It was a fast and furious Unbound Gravel 200 in 2024, with the peanut butter mud that decimated the field last year out of the equation and a stacked, unrelenting field in both the pro men’s and pro women’s category of the race in the gravel heartland of Emporia, Kansas.
The conditions and the tactics meant the bunches stayed together far longer than usual, and the extended gaps before and after the pro women’s start were a game changer. The riders in the women's category had their opportunity to truly race each other, without complication or influence from those outside the category.
