FULL Race Highlights 2024 UCI Gravel World Championship’s Men Elite MVDP

[@Pedaler]

Yes I know, my bad Florian Vermeersch is not Gianni Vermeersch. Those unique belgium riders...

[@blazjarc5359]

Probably the closest thing to road racing in the early 1900's

[@fernandovega5722]

Was thinking the same thing. 😊

[@BrettinLux]

I was fortunate to ride the age group race and this doesn’t do the course justice at all.There was cobbles,forest technical sections.Swamps and farm tracks.There were plenty of broken wheels from the rocks and roots👍

[@adrianlauft6154]

I'm sorry but what on earth was Belgium thinking? That Vermeersch beats MVDP in a 1 vs. 1 on a classics style course 😂😂😂 That's straightforward dumb. Why did they not use their numerical advantage properly and roll attacks? 🙈😅

[@AdrienLeGuilloux]

Agreed 100% not sure they could have beaten him but this...

[@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo8778]

Belgium needs to go back to cycling school

[@Rboy1975]

It was NOT a race of country's. There where 2 belgian teammates (alpecin) who did not have work if MvdP was ahead.

[@petert4032]

Exactly. 4 riders. One attacks, MVDP chases the other 3 have to follow. When MVDP catches another goes. How they were content to allow a 1v1 on MVDP is beyond me

[@atzedevrieze]

Gianni Vermeersch and Quintin Hermans are Alpecin riders. They both declared afterwards: it was not up to me to close MVDP. To be fair: MVDP didn't really chase down Gianni Vermeersch two years ago

[@JQ0110]

In Western Europe, we dont have continous gravel roads. What you see here is how it looks like.

[@kenyoung6599]

right, it’s not Colorado, is it?

[@olenowakdalner9592]

YOu haven't been around Europe racing Gravel or what? There are plenty of continous gravel in Europe ... just not in BE or NL. But go to Sweden, Spain, Italy, Poland and other East Europe in general. And is actually "real" gravel.

[@allemagallied4775]

​@@olenowakdalner9592"western europe" "western"

[@miguelvazquezcid]

Mvdp had a perfect classics season…. Not sure he is saving anything by winning this worlds.

[@kenyoung6599]

only POTENTIAL knock on mathieu’s season was lack of a TDF stage, but he really hasn’t bought into that as something he’s DRIVEN by on a yearly basis. not yet anyway.

[@simonwhelan8600]

i laughed at that too !!!

[@Whistler4u]

Don't forget he also took the CX World Championship this year.

[@Ron-jk5og]

In Europe gavel means just in between the MTB (very technical) and road cycling (very aerobe). Sort of cross country cycling which is very attractive to watch. In US gravel means very long straights, high depence on luck with numerous flats and like road racing very aerobe and low technical. Kind of a romantic and heroïc look to it when you see them struggle in the dust on seemingly end less roads but I am personally very happy with these European versions. Even though strade Bianchi is a lot prettier than going through parcs and parking garages in Leuven. That was too much of a circus. We have the cyclocross for that.

[@stevewood7406]

Yes. Certainly a dynamic, cat and game mouse during this race.

[@Gravel-Cult]

One of the woman gravel pros was joking around and called it the " bike path" world championships. 😀😉

[@stefanschopplein9270]

Who? Maybe she did not seen the complete course....

[@yspegel]

Thnx for sharing this! All you had to do when you get MvdP in your wheel: Go hang in his wheel and do NOTHING. Riding together with him is just like giving up. As a Dutch I'm not complaining here tho. Based on Mathieu's interview he was there more like anything because Canyon want's to sell gravel bikes.

[@runelarsen2492]

We simply dont have the Gravel roads for a 200 km. Race in eu so you have to make do with cobbel forestroads farm roads and bike pads

[@АнтонАлексеенко-р1у]

It is like making a boxing championship for men with no arms, it is not their fault that they don't have the arms, is it?

[@letsgetbusychild]

Portugal does :)

[@tonyg3091]

@@runelarsen2492 My point exactly. It is just in Europe places with gravel roads that long are not that many.

