Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will ultimately not contest the Gravel World Championships this Saturday in Louvain (Belgium). The Frenchwoman, who was crowned in this event in 2022, announced on social networks this Friday that she needed to rest. “I was originally supposed to race at the Gravel Worlds, but I had to give up. Physically and mentally, I’m not there“, wrote Ferrand-Prévot.
Video – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot before the World Championships in Zurich
“I still dream so big”
“For now, I continue to enjoy my wonderful life, following what I achieved this season, to recover for the next race, because I still dream big.”she also affirmed, she who will make her big return to the road in 2025, under the colors of the Visma | Lease a Bike.
At 32 years old, “PFP” won Olympic gold in mountain biking at the Paris Olympics this summer. She is also 15 times world champion… in four different cycling disciplines (road, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel).
