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INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

Unnamed Factor prototype races under Romain Bardet at Unbound — and yes, it’s got THAT fork

Factor says riders are warming up to the fork and the brand is doubling down on its radical aero philosophy

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Prototype Giant and Liv gravel race bikes spotted ahead of Unbound Gravel

The new model looks like an updated Revolt model – here's what we know so far

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'This season, every race has been either disappointing or a setback' - Unbound XL title defender Rob Britton to start the race as a self-proclaimed underdog

The Canadian former road pro talks about ultra-endurance racing and his quest for uncertainty

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'Tectonic shift' with technology, horsepower of WorldTour riders a game-changer at Unbound Gravel 200 for 2015 champion Yuri Hauswald

Gravel Cycling Hall of Famer returns for 13th time and sets new target with start at back of the field

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32” wheels could exclude already marginalised cyclists - my CAD drawing shows you why

Pros will be testing out the new wheelsize at Unbound this weekend but there are many practical reasons I hope 32” wheel platforms don't take off

Cycling Weekly

'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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Unbound clash sees several top names missing from Australian Gravel Championships, but Tiffany Cromwell and Mark O'Brien set to defend titles

Racing once again set to unfold at South Australia's Ponderosa Pines, with separate day of racing for elite women and elite men

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'If I wanted to chase results, I would have stayed on the road' – Romain Bardet debuts at Unbound Gravel 200 and finds surge in off-road popularity 'a bit strange'

French rider culminates one-month US holiday with family in Emporia to settle curiosity about 'biggest gravel event of the year'

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Liv and Giant prototypes spotted at Unbound: here’s what we know

The bikes are new but so are the CADEX wheels, cockpit and 55mm Maxxis tyres

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Proof, prototypes and dreams of mud – The makings of an Unbound Gravel title defence for Cameron Jones

Winning Unbound 200 last year may have set the rider from New Zealand up for a career in gravel but "there's lots to gain by getting another one"

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Thomas Dekker stopped and questioned on way to Unbound Gravel as 2024 arrest comes back to haunt him

Dutch rider stopped on entrance to US following arrest for public nudity two years ago

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'I want to beat everyone' - Defending Unbound 200 winner Karolina Migoń fully recovered from Traka 360 crash and ready for 'exhausting atmosphere' in Kansas

'You have a big relief when you start the race and you can just ride your bike' PAS Racing rider says ahead of title defence

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'I earn money because of winning Unbound' - Karolina Migoń returns to Emporia as full-time pro with a target on her back

Migoń is now a title defender, full-time pro, Life Time Grand Prix contender and one of the most closely watched riders in gravel

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Unbound Gravel 200 has the history but 'The Traka pushed me into entirely new kinds of discomfort' – Lauren De Crescenzo compares the two titans of gravel

Emporia race focuses on one distance with 'a washing machine of talent' as The Traka splits the field

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Rugged Road D and possible return of legendary peanut-butter mud awaits elites and amateurs in Unbound 200

Forecast of mid-week storms and expectations of messy conditions to be 'the main topic of conversation around Emporia for the next few days'

Cycling News

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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'I'm genuinely scared how fast I'll be able to corner' – Scott creates 32" prototype bike for defending champion at Unbound Gravel

32" wheels in gravel has been a growing theme and now a major manufacturer is experimenting with the technology in the world's biggest gravel race

Cycling Weekly

'I'm genuinely scared how fast I'll be' - title defender Cam Jones to race Unbound on a 32" prototype bike that will never be brought to market

Jones as well as ultracyclist Robin Gemperle will be racing a Scott RC Gravel 32-inch 'pure prototype' bike

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2026 Unbound Gravel: How to watch, who to watch and what to know about the world's premier gravel event

Thousands of cyclists from around the world flock to Emporia for the unofficial gravel world championships

Cycling Weekly

Unbound Gravel 2026 startlists: From Cam Jones and Taylor Phinney to Romain Bardet and Lucas Pöstlberger – here's who's racing

Which riders are racing the planet’s premier gravel event, and who is missing?

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Minimum maintenance roads, 'gut kick' climbs, oil rigs and open range cattle – A detailed look at what the Unbound Gravel 200 course has in store

'MMR, B roads, are all potentially muddy, rocky, grassy. The goal isn't easy, it's safe' says Emporia native and Life Time manager Kristi Mohn

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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

Cycling News

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

Cycling Weekly

'The legs know what they need to know. It’ll be in them or not' - Heather Jackson to defend her Unbound XL title just weeks after finishing the 250-mile Cocodona running race

Jackson heads into Unbound XL in an unusual position: the defending champion but also an athlete recovering from one ultra and looking toward the next

Cycling Weekly

'Because I’m a dumbass' — at 93, Fred Schmid returns to Unbound Gravel one last time

The 54-time national champion has spent years chasing the elusive Unbound 200 finish line. This year, the Texan is learning to let go and shares his secret to longevity

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