Unbound Is Becoming More Competitive — And More Dangerous
Many riders had safety concerns after Saturday’s race, between the feed zones, sizes of fields, and the aggressive racing.
Many riders had safety concerns after Saturday’s race, between the feed zones, sizes of fields, and the aggressive racing.
Humanity behind the racing. A meaningful year for many riders at the Giro d'Italia and Unbound Gravel.
Third and final series of hit Tour de France documentary to premiere early July – here's a look at what to expect.
Tour de Hoody: Simon Yates' raid elevates Visma-Lease a Bike into class of its own and saves the 2025 Giro d’Italia from itself.
Campagnolo Super Record 13 adds a gear and brings back the thumb lever but it’s also faster, lighter, and cheaper than the previous generation
Dauphiné brawl between Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Pogačar will paint only half the picture of Tour de France form: 'Nicer to need to make one more step.'
Think we were done with the unreleased tech from Unbound? Absolutely not.
Specialized vs BMC vs Lauf vs Stinner vs Devinci. Things got weird.
What the heck happened Saturday on the Colle dell Finestre? Bobby J unpicks the historic raid and shocking standoff that decided the Giro d'Italia.
Alvin and Levy break down the latest tech at gravel's biggest race.
How the North Americans fared: Beyond the headlines of Isaac del Toro, Derek Gee and Brandon McNulty both hit GC career-bests in the Giro d’Italia.
Visma-Lease a Bike phenom continues incredible breakout with stage and GC rout of Norway – but don't you dare draw comparisons: 'I'm not Van Aert or Cavendish'
The 360-mile version of Unbound has become more competitive than ever, but still offers riders something far closer to the original Unbound launched in 2006.
Cameron Jones broke the Unbound 200 course record aboard Scott's gravel bike. Here's the breakdown.
Sleek style and a slew of features that boost power, range, comfort, and security set this do-everything e-bike commuter apart
Here are the stats that make some sense of a crazy, chaotic Giro d'Italia.
Yates celebrates a spectacular GC revival Sunday in Rome, Del Toro and Carapaz scrape for answers in the ashes of their own disappointment: 'I gave everything I had.'
A durable steel frame, wide-range 12-speed gearing, and looks that feel much more expensive than its sub-$1000 price point. What's the catch? Let's pump the brakes first.
Yates’ well documented collapse on the Finestre in 2018 was just the start of a string of Giro misfortunes.
A few favorites crashed or faded, and rising stars like Del Toro and Gee confirmed GC promise in a wild three weeks at the Giro d'Italia.
Unbound is becoming the melting pot of gravel where European, American, and other global race tactics in this young sport all come together, for better or worse.
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Del Toro, Carapaz were left reeling after Yates and Visma-Lease a Bike unleashed a devastating tactical ambush on the Colle delle Finestre at the Giro d’Italia.
We take a look at the latest unreleased and new gear from Unbound being raced under the biggest names.
Karolina Migoń wins the 2025 Unbound 200 women's race with a commanding finish.
What the stars said: Top names try to make sense out of one of most gripping days in modern cycling history.
New Zealander Cameron Jones takes Unbound 200 with an attack on the final kicker of the race.
Del Toro slides to second overall at Giro d'Italia after Simon Yates forces rivals into high-stakes game of poker on the gravel of Colle delle Finestre.
Chris Harper wins final mountain stage as Yates utterly outwits and outperforms Del Toro and Carapaz.
All the latest up-to-the-minute action as reported by Velo's on-the-ground team chasing the race around Emporia, Kansas.
Bike checks from Greg Van Avermaet, Melisa Rollins, Torbjørn Andre Røed, and Alexis Skarda.
Lachlan Morton's Unbound XL setup, plus many brand new gravel bikes.
Pro bikes from Alexey Vermeulen, Keegan Swenson, Petr Vakoc, and Hannah Otto before Unbound 2025.
Del Toro survives attritional stage across the Italian Alps to carry pink into the final mountain showdown in a Giro d'Italia still too close to call.
With mud looking back on the menu this year, who will pull out victory in gravel’s most prestigious race?
The bulking Belgian ex-pro hit a career highlight when he won a stage in the 1999 Tour de France in the national champion's jersey. He died Thursday at 60.
Can you ditch your chain-driven gravel bike for this?
Visma-Lease a Bike boss Richard Plugge comes out swinging ahead of Dauphiné-Tour slugfest with Pogačar: 'I have no reason to believe we can't go for yellow again.'
We caught Mattia De Marchi getting ready for Unbound Gravel 200 this year with an unreleased Campagnolo 13-speed groupset and prototype Pirelli tires.
We take a look at bikes from Keegan Swenson, Alexey Vermeulen, Petr Vakoc, and Hannah Otto.
A geography and geology lesson on what makes Unbound Gravel so difficult — and some years so much worse.
