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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mads-Wurtz-Schmidt-2026-Unbound-Winning-Bike-15.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 31, 2026 11:41AM The 2026 Unbound Gravel 200 was defined by two things: 1) the mud 2) the new Specialized Crux 5. With rain falling throughout the day, the race was constantly muddied. Riders got muddy, got dry, and then got muddy again. It was the type of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cam-Jones-32-Inch-12.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated May 30, 2026 08:52PM Welcome to Velo’s Unbound Gravel coverage, where we share news from the world’s biggest gravel race. If we think it’s noteworthy, you’ll see it. See the rest of our Unbound Gravel coverage. At this year’s Unbound Grav, the cycling industry was bracing for a 32-inch…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SBT-Race-day-2023-56-scaled-e1692563235111.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 30, 2026 08:17PM (EMPORIA, Kan. – Velo) Sofia Gomez Villafane won the 20th edition of Unbound Gravel on Saturday from a five-up sprint. Gomez Villafane launched her sprint from an elite group that had formed a 30-minute gap to the next rider, catching the rest seemingly by surprise…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_4751.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 30, 2026 06:29PM (EMPORIA, Kan. – Velo) Mads Würtz Schmidt won Unbound Gravel 200 on Saturday after a long solo effort. The European gravel champion won the 20th edition of the 200-mile epic through Kansas in just under 9:15, after a dominant day with his Specialized teammates. Matthew…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2278942737.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 31, 2026 06:41AM Saturday evening’s exclusion of race leader and stage one winner Lorena Wiebes from the Giro d’Italia Women looks to be heading to the courts, with her team strongly protesting the disqualification and casting doubts on the UCI’s measurements. Wiebes’ bike was weighed after she won…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2278940351.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 30, 2026 11:38AM Lorena Wiebes landed the 127th victory of her career on Sunday, capturing the opening stage and the first maglia rosa of the Giro d’Italia Women in Ravenna. The dominant Dutchwoman is regarded as the peloton’s best sprinter and she underlined that point with an emphatic…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2278922639.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 30, 2026 09:27AM Jonas Vingegaard capped out his Giro d’Italia GC win in fine style on Saturday, shrugging off his rivals on the final climb of Piancavallo and stomping to a fifth stage win. The Visma-Lease a Bike champ unleashed a seated acceleration with about 11km left, at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/New-Factor-gravel-prototype-cover-3.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published May 30, 2026 05:00AM The bike might not have a name, it might not have a release date, and Factor might not be able to share any details on the bike quite yet, but they did let us at Velo get a close look at their prototype gravel bike that will…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/workout-of-the-week-unbound-gravel.jpg”] Jim Cotton Josh Ross Updated May 30, 2026 03:39PM Unbound Gravel 2026 has arrived, and we have a strong day of racing ahead. The elite men roll out at 5:50 a.m. Central time from Emporia, Kansas, followed by the elite women at 6:05. Here’s the latest from the race as reported by…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/XL-Thumb.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published May 29, 2026 06:41PM The Unbound XL is the 350-mile ultra-endurance distance of the Unbound Gravel race. It used to be a more relaxed type of event, the chill sibling to the big event of the 200-mile race. And then the vibe shifted, and the race got faster and…