When top UK gravel rider Jenson Young heads to the UCI Gravel World Championships in Limburg, the Netherlands next week, he won't exactly be riding for fun – but after a recent run of superb results, the pressure will be decidedly off.

He has knocked it out of the park this season, achieving all his goals – including the UK's most epic cyclo-cross race, the 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross , where he saw off none other than Lachlan Morton on the way to victory.

"The start list this year was stronger than the past fair few years that I've known it," said the Ribble Outliers rider. "So it's definitely better sharing the podium with, like, Lachlan, for sure. And yeah, it's obviously amazing to win." You may like

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