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Field building for far-flung 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships, key Life Time Grand Prix competitors among expected starters despite Little Sugar MTB clash

Matt Beers, Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Erica Magnaldi and Maddy Nutt among those named in wave of early rider announcements

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UCI Gravel World Series: Lisa Bone takes solo win at Around the Pot, Matt Beers darts ahead of Cape Epic teammate Tristan Nortje

The new event, with a course delivering more than 90% gravel, runs as second South African round of 2026 qualifying series

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Telemetry boxes, years of recon and very complex math: Matt Beers explains how Specialized dominated Unbound 2026 with its new bike

New gravel bike claims 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in men's Elite 200 mile race, as well as 1st and 2nd in the women's

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European champion Mads Würtz Schmidt survived rain, lightning, mechanicals and mud to win Unbound Gravel

Specialized Off-Road played its cards perfectly to take the first two spots on the podium.

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Unbound Gravel 200 men: European Champion Mads Würtz Schmidt wins rainy, windy, muddy edition with epic solo

Matt Beers and Tobias Kongstad claim the podium positions

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The mud mayhem arrives again at Unbound 200 with fields shattered early

Within the first hour, much of the field is off the bike with the mud-clearing paint sticks out

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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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Keegan Swenson uses hermit-mode for two weeks at altitude to 'get the motor tuned in' for second title quest at Unbound Gravel 200

Three-time Life Time Grand Prix champion supported with 'good wealth of knowledge of tactics' by Specialized Off-road teammates Beers and Würtz Schmidt

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Unbound Gravel organisers rein in support station chaos, adding feed zones for elite fields only

Life Time retains Checkpoints for age-group riders while safety the factor to 'pivot' to new setup for pro riders

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From Paris-Roubaix to Girona’s gravel — Klöser wins Traka 360; Würtz Schmidt sets new men's course record

Mads Würtz Schmidt crushes the 10-hour barrier and Rosa Klöser delivers a statement win at The Traka 360

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The Traka 360: Mads Würtz Schmidt completes the double with dominant victory, as Rosa Klöser wins with impressive 90km solo on challenging Girona gravel

Drechou and Beers complete men's podium, Dubau-Prévot and Scheurs second and third in women's

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Who can block Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Cameron Jones from repeat wins at Life Time Grand Prix in 2026? A look at the top contenders

The fifth off-road gravel campaign begins at Sea Otter Gravel with fresh contenders Rosa Klöser, Karolina Migoń, Cobe Freeburn and Simen Nordahl Svendsen among returning favourites

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$Keegan Swenson 'pain free' after hip fracture but new schedule has him skip European race in order to focus on Unbound 200$

Keegan Swenson 'pain free' after hip fracture but new schedule has him skip European race in order to focus on Unbound 200

Three-time winner of Life Time Grand Prix removes The Traka from schedule in order to focus on success at US off-road series

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Beers and Nortje overhaul GC in finale to win men's Cape Epic, as Lill and Keller complete near total domination in women's race

Luca Schwarzbauer and Sam Gaze take most stage wins in men's race as Kate Courtney loses replacement partner midway through week in South Africa

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Riders to watch at Cape Epic 2026 – Mountain bike stars, gravel pros and Epic veterans form strong and open field for 700km challenge

Kate Courtney, Matt Beers, Alessandra Keller and Sam Gaze among stacked start lists, but which pairs will come out on top?

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'Freak accident' puts Melisa Rollins in hospital with broken elbow and 'gutted' to miss debut at Cape Epic with Kate Courtney

Leadville champions would have started eight-day mountain bike stage race on Saturday

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'I’ve been nursing a few different injuries after getting smoked by a car door' - Unbound Gravel and Leadville champion Keegan Swenson 'gutted to miss Cape Epic' due to fractured pelvis

XCM World Champion to seek additional medical tests at home in Arizona

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Keegan Swenson breaks pelvis after 'getting smoked by car door'

US gravel pro pulls out of Cape Epic mountain bike race after scans

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Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Mads Wurtz Schmidt start the season on top step with overall victory at a muddy edition of Santa Vall

Villafañe takes both stages as well as GC of the Gravel Earth Series event, Tim Wollenberg snares stage 2 of men's race but Wurtz Schmidt remains on top overall

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Where will top gravel riders launch new looks in 2026? Keegan Swenson, Matt Beers, Karolina Migoń, Sofia Gomez Villafañe among all-star cast at Santa Vall

Early season races at RADL GRVL and Bescaonina Gravel deliver top results for Romain Bardet, Nicole Frain, Hugo Drechou, Petr Vakoč and Sophie Wright

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Gravel superstar Keegan Swenson signs for Specialized Off-Road, taking squad towards super-team status

Former Unbound and three-time Life Time Grand Prix overall winner will line up alongside Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Matt Beers in 2026 and beyond

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'My FTP is 480W, and I’m consuming up to 140g carbs an hour': gravel powerhouse Matthew Beers shares what made 2025 his most successful season yet

After winning at Cape Epics, Gravel Burn, Big Sugar Classic, Belgian Waffle Ride, and Lauf Gravel Worlds, Specialized Off-Road rider Matthew Beers is on the cusp of gravel greatness

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Gravel Burn: Matt Beers and Axelle Dubau-Prevot win inaugural seven-day stage race across the Great Karoo of South Africa

South African Beers secured lead by winning three of six stages as Frenchwoman Dubau-Prevot overcame

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'I have been suffering all year. I don't want to suffer here' - Tom Pidcock earns a stage victory at Gravel Burn while Matt Beers holds lead with two days to go

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio takes commanding GC lead for elite women as Axelle Dubau-Prevot scores three stage wins

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'Big brain move' day before Big Sugar lands Matt Beers first-ever event win in Life Time Grand Prix

Specialized Off-road teammate Sofia Gomez Villafañe uses recon of shorter route to seal weekend sweep of races in Bentonville and third series title

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