The coverage of women's live races can sometimes be patchy in cycling, but usually the UCI World Championships can always rely on delivery, but it does not seem to be the case with the UCI Gravel World Championships held in the Italian province of Veneto this year. At the 1st annual uci World Championships in Gravel, which has historically evolved on the basis of fairness, live streaming of both women's and men's races was taking place, so when it appeared via social media just before the event, I was surprised that this would not be the case in 2023. Sunday's Men's Elite Race broadcast will be available, but Saturday's Women's event, which is filled with deep fields of top riders from all disciplines

"Sadly, women are not broadcast, so we can't provide footage," said GCN Racing on social media, referring to this year's gravel rainbow jersey race. But they can access footage of Sunday's men's race, whether they reported on the race or not.

The provision of live race coverage has been an ongoing issue in women's road races, even at the top tier of the race. The Giro d'Italia Donne has been downgraded from women's World Tour status for one year after failing to provide the necessary live coverage of the 2020 event. RideLondon Classiqueも一時的にカレンダーに入れられました2.Pro The 2023 event did not meet live coverage requirements in 2022, but was brought back to top-tier status when organizers provided evidence of a contractual commitment to broadcast all stages of this year's race live.

Still, live broadcasts of both men's and women's races throughout the uci World Championships have long been given in areas such as road, cyclocross and mountain biking, as well as being routinely delivered at world cups throughout off-road races.

The governing body responded in a statement to the widespread surprise that quickly flowed through social media, receiving a statement from the race's organizing committee saying that "Due to the lack of television production" the women's race live

"UCI regrets this decision and encourages all fans to follow the race live on social media." "Fans can also follow the race through the rider's lap times," uci said through a press release.

"As in the next edition of the UCI Gravel World Championship, UCI requires event organizers to provide television production for both male elite and female elite races"

The lack of live coverage means that race organizers have a share of challenges, with last minute changes and course details being released for just three weeks. Nevertheless, the growing discipline attracted bumper fields for women's races, the start list ran to more than 100 and the most from the roads and gravel arenas

Defending champion Pauline Ferran・Prevo (France) was the winner of COVID-19. But the new European gravel champion Lorena Wiebes will stand at the starting line along with a strong list of road teammates and rivals. They include Demi Volling, Cassia Niwiadoma, Ashley Murman Pacio, Gaia Relini and Silvia Persico. Since then, crossover road/gravel rider Tiffany Cromwell has been a force of discipline this season, although she has recently crossed the line for the first time in the European Championships but is unable to claim the title because of her Australian nationality. On top of that, top gravel experts are equally powerful, from UCI Gravel World Series point leader Tessa Neefjes to unlimited winner Carolin Schiff and clear Lifetime Grand Prix Series leader Sofia Gomez Villafañe. The impressive field, combined with a 140km course that includes steep climbs and challenging technical sections, seems set to provide what should be an exciting race to watch unfold. If it was possible to do so.