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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Unbound gravel org - Caught on Camera

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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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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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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'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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'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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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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How to watch 2026 Unbound Gravel 200 - Expanded live stream will cover all action start-to-finish

Life Time coverage begins at 5:35 a.m. CDT as cameras on ground and in the air follow elite men and women across Flint Hills

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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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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

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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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‘Everything you could ever want’: the 2026 Unbound course strings together greatest hits from 20 years of Flint Hills gravel racing

The world’s marquee gravel race returns May 30 in the Flint Hills of Kansas

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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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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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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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Peter Stetina takes the microphone for live stream at Santa Vall; Deanna Mayles wins Old Man Winter as former winner Maddie Munro goes off course - Gravel Bits

Meg Fisher, Kristen Legan among Gravel Hall of Fame inductees with Chase Wark taking Community Impact Award, and USA Cycling expands Junior Gravel National Series

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The most surprising bike I rode in 2025: the Pinarello Grevil F3 reviewed

The Grevil F is a modern gravel bike that understands that long events still involve attacking, cornering and sprinting — and that the best thing about riding bikes is playing on them

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300 watts for 13 hours: Unbound Gravel champion crushes the Festive 500 in a single Christmas Eve ride

'I was just stoked to be home for dinner!' says Cameron Jones

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A year of dirt and gravel - 2025 winners of the most epic off-road races select their favourite photos

Kate Courtney, Cameron Jones, Carolina Migoń, Rob Britton and others share career-defining moments from MTB Worlds, Unbound Gravel, The Traka and other events

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More youth, more international: Life Time announces its new roster of athletes for the 2026 Grand Prix

A hand-selected cast of 44 of the world's most talented off-road riders to contest the 2026 Life Time Grand Prix, starting at the Sea Otter Classic in April

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Ruth Holcomb and Griffin Hoppin 'closing the gap' with U23 titles in Life Time Grand Prix

'I couldn't have ever imagined how great this opportunity would be' says Holcomb, who almost gave up bike racing last winter

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Lizzy Gunsalus continues four-race winning streak at Major Taylor Cross Cup while 18-year-old Tofik Beshir of Ethiopia wins first UCI-level race at elite level

Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships hits bumpy road with US government shutdown, Unbound Gravel lottery opens Saturday - North American Roundup

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Lauren De Crescenzo wins fourth Rad Dirt Fest while Cole Davis takes surprise victory; Unbound Gravel lottery and BWR registrations open soon

Christopher Blevins on path to first men's sweep of XCO and XCC World Cup titles in one season - North American Roundup

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'Winning Unbound gave me the career I always wanted' — Five Unbound Gravel champions on how the Kansas race rerouted their futures

'The race that everyone loves to hate' continues to define the gravel discipline and the lives of its winners

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