Scoop in Beernem: four students organize the first Flemish gravel race ever

Gravel biking combines features of mountain biking, cyclo-cross and road cycling. It is a fairly new discipline for us, but that does not mean that the enthusiasm is therefore less great, the organization notes.

Kenneth Van Compernolle, ex-Belgian cyclo-cross champion among elite riders without a contract, is also convinced that gravel biking is a discipline on the rise. “It is a great success, because the places to participate here were all gone,” he says. “Apparently a lot of people are curious about what it will look like, and they all want to come and taste it.”