Chapeau! Team Vorarlberg pro Felix Stehli in the top 30 at the Gravel World Championships in Leuven – Mathieu van der Poel crowned world champion
It was a great performance by the 23-year-old Swiss rider in the service of Team Vorarlberg at the Gravel World Championships in the Netherlands. Felix Stehli finished in a strong 30th place after 182 kilometers in Leuven. He also outdistanced Greg van Avermaet, fourth in the 2022 Gravel World Championships. Pirmin Benz finished 113th after a few incidents.
Felix Stehli after the race: “It was a challenge in a field of 295 riders, as Pirmin and I started at the back due to the UCIworld ranking list. Einmal musste ich wegen einem Pfahl zu Boden, aber sonst lief es perfekt. Ich war permanent auf der Überholspur und bin super happy mit dem Ergebnis. Unglaublich die Begeisterung in Belgium for cycling. Es war genial hier dabei gewesen zu sein !”
Mathieu von der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was the much-acclaimed world champion, ahead of the Belgian Florian Vermeersch (Lotto-Dstny). Third place went to van der Poel’s teammate Quinten Hermans (BEL).
Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/national-race/uci-gravel-world-championships/2024/result
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