The inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships will be held the weekend of October 8 and 9.

Cycling News will bring you race reports, analysis, and news before, during, and after the race as many big names head to Italy to see who will wear the rainbow stripes for the first time in the gravel discipline.

The men's and women's elite races will be broadcast live in Europe and around the world.

In the men's race, Mathieu van der Pol (Netherlands) will return from an ill-fated trip to the road world championships in Wollongong. Other riders in Italy include Peter Sagan (Slovakia), Niki Terpstra (Netherlands), Nathan Haas (Australia), Greg Van Avermaat (Belgium), and Zdenek Stival (Czech Republic).

On the women's side, Lauren De Crescenzo (USA) will be looking for a double win. The American, who has already won the last two Gravel World Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, will be aiming to become the undisputed world champion in Cittadella on Saturday.

Unbound winner Sofia Gomez Villafani (Argentina) is also a strong contender for the rainbow jersey, while Canyon/SRAM's Tiffany Cromwell will compete with fellow Australian road professional Rachel Neylan Canyon/SRAM's Tiffany Cromwell will compete with fellow Australian road professional Rachel Neylan. And Tessa Nefes (Netherlands) and Svenja Betz (Germany), who have two wins in the Gravel World Series. But all eyes will undoubtedly be on Phelan-Prevot.

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The Gravel World Championships will be broadcast in the UK and Europe on GCN+ (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) and Eurosport - via Discovery+ (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) GCN+ will also be in the US, Canada and Australia GCN+ also broadcasts the race in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and the UCI streams the race on its site (opens in new tab).

Subscriptions to Discovery+ cost £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass; a one-year pass to GCN+ costs £39.99/$45.35, and a monthly pass costs £6.99/$7.93.

In the US, FloBikes (opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) will televise the race. Annual subscription is $12.99/month.

Note, however, that regional restrictions may apply if you are out of the country or on vacation during the race.

However, you can work around this by accessing the stream via VPN.

ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) offers the ability to simulate being in your home country and watch the race live on a variety of devices, including Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, and tablet. viewers can watch the race on a variety of devices.