[@runelarsen2492]

@@letsgetbusychild true maybe Romanien and Greece to but in the US where there is Hole Road network consisting of Gravel we dont have

[@olenowakdalner9592]

In DK, NL or BE there is not a lot of continous gravel ... but many other European contries do have plenty of gravel for a 200K course ... plenty. But there is a lot of political interrest in having BE to hold the championships.

[@kierandaniel2323]

MVDP saves his season after winning Flanders, Paris Roubaix, E3, cleaning up at cyclocross... This is probably the 'least important' of his wins this season!

[@karsten27027]

Hi pedaler. welcome back. I have really been missing your posts while you were gone.

[@ВикторПавлов-т5у]

Спорт, это то лучшее, что придумало человечество 😊😊😊

[@edymarkonthego4096]

Congrats 🎉. This is suited dor him. Technical rider with speed is a win.

[@alexforero2674]

Excelente transmisión y análisis 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@HeathifyMyLife]

182 km and VDP dominando, felicitaciones 🥳 Fue muy emocionante ver a tantos deportistas juntos. También pude documentar parte de la carrera ;)

[@fork8972]

2:54 LOL You: Belgium is in control, so MVDP is going to have to watch. Reality: Alpecin is coming to the front to set the pace for MVDP.

[@fork8972]

I must say it was entertaining to watch how you've seen a completely different race, by completely misunderstanding the dynamics of this race.

[@oquemaur]

Would love to have seen where us riders would have finished as they claim this discipline as there own.

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

Not too many entries from the US of A.

[@FaiscaaaH]

Guys out one thing in your head, numbers mean nothing if the other guy is just waaaay to strong 😉 Belgium could do anything but the outcome would be the same, MVP wining the jersey.

[@Whistler4u]

So little knowledge. They're not the Belgium team. Two of the Belgian riders ride for MvdP.

[@andre6649]

le sang de POUPOU resurgit et vaincre :)))

[@sinombe101]

Pedaler it's good to hear from You ..I wasnt aware that you d still be doing your good job❤

[@peanutbutterjellyicecream]

just a freaking road race with a bit of dust lol, they are all running roadbikes not gravel bikes

[@VincentBard-m2k]

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[@PatrickDelorenzi]

Strade bianche walmart version lol

[@fulumpaset]

Meh. The biggest gravel races aren’t even part of UCI, so what are we doing? Also did mvdp score gravel points to qualify for this race or like.. why is he here if he isn’t racing gravel throughout the year?

[@damnificados984]

because every country can nominate whoever they want basically.

[@richardhampton2830]

Not real gravel

[@mrsith1402]

Looks like gravel isn't even a thing

[@michaeljordan4392]

Wait for the real Gravel in Nannup 2026. Course in western australia is the real deal

[@Trust-me-I-am-a-dentist]

I believe you.

[@thomasvoytek9903]

This is a joke right? This is not Gravel racing. Like Chris Horner would say, " " Knuckle heads"

[@cannon1156]

Pathetic course .. that is not a gravel race. Doesnt the UCI know what gravel means?

[@tonyg3091]

Sorry but this is not gravel race. Gravel worlds should be held where gravel is-America

[@thierryflippe6792]

No decent cycle race should take part in the US…..

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

Roxy Music.

[@fabiomenini9635]

Gravel in EU is spectacular anyway. It will be the future main cycling ✅️

[@PidloWe]

those Americans who are constantly crying gravel only exists in U.S are really getting annoying...

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

@@PidloWe Unfodtunately many US sports fans have been hoodwinked by the 'World series' that no one else competes in. Lemond took it to the Europeans and won. Really does sound like KFC from over hear.

[@АнтонАлексеенко-р1у]

Not trying to take anything from MVDP, but if Keegan didn't show up it was not a legit gravel world championship

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

Why did he stay away?

[@АнтонАлексеенко-р1у]

@@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr Now that is a very correct question!

[@kierandaniel2323]

​@@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr because it clashes with one of the big races in the Lifetime Grand Prix (maybe big sugar?). The pro US gravel riders rank the Lifetime GP above the UCI world's.

[@WilliamJeffs-vu7nr]

@@kierandaniel2323 Sounding like the Baseball World series.

[@jovan.vuckovic]

Sure buddy, keegan is stronger than mvdp