"I head straight to Belgium after the road race. I'll spend the week there recovering and doing recon of the Gravel Worlds course," Stephens told Cyclingnews before she competed in the individual time trial, mixed team relay and road race in Zurich.
"The best distance for women should be set based on having a great women's race, it has nothing to do with what distance is good for the men's race. There are lots of factors that make our races different but that's a larger discussion."
"I'm not racing the men and I don't think it matters to compare to them," Stephens said. "The shorter women's race and separate categories for the Worlds will offer great racing in Leuven."
"One aspect of the rules at the UCI Gravel World Championships that Stephens supports is the start grid procedure. This was changed last year to a points system to enhance fair competition."
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