Uni leader flying the flag for GB in world champs

A UNIVERSITY leader is saddling up to represent Great Britain at the prestigious 2025 Bolero UCI Gravel World Championships in the Netherlands this weekend.

- IAN LEWIS

Gareth Evans, head of the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s SA1 Waterfront campus in Swansea, will fly the flag for Team GB at the competition in Zuid-Limburg this weekend.

Gareth, who lives in Carmarthen, will compete in the 35-39 age-group category at the flagship event for gravel cycling, a discipline that combines the speed and strategy of road racing with the technical skill of off-road riding.

His selection to represent Great Britain recognises not only his sporting achievement but also reflects the growing profile of gravel cycling as one of the most demanding and dynamic areas of the sport.

Securing a place is no small feat and only the top 20% of riders in each age group at official UCI Gravel World Series races qualify. Across the season, between 20 and 25 events are held worldwide, each attracting international fields of elite and amateur riders all chasing limited qualification places.