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Unbound Gravel

Link to Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday
Registration opens Monday morning

Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday

Places are expected to sell out fast for this Unbound shake-down race

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Link to Peter Stetina: Road pros are realising that gravel racing isn’t just a retirement programme
Peter Stetina and his young family go to plenty of races together

Peter Stetina: Road pros are realising that gravel racing isn’t just a retirement programme

American privateer racer on the general trends within the US gravel scene as participation grows alongside bike sales

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Link to Unbound Gravel lottery closes January 20
This June the gravel world will again descend onto Emporia, Kansas

Unbound Gravel lottery closes January 20

The lottery for all distances, except the 350-mile option, will close on Saturday, while those who are selected will be notified on January 25

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Link to SBT GRVL lottery opens November 30 as the 2024 gravel season solidifies
Riders compete at the 2023 SBT GRVL event

SBT GRVL lottery opens November 30 as the 2024 gravel season solidifies

Colorado’s premier gravel race has turned to a lottery for 2024, with Unbound's selection coming in January

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Link to Life Time Grand Prix reveals riders for 2024 gravel series
The Life Time Grand Prix peloton racing through the hills of Arkansas

Life Time Grand Prix reveals riders for 2024 gravel series

Swenson and Villafañe return for the seven-race series that will see $300,000 up for grabs

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Link to Pro gravel bike: Peter Stetina's Canyon Grail
The Canyon Grail has now officially been released, but Peter Stetina has been using the bike for a while

Pro gravel bike: Peter Stetina's Canyon Grail

2x set-up with a blend of Shimano Dura-Ace and GRX on US rider's version of the new Grail

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Link to All-new Canyon Grail gains in-frame storage and seamless bar integration
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All-new Canyon Grail gains in-frame storage and seamless bar integration

The race-orientated offering from the German brand has some major changes including in-frame storage and the omission of the Grail's trademark hoverbar

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Link to Chaos and controversy: Inside the quagmire that clogged Unbound Gravel
Riders resort to walking on the grass next to the mud track

Chaos and controversy: Inside the quagmire that clogged Unbound Gravel

At the 2023 Unbound, heavy rain turned a seemingly innocuous dirt road into a treacherous pit of 'peanut butter mud'. This is how the riders coped, and what they had to say about it.

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Link to Interview: Dylan Johnson and drop bars at the Leadville 100
Dylan Johnson's set-up for the Leadville 100 MTB race

Interview: Dylan Johnson and drop bars at the Leadville 100

How this American is pushing the limits of new gravel tech, and what we can learn from it

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Link to Documentary: In the fast lane with the Miami Blazers at America's toughest crit
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Documentary: In the fast lane with the Miami Blazers at America's toughest crit

New GCN+ film chronicles the trials and tribulations of one of America's top teams at the Tulsa Tough series

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Link to How much faster are pro gravel cyclists? Beginner vs amateur vs pro
How Much Faster Is A Pro Gravel Cyclist? | Beginner Vs Amateur Vs Pro

How much faster are pro gravel cyclists? Beginner vs amateur vs pro

We invite British gravel champion Danni Shrosbree to take on an amateur and a beginner gravel rider to find out just how fast the best-of-the-best ride

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Link to The True Spirit Of Gravel 🙌
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The True Spirit Of Gravel 🙌

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Link to Isabel King's Scott Addict Gravel
King, who is something of an Instagram sensation, strikes her favourite pose at the Unbound expo

Isabel King's Scott Addict Gravel

The bike that the LA's Strava queen of the mountains used to take on the 2023 Unbound 200

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Link to Anna Yamauchi’s Specialized Crux
Anna Yamauchi and her Crux fresh off of a tune-up at the Shimano tent in the Unbound expo

Anna Yamauchi’s Specialized Crux

A look back at the bike, the dancing on Face Time and the perseverance of the her 2023 Unbound 200

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Link to Larry Warbasse’s BMC Kaius 01
Larry Warbasse, five days from finishing the Giro d'Italia and one day removed from a trans-Atlantic flight, was still tinkering with his setup the eve of his first gravel race

Larry Warbasse’s BMC Kaius 01

The racing bike that guided the AG2R-Citroën rider through the trials and tribulations of the 2023 Unbound 200 that required him to run in road shoes

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Link to Rebecca Fahringer’s Kona Libre
Rebbeca Fahringer showing off her Kona Libre during the Unbound expo on Friday

Rebecca Fahringer’s Kona Libre

The bike that piloted one of gravel’s most entertaining characters through the Flint Hills of Kansas at the 2023 Unbound 200

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Link to Rob Britton’s Factor Ostro Gravel
Rob Britton with his custom painted Factor Ostro at the Unbound expo Friday morning

Rob Britton’s Factor Ostro Gravel

Stylish and bold – Canada’s Rob Britton came to the 2023 Unbound 200 with both fashion and function represented on his build, with an ode to his home nation to boot

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Link to Russell Finsterwald’s S-Works Crux
Russell Finsterwald post autographs and pre-interviews on the Friday before Unbound

Russell Finsterwald’s S-Works Crux

A detailed look at the glitz and glam of one of the bikes that conquered the mud bogs of the 2023 Unbound 200

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Link to Sarah Sturm’s Specialized Diverge STR
Sarah Sturm and her Diverge on the eve of Unbound

Sarah Sturm’s Specialized Diverge STR

The thoughts, bike choice and confidence behind the her podium performance at the 2023 Unbound 200

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