Is Lotte Kopecky’s bog-standard Specialized Crux proof that you don’t need wide tires and fancy suspension systems for gravel racing?

Over the last decade, the gravel bike genre has done nothing but diversify.

A shopping experience that would once leave you presented with just a handful of fairly samey bikes, is now a decision making process dominated by tyre width choices, slacker or steeper geometry, aerodynamics, and in some cases even suspension setups.