Unbound Gravel reveals 2026 route with south and north features combined to include 'potentially muddy' sections

Riders on Unbound Gravel 200 route encounter long stretches of double-track dirt roads and sections of mud .

Just a little over two weeks before the 20th anniversary edition of Life Time Unbound Gravel presented by Shimano unfolds, routes have been revealed. The signature Unbound 200 race will deviate from a largely northern or southern loop from heading out from Emporia and into the Flint Hills of Kansas and mix the two past routes as in a hybrid clockwise pattern with a new third checkpoint.

The showcase event on May 30, which provides points in the Life Time Grand Prix, racks up 207 miles (333km) with over 9,000 feet (2,743m) of climbing.