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  • Bikes For Unbound Gravel’s Longest Race — This Is How The Racers Do It

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    [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…

  • From 32-Inch Prototypes to Remote Lubrication — Unbound Gravel Tech Gets Wacky

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cam-Jones-32-Inch-12.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 29, 2026 01:56PM This year’s Unbound Gravel was upended by the announcement from Scott on Tuesday that two of its athletes, including last year’s 200-mile winner Cam Jones, will ride the race on a prototype 32-inch gravel bike. The company has not disclosed any details about the frame…

  • Giro d’Italia Stage 19: Emotional Sepp Kuss Completes Grand Tour Set after Dolomite Sufferfest

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2278782513.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 29, 2026 10:37AM Sepp Kuss launched a sizzling late attack Friday to join the elite club of riders who have won stages at the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. The “Eagle of Durango” chased down lone attacker Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) on the final climb…

  • The Best New Pro Gravel Bikes From Unbound Gravel 2026

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pro-Bikes-Cover-Photo.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published May 29, 2026 08:00AM Unbound Gravel is simultaneously gravel cycling’s Super Bowl and its prom. It is the premier competition in the sport, and it is also the time of year when all the brands and athletes have their best gear, bikes, and kit tuned and ready to go.…

  • This Revolutionary Energy Gel Will Transform the Tour de France. It Contains the Last Thing You’d Expect.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Z8C_5588.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 29, 2026 03:47AM Sport scientists and expert chefs have cooked up a groundbreaking energy gel that will transform the future of the Tour de France. At least, that’s according to Aitor Virbay, the brains behind “ExoLactate,” an energy gel made with lactate. Yes, lactate. That’s the same “lactate”…

  • The New Specialized Crux Makes Major Changes in Search of Gravel Speed

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/S-Works-Crux-5-cover-pic.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 28, 2026 02:05PM Pros Incredibly aerodynamic and light Retains tight handling that offers precise riding Clearance of 55mm means the bike is built for modern racing Cons Lower, slacker geometry will make the bike less versatile on the road No in-frame storage Specs Size tested: 56 Weight: 7.1kg…

  • Giro d’Italia Stage 18: Magnier Relegates Milan, Vingegaard Braces for Final GC Showdown

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Giro-dItalia-2026-Stage-18-HarryTalbot-1353.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 28, 2026 03:45PM Paul Magnier won a wild sprint Thursday to make it a hat-trick for the French fast man in stage 18 at the Giro d’Italia. Jasper Stuyven gave him a textbook lead-out coming into the final corner and Magnier held off Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain-Victorious) and Jonathan…

  • Unbound Gravel 2026 Start List: Dirt Specialists and WorldTour Road Pros in Kansas

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Unbound-Gravel-2024-Race-Gallery-18-e1779957209774.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 28, 2026 03:49AM The start list for the 2026 Unbound Gravel 200 is stacked. And so it should be. Saturday’s 200-miler through the Flint Hills of Kansas is the prize every gravel racer wants on their palmarès. Defending Unbound champions, former WorldTour road pros, and stalwart gravel OGs will share…

  • This Bike Won the First Unbound Gravel 20 Years Ago. Things Have Changed a Lot Since Then.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Dan-Hughes-Video-Thumb-6.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 28, 2026 02:50PM When Dan Hughes and 33 other people lined up in a dingy hotel parking lot in May of 2006, nobody knew that 20 years later, the 200-mile ride they were about to do would become a global sporting event. At the time, they were just…

  • Giro d’Italia Stage 17: Valgren Blasts to Emotional Comeback Win, Vingegaard Keeps Control

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2278462097-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 27, 2026 09:48AM Michael Valgren powered to the most significant win of his long career Wednesday at the Giro d’Italia. The Danish veteran emerged out of a hot mess of attacks from the breakaway group on stage 16 to take his biggest victory since his career nearly ended in…