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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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'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 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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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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'That gave me so much confidence' - Gravel win over Nino Schurter and stacked field at The Hills fuels Bradyn Lange for success at Sea Otter Classic

US gravel champion uses surprise sprint to beat another racing legend Keegan Swenson and take first lead in the Life Time Grand Prix

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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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Gravel racing is unpredictable again: A Life Time Grand Prix 2026 preview

Six races, 50 athletes and a record-setting $350,000 prize purse await in year five of the Life Time Grand Prix

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‘It’s looking to be a proper battle in the first round’ – Tiffany Cromwell will be breathing down defending Life Time champion Sofía Gómez Villafañe's neck at the Sea Otter Classic

The Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel race is looming, with the men and women’s fields both bristling with top talent

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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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'I decided to change everything' - Privateer campaign for Simon Pellaud derailed temporarily by knee injury, but quest for evasive race win in Life Time Grand Prix continues

Swiss rider took podiums at Unbound Gravel 200 and Leadville 100 MTB in 2025 and back for his 'American dream'

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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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The new stars of gravel racing: Riders and gravel teams set to break out in 2026

With a new guard of gravel pros stepping onto the podium, here are a few riders and teams to get familiar with heading into the new season

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Former Valley of Tears champion Keegan Swenson returns to Texas this week as commentator for Dirt Crit broadcast as he remains sidelined from racing - Gravel Bits

U23 Pan-Am MTB champion Owen Clark wins six-man sprint in longest career race at Homegrown Gravel, Whitney Allison top female at eight-day Transcordilleras

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Olympic silver medalist Haley Batten wins debut at Belgium Waffle Ride Arizona while Russell Finsterwald surges in two-up sprint for elite men's victory

Final singletrack section proves decisive for last year's BWR series overall winner as he shuts down long-range attack by Andrew L'Esperance

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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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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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'Riders making six figures race against some who aren't making a cent' - Are pro gravel teams about to be the end of the privateer?

As the gap between gravel privateers grows, and with the emergence of pro teams, what does it actually mean for the salaries, prize money and development pathways of racers in 2026?

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Flat-bars or drop-bars at Leadville Trail 100 MTB? This high-altitude endurance race doesn't have a handlebar problem, it has an identity crisis

'Courses dictate our equipment choices' as Lauren De Crescenzo and other riders dissect the 100 miles of Leadville regarding safety issues, equipment setups and a solution

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Sorry, Tom Pidcock, Leadville has just banned your new drop bar Pinarello

What does this mean for Tom Pidcock's mysterious gravel calendar now?

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