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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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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

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'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'

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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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