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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Unbound - The Untold Story

WorldTour and the 'Wild West' – Are gravel and road cycling pros one and the same, or two completely different athletes?

The two disciplines are crossing over more frequently than ever before, but how easy is it for professional cyclists to actually make the transition between gravel and road?

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‘The success of gravel revolves around the success of the 99%, not the pros’: Gravel is investing in livestreams but does it actually need fandom?

There’s a fanbase, yes, but it’s often the same people pinning on a number

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Rene Herse launches 32-inch TPU tube as the big-wheel movement gathers pace

From Sea Otter prototypes to Cam Jones’ 32-inch Scott at Unbound, oversized wheels have been everywhere this year. Now the supporting ecosystem is starting to catch up

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Rosa Klöser’s satellite shifter placement is next-level gravel aero hackery

If you can stick ‘em anywhere… why not there?

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Despite being 10 years younger than the 'big kids', multi-discipline U23 talent Kylee Hanel thriving in 'long, grueling races of gravel' with Leadville looming

Oregon 20-year-old leads Life Time Grand Prix U23 competition after win at Unbound Gravel 100

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Gravel Earth Series: New Zealand sweep of Lost and Found Gravel as Ruby Ryan and Matthew Wilson clinch victory

Ryan claims women's win after tight battle with compatriot Samara Sheppard while Payson McElveen claims second behind solo winner Wilson

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I designed 29ers – 32-inch wheels could drive innovation, but the bike industry must learn from the past, and fast

The introduction of 29ers was certainly not smooth, but can we learn from our mistakes and make 32-inch wheels a success? I hope so

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Tribute to a man's best friend - Alexey Vermeulen's custom-painted 'Sir Willie' Enve bike for Unbound Gravel

Vermeulen celebrated his dog with a custom-painted bike at Unbound Gravel

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'Such carnage and a ridiculous adventure' – Maddy Nutt finished second at Unbound XL after 27 hours of racing, and then went viral

The 28-year-old battled through thunderstorms and peanut butter mud to finish second in the ultra race

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'I rode with one eye for an hour and a half' – Could I survive the elite Unbound Gravel 200 as an indoor cyclist?

What started as a challenge to see if I could complete gravel's biggest race with a training plan based almost completely indoors turned into a battle for survival as the mud piled up and storm clouds rolled in

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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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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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'I two-quads, one-hamstringed my way around Kansas' – Taylor Phinney spends 130km only clipped into one pedal amid eventful return to Unbound Gravel

US rider says ‘gravel is road now’ when comparing to his previous appearance in 2019

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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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'It was a day for the brave': Lachlan Morton one of a slew of riders to fall victim to crashes at Unbound 2026

A rain-soaked weekend saw some big names abandon the gravel race

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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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'If I give him the wheel, he can win' – The story of Keegan Swenson's sacrifice to help Mads Würtz Schmidt triumph at Unbound Gravel 200

2023 champion finishes fifth after linking up with road pro and Unbound debutant Emil Herzog for final run to Emporia

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'That’s kind of the story of my life': Geerike Schreurs helps team secure one-two but has to settle for second again at Unbound Gravel

"The dream is to win this race someday," says the Dutch rider

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Unbound Gravel 100: 20-year-old Kylee Hanel overcomes mud and stop for train to win women's race

Robert Oehler rides solo for victory in men's division of 100-mile revent in Kansas

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'Maybe I was the strongest, but I couldn’t have won without Keegan' — Swenson sacrifices his wheel and his race so Mads Würtz Schmidt can conquer Unbound

On the muddiest Unbound in years, selfless teamwork decided the race

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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 XL: Tour Divide record holder Robin Gemperle claims victory in horrible conditions, forced to walk for 21km

Svenja Betz wins women's division for second time, 34 minutes ahead of Maddy Nutt

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Romain Bardet out of mud-soaked Unbound just 100 miles in

Former Tour de France stage winner cuts his Unbound Gravel debut short as rain and thunderstorms turn the Flint Hills into a grinding mudfest

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'This rainstorm that came in changed everything' - An inventory of crashes, mechanicals and course chaos at a muddy 2026 edition of Unbound Gravel

From Lachlan Morton to Nicole Frain and Peter Stetina there were plenty of riders who had a spanner thrown in the works through the Flint Hills of Kansas

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Factor ONE, but make it gravel - A closer look at the wide-tyred Factor prototype at Unbound

Factor's wild new gravel bike boasts aggressive geometry and clearance for 2.2in tyres

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