2023 will go down in Unbound history as the mud year with scenes of mayhem as an almost 10-mile section of 'peanut butter mud' claimed countless victims, with riders forced to run as even the best gravel bikes became clogged with gunge. The 2022 edition may have been wet and messy, but with new sections added for 2023, the degree of difficulty was on another level. Days of rain storms in the lead-up to Unbound would create sludge and spark chaos, breaking up the fields in both the men’s and women’s elite races.
The Unbound 200 is the premium distance at Unbound renowned as a test of endurance, self-sufficiency and equipment. At 200 miles long, with 2,700 meters of elevation and over 11 hours of self-supported racing, it attracts a stacked lineup of top riders. The Unbound 200 is also the second race in the Life Time Grand Prix series, where handpicked World Tour roadies, track world champions and MTB Olympians compete for a $250,000 prize purse across the race series. This is how the "Super Bowl of Gravel" racing unfolded...
