A second occasion has been added as a qualifier for Unbound Gravel, with riders having an opportunity to acquire considered one of 100 early entries to the favored occasion in Kansas by racing on the Rad Dirt Festival in Colorado on September 28.
100 qualifier cash can be up for grabs, half going to those that ship high outcomes amongst their class and the opposite half randomly distributed to finishers of each the 110 and 70 mile races.
Unbound attracts 4,000 riders to Emporia, Kansas firstly of June annually with its headline 200 mile occasion (322km) some of the prized victories within the gravel scene. The race, which came about on June 1, was this 12 months gained by German rider Rosa Klöser (MAAP-Rose) and Australian Lachlan Morton (EF Education-EasyPost).
The newly introduced Unbound qualifier, the Rad Dirt Fest, was made part of the Life Time Grand Prix collection final 12 months, with the skilled area taking up the 110 mile course – beginning and ending in Trinidad, Colorado – with over 10,000 ft of elevation acquire. The 2023 winners had been Alexey Vermeulen and Lauren De Crescenzo.