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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Alexey vermeulen - The Untold Story

'Mechanics dread excitement' – Meet the people who navigate pit-stop chaos to keep the pros rolling at Unbound Gravel

What keeps members of an elite rider's support crew from sleeping the night before racing in Emporia? Rain and mud. We spoke to mechanics for riders like Alexey Vermeulen and Carolin Schiff to find out more about their critical role

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Who will step up to challenge defending champions Karolina Migoń and Cameron Jones? – Analysing the Unbound 200 contenders

Running a ruler over the key players in Emporia from former winners Sofia Gómez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson to a raft of riders hoping to make a new addition to the honour list

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Sea Otter Classic Gravel: Bradyn Lange holds off Keegan Swenson to take men's victory while Sofia Gomez Villafañe fends off Lauren Stephens in women's race

Series leaderboard begins to take shape in the windy conditions of the opening round of the Life Time Grand Prix

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'I thought there was no way it comes to a sprint' - Lange and Gómez Villafañe win Sea Otter Gravel

Gómez Villafañe continues her domination of gravel racing; Lange takes an early lead in the Life Time Grand Prix

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Life Time Grand Prix 2026

US collection of off-road races offers $350,000 overall series purse plus $240,000 across six individual events

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'For better or worse, teams are here' - The rosters in 2026 as riders join forces for off-road alliances as the next evolution of gravel and endurance MTB racing takes shape

Super talents collected by Specialized Off-road seen as drawing 'a line in the sand' for next evolution of gravel racing

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Sofia Gomez Villafañe wins a third consecutive Valley of Tears in tight battle with Paige Onweller while Alexey Vermeulen earns men's title at Texas gravel race

Simen Nordahl Svendsen second and Adam Roberge third as sprint decides men's podium from breakaway group

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Nicole Frain sweeps RADL GRVL and first-ever Oceania Gravel Championship for elite women while Romain Bardet earns gravel race victory for elite men

Unbound Gravel 200 winner Cameron Jones survives two punctures to finish second overall and earn Oceania title

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'It will come down to that final 15k' - Romain Bardet, Cameron Jones, Alexey Vermeulen begin gravel season at RADL GRVL as defending champion Brendan Johnston bows out

Australian gravel champion and defending RADL winner Tiffany Cromwell faces deep field with new Oceana Gravel Championships jersey on the line

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'I am home': ENVE and Alexey Vermeulen sign landmark career-long contract

One of gravel’s most consistent performers locks in a career-long partnership with ENVE as the discipline continues to professionalise

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'I'm happy to be here until the end of my career' - US gravel racer Alexey Vermeulen extends with ENVE on unique long-term deal

'True partnership' keeps two-time Life Time Grand Prix runner-up on same bikes, wheels and components as long as he races and then provides security for althlete development role

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US Gravel National Championships: Lauren Stephens and Bradyn Lange win elite titles

Third consecutive title in Minnesota for Stephens as Sarah Lange takes women's elite runner-up spot while Michael Garrison claims men's silver in sprint

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US Gravel Nationals: Lauren Stephens powers to third straight title; Bradyn Lange wins with breakthrough performance

The race was the first in Minnesota after two years in Nebraska and produced one new champion and one three-peat winner

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Lauren Stephens defends title at FoCo Fondo gravel race while Torbjørn Røed outsprints former winner Alexey Vermeulen

Courtney Sherwell second ahead of Emma Grant, who repeats in third place

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SBT GRVL: Brennan Wertz claims victory in National Champ colours, Melisa Rollins adds another high-altitude win to her name

The all-new circuit race-style course yielded technical races in Hayden, Colorado

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Unbound Tech Gallery Part 2: More bikes, a TRP x Classified groupset, 350-mile XL hacks and a whole heap of fun stuff

The final flurry of nerdy details found among the 5000+ bikes that swarmed Kansas

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I came to Unbound just for the Shake-Out Rides

Instead of racing, I participated in 201 miles worth of group rides

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Who will win the 2025 Unbound Gravel 200? - Examining a stacked field to uncover the favourites

Running a ruler over the contenders, from defending champion Rosa Klöser to Traka 360 winner Tobias Kongstad

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Haley Batten and Keegan Swenson snare solo wins at Sea Otter Gravel

Santa Cruz rider launches on final climb to take out Life Time Grand Prix opening round while Batten capitalises on mid-race single-track to make her move

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'I gave it everything I had' - Keegan Swenson and Haley Batten win Sea Otter Classic Gravel

Olympic medalist mountain biker Batten crushes her first gravel race; Swenson and Villafane slip into familiar Life Time Grand Prix series leads

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Is gravel racing getting stale already? A Life Time Grand Prix 2025 preview

A restructured race calendar and updated rules could lead to different winners. Here’s what to watch out for this week at the Sea Otter Classic.

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The legend of the disappearing trophy - Why this melting award is one of the most coveted in off-road racing

The Iceman Cometh reward gets high marks for its hype as well as 'bringing everyone together' before it vanishes

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Gravel cyclists aren't all the same: a guide to the climbers, punchers and all-rounders of the dirt roads

As this dynamic discipline establishes itself, so do its archetypes — though the lines remain blurred

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Alexey Vermeulen outduels Colby Simmons to win elite men's race at Big Sugar Gravel

Keegan Swenson fifth in Arkansas to secure three-peat at Life Time Grand Prix series

The Guardian - US

Good money, no team tactics and cute dogs: the rise of pro cycling freelancers

Many US riders are turning their back on the sport in Europe to ride in gravel races back home. There is less support but more opportunities

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