German powerhouse uses brain and brawn to deliver solo raid for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, no changes on GC as Del Toro and Co. cruise through transitional stage.
Learn about Velo's direction in the near future.
'I can't see out of my right eye': Spanish sensation and teammate of Del Toro abandons on stage 18 after bee sting compounds injuries from crash.
Prologo blows the budget with an aero saddle that costs a fortune and Wahoo SYSTM comes to Zwift plus more this week in tech.
No Giro stage win so far, but a top-10 is within reach for Pidcock, and maybe a bigger grand tour future: 'GC is harder than anything else I’ve done.'
What appears to be an unreleased Orbea gravel bike features a carefully sculpted frame, new aero tube shapes, and slim tire clearance.
We dig into the incredible power file from Derek Gee in the Giro's queen stage: If it wasn’t for a disastrous start in Albania, the Canadian would be a half-minute to the 'maglia rosa.'
This hub drive adventure e-bike was built to take you farther
There are multiple ways to follow the elite racing on Saturday, May 31, including a live broadcast and live updates right here on Velo.
Isaac del Toro bounces back to win stage and tighten grip on pink jersey in well-timed surge after surviving the Mortirolo: 'I have nothing to lose.'
In a sea of gravel bikes that are increasingly more like mountain bikes, the Ventum GS1 sticks to its go-fast, straight-line-speed formula.
Tour de France titans Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel face off in all-star dress rehearsal in June's Dauphiné.
Shocking images capture Giro rider Alessio Martinelli being winched out of gorge after high-speed fall before being cleared of fractures or other serious injuries.
Spotted via Instagram, this Diverge gravel bike has enough key changes to make us think there's something new coming soon.
UAE's near-perfect Giro in danger of unraveling as Ayuso cracks and Carapaz closes in on Del Toro: 'I hope to have better legs tomorrow.'
Carapaz crashes, attacks, and claws back onto the virtual podium, now third at just 31 seconds off pink after the day's big GC fireworks in San Valentino.
XDS-Astana go 1-2 on brutal mountain stage, UAE teammates Del Toro and Ayuso lose time, top-3 on GC separated by only 31 seconds after stage 16 showdown.
Roglič climbs into team car after suffering latest in a series of crashes on Tuesday's rain-soaked mountain stage, will scramble for recovery for Tour de France.
Canyon and DT Swiss' new suspension fork is forbidden fruit in the US. Here's what it was like to ride in the Traka.
The 2018 yellow jersey champ Thomas eyes one last big ride, hints at future role at Ineos Grenadiers: 'I've got a lot to offer.'
Tour de Hoody: Why UAE Emirates-XRG needs this Giro d’Italia victory to prove it can dominate grand tours without Tadej Pogačar.
Former champion Simmons retakes jersey in Charleston ahead of Evan Boyle.
Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.
It doesn't matter the label on it, the Cannondale Topstone Lefty is the gravel race bike you actually need.
Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner beats Stephens and Sarkisov in three-up sprint to the line in Charleston.
Giro week three primer: Historically hard final week puts pink jersey in peril as Del Toro takes on climbing veterans across 20,000 meters of mountain ascent.
Marlen Reusser returns to form with commanding GC victory at Vuelta a Burgos Féminas: 'A beautiful return to time trialing.'
Slovenian star loses 1:30 to del Toro and drops to 10th, and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe faces tough call ahead of final week: 'The team doctor will decide.'
Bobby Julich never won a pro national championship, but the stars and stripes jersey he earned as a junior was still one of the biggest accomplishments of his decorated career.
Verona delivers Lidl-Trek's sixth stage win of this Giro as Roglič cedes more time with GC still wide open going into decisive final week.
Van der Poel to miss opening days of road altitude camp after spectacular falls in Nové Město cross country race, in race to recover for Dauphiné and Tour de France.
VIDEO: Fans capture different angles of decisive crash at the Giro d'Italia that shakes up GC as Van Aert denies unfair advantage: 'We were here to win the stage.'
Italian GC hopes crumbled in Giro d'Italia stage 14 as Tiberi loses time, Caruso hit with yellow card, Ciccone crashes out: 'It hurts to leave the Giro like this.'
The 2025 USA CRITS series concludes with the ninth and final race from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Asgreen stuns with solo win after surviving from early breakaway, Del Toro takes 1:20 lead in pink jersey fight after crash upends the top of classification.
Visma-Lease a Bike’s curse of injury and illness continues as all-terrain French ace Laporte ruled out with ongoing, long-term sickness.
The best gravel racers in the world are set to descend upon Emporia, Kansas. Here's who'll be at the starting line for the Unbound 200.
Pink jersey Del Toro expands gap over teammate Ayuso with intermediate bonuses and a split at the finish line. Who can stop the Mercxian Mexican?
Plus previews of our reviews of State's Sub-$1,000 4130 All-Road and Cannondale's Full-Suspension Gravel Bike.