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

The pack of riders pictured in action during the men elite race at the UCI World Gravel Championships, Sunday 12 October 2025, in Maastricht, The Netherlands. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) — Racing at the UCI Gravel World Championships, which the UCI Gravel World Series events act as qualifiers for (Image credit: Getty Images)

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

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

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Just a week after the UCI Gravel World Championships in South Limburg (Netherlands), and a year after the 2024 Worlds in Leuven, the Flanders Legacy Gravel course returned to familiar roads, incorporating about 60% of the 2024 Worlds route. The race started in Heverlee, featured a new section through Wallonia, and ended once again in Leuven. Riders tackled three laps of the 48 km circuit, totalling 960 metres of elevation gain.

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Elite women's top 5
Position	Rider	Time
1	Wendy Oosterwoud	4:34:28
2	Nathalie Bex	4:34:51
3	Tessa Neefjes	4:34:52
4	Marjolein Van’t Geloof	4:35:48
5	Hanne van Loock	4:35:54

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Elite men's top 5
Position	Rider	Time
1	Aaron Van der Beken	4:02:12
2	Mats Omloop	4:02:12
3	Jan Bakelants	4:02:12
4	Jody Bouts	4:02:12
5	Greg van Avermaet	4:02:13
Row 5 - Cell 0	Row 5 - Cell 1	Row 5 - Cell 2

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

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