A second occasion has been added as a qualifier for Unbound Gravel, with riders having an opportunity to acquire one in every of 100 early entries to the favored occasion in Kansas by racing on the Rad Dust Competition in Colorado on September 28.
100 qualifier cash might 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 in the beginning of June annually with its headline 200 mile occasion (322km) probably the most prized victories within the gravel scene. The race, which occurred on June 1, was this yr gained by German rider Rosa Klöser (MAAP-Rose) and Australian Lachlan Morton (EF Training-EasyPost).
The newly introduced Unbound qualifier, the Rad Dust Fest, was made part of the Life Time Grand Prix collection final yr, with the skilled subject taking over the 110 mile course – beginning and ending in Trinidad, Colorado – with over 10,000 toes of elevation achieve. The 2023 winners have been Alexey Vermeulen and Lauren De Crescenzo.