Defending Uci Gravel World champion Pauline Ferran Prevo announced on Saturday that she will not be able to defend her title in Italy.

French riders say they were infected with COVID-19 before the European Gravel Championship, had to miss that race and were told to allow more time to recover.

"Unfortunately, the Covid infection I suffered last week is really making that sacrifice to me, and I am disappointed to announce that I will not be able to defend my Rainbow band at the UCI Gravel World Championships tomorrow," Ferrand-Prévot wrote on instagramm.Instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrammable instagrams.Instagram.com/Ferrand-Prévotは次のように述べています

"It is a doctor's order to take more recovery time to ensure that I return to full health as soon as possible.

Fortunately for everyone who races this weekend, the course will produce some great races.

The 2nd edition of the UCI Gravel World Championship begins with the Elite Women's race in 2023-10-7 at 10:30CET.

Headlining the field in the absence of Ferran Prevo is new European gravel champion Lorena Wiebes and teammate Demi Vollering, the winner of the Tour de France, the Sierito Men's Race takes place at 10:30CET on Sunday and the defending champion Gianluigi Buffon will be the winner. The 2021 Paris-Roubaix runners-up Florian Vermeš and Daniel Os lead the long list of World Tour pros.

Gravel experts Paul Voss, Nathan Haas, Keegan Swenson, Laurens ten Dam, and Ivar Slik are among more than 200 starters 1.