Unbound Gravel 2025
Latest News from the Race
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Lachlan Morton plans to 'chill' on big challenges for a while and spend year exploring international gravel events
'I'm back at a racing level now but it took a lot of work from when I finished, I was pretty broken' says Morton of recovery from around Australia record -
Ivar Slik rallies six months after horrific crash to return to Unbound Gravel 200 in 2025
'It's the ultimate race' says 2022 winner of Kansas race, who made history as first European to conquer Flint Hills -
Who's going to Kansas? Life Time confirms lottery winners for Unbound Gravel, reveal five qualifier events
Jelle Van Damme, Lauren Stephens, Laurens ten Dam among thousands of lottery applicants to receive 'you are headed to the capital of gravel riding' confirmation
Races
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Unbound Gravel 202531 May 2025 | Kansas
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LTGP #2 - Unbound 200 Elite men | Emporia2025-05-31 200mile
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LTGP #2 - Unbound 200 Elite women | Emporia2025-05-31 200mile
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Unbound 100 - Elite women and men | Emporia2025-05-31 100mile
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Latest Content on the Race
![Lauren De Crescenzo at Unbound Gravel 200 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hm2d4Qd87fqd2iAqo5TvTJ-320-80.jpg)
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
By Lauren De Crescenzo published
Blog Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now'
![By the 138 mile mark, the men's race had changed dramatically. The group of four had been caught, and two riders were off the front with a group of 20 chasing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4LRNdk5VXixRnTpoyT7wV-320-80.jpg)
Unbound gravel unwound – A catalogue of mishaps and misadventures
By Simone Giuliani published
News A rider's strength isn't always revealed in the results, not when there are more than 200 miles for things to go wrong
![Unbound Gravel 200, 2024 pro men's field with Lachlan Morton (EF Education-EasyPost) at the front](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YLFYaVVfLKUTVwkdrnYNd7-320-80.jpg)
Unbound Gravel 2024 highlights – Watch the key moments of the elite races unfold
By Cyclingnews published
News An hour of action from the gruelling 203 mile long race in Kansas, interspersed with rider interviews
![Rosa Klöser in the spotlight after winning Unbound 200 pro women's race in 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUHVpGxgnxmNmGpNgjwHK7-320-80.jpg)
Unbound Gravel 2024 conclusions – The spirit of gravel closes the gender gap
By Jackie Tyson published
Analysis Women-only pro race rules the day, dry conditions deliver fast times, international riders dominate in Kansas, and crazy tech innovations push the limits
![Amity Rockwell's Colnago G4-X Unbound bike](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/obQwDgcvNmm8mKbVxLtEFN-320-80.jpg)
Unreleased computers, tantalizing components and lots of tape: A double Unbound bike check
By David Kennedy published
Pro bikes We check out Amity Rockwell and Nathan Haas' Colnago G4-X gravel bikes
![Dylan Johnson's Felt gravel bike](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wCdr3SURd6jNxofFyxzVB3-320-80.jpg)
Shave the hairs off your tyres: Dylan Johnson's Unbound Gravel bike is a Frankenbike of the highest order
By David Kennedy published
pro bikes Three Felt gravel bikes, three wildly different setups for Johnson, Niki Terpstra and Dani Shrosbree
![Jordan Schleck’s Factor Ostro Gravel bike](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oBEm8bPTr5jVdyDkfvBYsQ-320-80.jpg)
Unbound 2024 bike check: Two eye-catching custom Factor Ostro Gravels
By David Kennedy published
Pro bikes Classified drivetrains and last-minute fork swaps as Rob Britton and Jordan Schleck ride custom Factors at Unbound 2024
![Lachlan Morton (EF Education-EasyPost) riding at the front of Unbound Gravel 200, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aZ2nEikEwQEo7ufv9JhYnV-320-80.jpg)
A wrong turn 'that was a blessing in the end' – The misstep that may have saved Lachlan Morton's Unbound
By Simone Giuliani published
Interview 'I attacked solo with 120 miles to go, like an idiot' says Australian who then reset to play the perfect hand at Unbound Gravel 200
Top News on the Race
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Bypassing the Unbound Gravel lottery – Rad Dirt Fest added as qualifier
September event first North American qualifier, adding to Belgium's Heathland Gravel as way to snare sought after entry -
Mattia De Marchi replaces 'fear' with 'fun' to take fifth place at Unbound Gravel
'I love this situation. It is just a race' says three-time winner of The Traka 360 -
Unbound 100 winner Lauren Stephens travels to Volta Catalunya Femenina focused on petition to make Olympics
'It's never over till it's over' says US Pan American road champion
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Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker spend night in US jail before Unbound Gravel
Former road pros arrested for taking shower in restaurant car park -
Unbound gravel unwound – A catalogue of mishaps and misadventures
A rider's strength isn't always revealed in the results, not when there are more than 200 miles for things to go wrong -
Unbound Gravel 2024 highlights – Watch the key moments of the elite races unfold
An hour of action from the gruelling 203 mile long race in Kansas, interspersed with rider interviews
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Greg Van Avermaet overcomes 'mentally hard' Unbound Gravel to take top 10 finish
Belgian forced to chase back after two punctures but pleased to make it back into the mix -
Another unreleased SRAM Red groupset uncovered at Unbound Gravel, this time with 13-speed cassette
It only launched two weeks ago, but is the SRAM Red groupset about to get another update? -
Former soigneur Geerike Schreurs proud of ‘brave decision’ to turn pro in gravel racing
Dutch rider carves her name into historic women’s finish at Unbound Gravel 200 with second place
Related Features
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Ivar Slik rallies six months after horrific crash to return to Unbound Gravel 200 in 2025
'It's the ultimate race' says 2022 winner of Kansas race, who made history as first European to conquer Flint Hills -
Chad Haga: Gravel racing isn't a transition from road, it's the start of a new career
American reflects on second place in Unbound 200 and his first gravel season so far -
Unbound Gravel 2024 conclusions – The spirit of gravel closes the gender gap
Women-only pro race rules the day, dry conditions deliver fast times, international riders dominate in Kansas, and crazy tech innovations push the limits -
Unreleased computers, tantalizing components and lots of tape: A double Unbound bike check
We check out Amity Rockwell and Nathan Haas' Colnago G4-X gravel bikes -
Shave the hairs off your tyres: Dylan Johnson's Unbound Gravel bike is a Frankenbike of the highest order
Three Felt gravel bikes, three wildly different setups for Johnson, Niki Terpstra and Dani Shrosbree