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Please merge this thread with the one created earlier on 05 February if deemed suitable. Lekka, link below 

 

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It can never be a true gravel championships if mountain bikes are allowed in the race.
Mountain biking has its own xc and marathon championships; surely, a gravel championships, exclusive to gravel bikes is what CSA should investigate? The same goes for mountain bikes in sanctioned road races: not allowed.
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  On 6/6/2022 at 1:58 PM, ti guy said:
It can never be a true gravel championships if mountain bikes are allowed in the race.
Mountain biking has its own xc and marathon championships; surely, a gravel championships, exclusive to gravel bikes is what CSA should investigate? The same goes for mountain bikes in sanctioned road races: not allowed.
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I don't think the field of gravel racers on gravel bikes is consistently big enough for the organisers to be too picky or too caught up in the 'race' aspect while the market finds it's feet and establishes itself.

They need numbers on the start line or there will be nothing for the racers to race.

 

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  On 6/6/2022 at 1:58 PM, ti guy said:
It can never be a true gravel championships if mountain bikes are allowed in the race.
Mountain biking has its own xc and marathon championships; surely, a gravel championships, exclusive to gravel bikes is what CSA should investigate? The same goes for mountain bikes in sanctioned road races: not allowed.
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Are you talking about this ?

 

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  On 6/6/2022 at 2:22 PM, Jewbacca said:

I don't think the field of gravel racers on gravel bikes is consistently big enough for the organisers to be too picky or too caught up in the 'race' aspect while the market finds it's feet and establishes itself.

They need numbers on the start line or there will be nothing for the racers to race.

 

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That is how mountain biking [and road cycling] started ...

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  On 6/6/2022 at 2:53 PM, ti guy said:

That is how mountain biking [and road cycling] started ...

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So then let it settle and see?

They had some stats on how many mtb vs gravel bikes were at various events and I think the MTB numbers are still pretty high. 

There aren't enough full retard gravel bikers 'YET' to start telling willing, paying participants to take a hike, your bike isn't cool enough

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