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Marianne Vos is heading to Nannup for a third straight shot at the gravel rainbow jersey, chasing the title she lost to Lorena Wiebes in 2025. This time the redemption bid plays out on unfamiliar ground: the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships is the first edition held outside Europe.
The Western Australia course brings over 3,000 metres of climbing and more than 80% gravel across 123.1 kilometres for the women's elite race — the toughest test the discipline has set. Vos won in 2024 and finished second in 2025, but neither result came on terrain like this. She's not a stranger to Australia, having taken road worlds silver in Geelong back in 2010, though that history offers no map for what Nannup's climbing-heavy gravel actually demands.
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'I'm dreaming of something beautiful' – Marianne Vos heads to UCI Gravel World Championships in Australia in bid to reclaim rainbow stripes2026 UCI Gravel World Championships - WikipediaUCI Reveals Courses for the 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Western Australia2025 UCI Gravel World Championships