from 2024 and 2023. There is also plenty more gravel news available on our gravel home page and the UCI Gravel World Series and Unbound Gravel hubs.

Gravel national champions news

Nicole Frain sweeps RADL GRVL and first-ever Oceania Gravel Championship for elite women while Cameron Jones earns men's title with runner-up spot

Gravel national champions index

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2026 National Championships
Date	Nation/Continent	2026 women's winner	2026 men's winner	2025 women's winner	2025 men's winner
January 23	Oceania	Nicole Frain	Cameron Jones	-	-
April 12	Austria	Row 1 - Cell 2	Row 1 - Cell 3	Jana Gigele	Lukas Pöstlberger
May 25	Spain	Row 2 - Cell 2	Row 2 - Cell 3	Marta Torà	Kevin Suárez
May 30-31	Australia	Row 3 - Cell 2	Row 3 - Cell 3	Tiffany Cromwell	Mark O'Brien
June 13-14	Canada	Row 4 - Cell 2	Row 4 - Cell 3	Devon Clarke	Benjamin Perry
June 14	South Africa	Row 5 - Cell 2	Row 5 - Cell 3	Hayley Preen	Marco Joubert
July 25	Germany	Row 6 - Cell 2	Row 6 - Cell 3	Rosa Klöser	Paul Voß
August 22	African Championships	Row 7 - Cell 2	Row 7 - Cell 3	Haley Preen	Alex Miller
August 22-23	Britain	Row 8 - Cell 2	Row 8 - Cell 3	Elizabeth Hermolle	Connor Swift
August 30	European Championships	Row 9 - Cell 2	Row 9 - Cell 3	Erica Magnaldi	Mads Würtz Schmidt
September 12	United States	Row 10 - Cell 2	Row 10 - Cell 3	Lauren Stephens	Bradyn Lange
September 28	France	Row 11 - Cell 2	Row 11 - Cell 3	Axelle Dubau-Prévot	Hugo Drechou
TBC	Italy	Row 12 - Cell 2	Row 12 - Cell 3	Carlotta Borello	Matteo Gaffuri
TBC	Finland	Row 13 - Cell 2	Row 13 - Cell 3	Minna-Maria Kangas	Markus Auvinen
TBC	Nordic	Row 14 - Cell 2	Row 14 - Cell 3	Hanna Nilsson	Anton Stensby
TBC	Belgium	Row 15 - Cell 2	Row 15 - Cell 3	Marthe Truyen	Niels Vandeputte
TBC	Czech Republic	Row 16 - Cell 2	Row 16 - Cell 3	Kristýna Zemanová	Petr Vakoč
TBC	Netherlands	Row 17 - Cell 2	Row 17 - Cell 3	Femke Markus	Frits Biesterbos

*Championships dates will be updated as they are confirmed and winners and news added as the races take place

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.

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