Unbound Gravel 2025
Latest News from the Race
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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 -
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 -
Unbound, Big Sugar and Leadville get prize money with Life Time Grand Prix purse trimmed
Series tally cut to $200,000 from $300,000 but now there is $180,000 on offer across the six events
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
From shock to belonging – Brendan Johnston lays groundwork for Unbound turnaround
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I don't see myself being on the back foot unless we have some kind of major disaster' says Australian who has been working his way up results table at Life Time Grand Prix
Stetina, Ten Dam, Morton agree 'fast and intense' are a new normal for pack racing at Unbound Gravel
By Jackie Tyson published
News 'I don't want it to just be road racing off road though' says US rider at his fifth Kansas 200-mile race
The 'original spirit of gravel' heads to Europe with Flanders Classics' Unbound qualifier in Belgium
By Kirsten Frattini published
Interview 'I love things that come out of the community, and participation is a very good indicator of where a certain discipline is going and what people out of the community want and do' says CEO Tomas van den Spiegel
Opinion: Pro gravel racing is good for the Spirit of Gravel
By Will Jones published
Opinion The more pro it becomes, the more gravel there is left for the rest of us
10 contenders at Unbound Gravel – Can Swenson or Schiff make it two in a row?
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson published
Analysis Defending champions face a raft of challengers in the unpredictable 200-mile gravel race with a stacked field
'Being a good gravel racer is problem-solving' - Sarah Sturm on Unbound preparation, challenges in women's race
By Jackie Tyson published
News Colorado rider says no drafting regulations just extra start gap ahead of amateurs still leads to elite women mixing with 'group of dudes'
‘You need to have a perfect day’ – Unbound 200 defending champion Schiff prepared but pragmatic
By Simone Giuliani published
News German recovers from 'deep and dirty' knee injury ahead of Kansas, 'I did everything in the preparation I can do. If that is not enough I can accept that as well’
Unbound organisers respond to backlash amid controversial race number rule
By Will Jones last updated
Tech 'Do not bend, fold, cut, or wrap your number plates' Instagram post states
Top News on the Race
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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 -
Matej Mohorič jokes, 'I think we're going to stick to road racing' after Unbound Gravel DNF
Gravel world champion undone by Unbound Gravel 200
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