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Leadville Trail 100 MTB contenders 2026 - Can anyone unseat Keegan Swenson and who can take the top spot vacated by Kate Courtney?

Examining the elite riders inside the Life Time Grand Prix and the outside threats like Quinn Simmons and U23 rider Kylee Hanel

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King of Steamboat strikes again - Swenson and Villafañe win SBT GRVL 2026

Swenson claims fourth SBT GRVL title, Gómez Villafañe outkicks Lange in the final kilometre

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'I made some beginner mistakes but I want to do it again' – Young Red Bull road pro Emil Herzog impresses on gravel debut with a top 10 at Unbound 200

'It was a super cool experience' says 21-year-old after shining as part of Specialized cast

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Profound shakeups, spills, splashes and wild wheel changes at Unbound Gravel 2026 - Conclusions on what unravelled and what worked

Mother Nature dictated how unpredictable the 20th anniversary of Unbound 200 would be with 'biblical' weather

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'You've got to at least try and win and defend it' - 2025 Unbound Gravel 200 champion Cameron Jones had the legs but succumbed to wrong line, clogged drivetrain

Rider from New Zealand said his eyes suffered the most with ride that had its rewards – tenth place and a solid points haul in Life Time Grand Prix

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Sofia Gomez Villafañe sprints to her second career win at Unbound Gravel

Geerike Schreurs places second as the Specialized Off-Road team plays the race perfectly

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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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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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Back-to-back glory for Gómez Villafañe; Pöstlberger holds off chasers to win The Traka 200

Lukas Pöstlberger wins a nail-biting finale, while Sofía Gómez Villafañe makes it two Traka 200 titles in as many years

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'Today I don't feel my legs' – Mads Würtz Schmidt finds form like never before in won and done effort at The Traka 360

Concentrated training delivers an 'incredible day' for rider who now has 200 and 360 titles to his name

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'Sometimes failure really motivates you' – Triumph at The Traka for Rosa Klöser after feeling terrible at Sea Otter Classic Gravel following fraught post Paris-Roubaix dash

An unrelenting 90km solo effort to clinch win and ominous sign for rivals ahead of Unbound 200

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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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Can Karolina Migoń, Tobias Kongstad and Sofia Gomez Villafañe defend and who will step into the void in the men's 200? – Analysing contenders at The Traka

A look ahead to the Gravel Earth Series races in Girona which sets a benchmark of form ahead of Unbound Gravel

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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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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

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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'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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'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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UCI Gravel World Series – Romain Bardet and Sofia Gómez Villafañe win Castellón Gravel Race

Mads Würtz Schmidt and Morgan Aguirre claim runner-up positions in Spain

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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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'Specialized is really stepping things up this year' - Geerike Schreurs joins former Unbound Gravel adversaries Villafañe and Langvad on off-road super team

Trio join Specialized Off-road team for 2026

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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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Cam Jones and Sofia Gomez Villafañe win Life Time Grand Prix after 'gnarly' weather-shortened Big Sugar race

A storm-shortened Big Sugar reshuffles the standings as Jones dethrones Swenson and Villafañe seals her triple crown

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Life Time Grand Prix 2025

Collection of six off-road races in the US return for fourth year and $200,000 prize purse for top 10 elite women and elite men

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