Sunday October 13th will see some of Europe's finest gravel racers lining up between the tapes in Asiago in Italy's Veneto region for the 2024 European gravel championships. If you'd like to find out more, read on....

The event organisers are promising "some of the best gravel roads in the Asiago region, including some challenging climbing sectors in the middle of the forest followed by a nice and fast downhills." to aspiring gravel racers who sign up for the event. There are categories available for both enthusiasts and licence-holding racers. Unlike the UCI Gravel World Championships "The event is open to everyone. No qualification needed."

Distances and categories

The local lap is 51 km long, has 70% gravel and 30% paved roads and totals 800m of elevation per lap. For each category there’s a different amount of laps to be finished.

Course description

The track follows the best gravel roads of the famous Altipiano di Asiago, a special place for the Veneto Region thanks to its location in between the flat Pianura Veneta and the first mountain ranges. The route starts from the centre of Asiago. You will tackle some fast but fun climbing sectors alongside the famous Sacrario Militare di Asiago of the First World War, making a lap of the beautiful Golf Club of Asiago.

After a small bridge you will start the hardest sector of the race with 10 km of climbing in the middle of the forest. From the top of the climb you will find a nice and fast downhill returning to Asiago. The last part of the circuit enters in the small but lovely Parco Millepini to make the final km in the city of Asiago.

Entries are opne until 23.59 CET on October 9th and you can find out all the details on the event website.