It was an amazing adventure to join The Rift Iceland for the first time. The Rift is a 200 km (125 miles) off-road bike race through the dark lava […]
Wilier Factory Racer
Ivar Slik
Wilier Factory Racer
Ivar Slik
FASTEST UNBOUND WINNER EVER
So proud to be the first non-american winner in the fastest time ever of the Unbound in 2022! I felt strong on the Wilier Triestina Rave machine and it was great to finish it off in a sprint with 4 fellow riders. “I am so happy. It was my big goal and I succeeded in my first year as a professional gravel rider after winning The Traka. It was super cool to finish it off in a sprint of five.”
Read all about the race on Velonews.com
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SECOND PLACE THE RIFT ICELAND 2023
After seven hours of hard racing in a surreal landscape, surrounded by vulcanos and crossing lavafields it became a sprint finish with six riders. Strong feeling and took the second place. Happy with podium 🙂
Check the photo impression by Ourea Productions.
GALLERY
WINNER THE TRAKA 2022
Impression of the first gravel race of 2022, The Traka in Girona. Great race which I finished off in a sprint with 6 fellow riders.
Check the photo impression by Ourea Productions.
GALLERY
Gravelracing
Wilier Factory racer 2022
-2025
Beachracing
Passionate beachracer. European champion 2019, Dutch champion 2020
Roadracing
10 years of racing for continental and professional teams.
"In 2021 I experienced Unbound, the biggest gravel race in the world. That touched me in a way I'd never felt before. I got in contact with Wilier-Triestina and we decided to bundle forces and strive for the best results in gravelraces like winning the Traka and Unbound in 2022. This website contains an overview of all the races I will ride, as well as the brands that support me in achieving my goals."
- Ivar Slik
Wilier Factory Racer 2022-2025
Cycling is my passion from the moment I first jumped on the bike when I was eight years old. After riding for ten years on continental- and pro continental level I am now a Wilier Factory Racer.
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PROGRAMME
Season 2023
- 7 jan Beachrace Egmond-Pier-Egmond, Egmond – The Netherlands – Result: 10th
- 17-27 jan Trainingscamp with Astana, Altea – Spain
- 5 feb Beachrace, Rockanje – The Netherlands
- 19 feb National Championships Beachrace, Wijk aan Zee – The Netherlands – Result: 2nd
- 8 apr National road classic (Braakman), Zeeland – The Netherlands
- 16 april – Belgian Waffle Gravelrace – California – USA
- 21 april – Sea Otter Classic Gravelrace – Monterey, USA
- 30 apr Traka, Girona – Spain, Gravel Earth series.
- 13 may 3Rides Gravel Race, Aachen – Germany, UCI Gravel series
- 20 may Gravel Locos, Hico – Texas, USA
- 3 june Unbound, Emporia – Kansas, USA, Life time event #2
- 10 june FNLD GRVL, Lahti – Finland.
- 1 july Octopus Gravel, Andermatt – Switzerland, Gravel Earth series
- 15 july GravelOneFifty, Drenthe – The Netherlands, UCI Gravel series
- 22 july The Rift, Eurasia – Iceland, Gravel Earth series
- 12-aug Nordic Gravel Series Bergslagen – Sweden, Gravel Earth Series
- 18-20 aug Grit N Grind Halmstad – Sweden, UCI Gravel Serie
- 26 aug Houffa Gravel Gravel Houffalize – Belgium, UCI Gravel Serie
- 3 sep Strade Bianche Monferatto Gravel Quattordio – Italy, UCI Gravel Serie
- 10 sep National Championship Gravel, Banholt Limburg – The Netherlands
- 16-17 sept Grand Final Gravel Earth, Barcelona (Cardona) – Spain, Gravel Earth Series
- 24 sep Ronde van Midden-Brabant (Road) Brabant – The Netherlands
- 1 oct UCI Gravel European Championship, Vlaams-Brabant – Belgium, UCI EC
- 8 oct UCI Gravel World Championship Gravel Veneto Italy, UCI WC
European championship beachracing 2019
Gravel race wins 2022
UCI pro wins
Total Strava km
Gravel One Fifty
Fast and flat race in the north of The Netherlands. We did a long chase on the two early attackers but we never managed to bridge the gap in […]
Octopus Gravel 2023
Great to participate in the Octopus Gravel event near Andermatt, Switzerland. Started in the fog and ended in the sun. Suffering and enjoying views at the same time. Collected […]
Podcast The Adventure Stach
Shortly before the Unbound, Jasper Ockeloen and I became main guests in The Adventure Stach, the podcast of the American professional gravel racer Payson McElveen. We talked about the […]
Unbound 2023
Unforrtunately I had to face a broken rear derailleur cable after 20 km in Unbound this year. We dived into a sticky mud bath where everybody had to run […]
USA gravel races
The gravel races for qualifying for the World Cup in Veneto and in preparation for Unbound on June 3 have started. After a satisfying fifth place at Traka 2023 […]
Second place at NK Strandrace
At the Dutch National Championships beach race, Ivar showed that the form is back with a good second place. He hadn’t counted himself among the absolute favourites, but he […]
Trainingscamp Astana – Altea
From January 17 till January 27 I had the possibility to join the Astana Pro Team Trainingscamp in Altea, Spain. My main sponsor Wilier-Triestina is bike supplier of Astana […]
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