The 2024 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships took place once again in Gering, Nebraska, over the weekend. Riders competed not only for the prestigious Stars-and-Stripes jersey but also for a share of the $40,000 prize purse and an automatic entry to the UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium this October.
The 131.1-mile course was the same as last year’s inaugural event, and in the women’s race, so was the winner as Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) again crossed the finish line solo. In the men’s race, however, the defending champion was dethroned as former world champion rower Brennan Wertz (mosaic Cycles) took the title, while Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles/SRAM) finished in sixth.
