Fast. Hot. Unforgiving.
UNBOUND GRAVEL 2025
202.5 miles. 10,000 feet of elevation. Heat, wind, and the unpredictability that defines the Flint Hills. A storm midweek reshaped the course. By race day, it was dry, fast, and unforgiving. The pace was relentless. Records fell. Lines split early. Mechanical luck mattered as much as legs. A race where nothing is guaranteed, and finishing still means everything.
Fast. Hot. Unforgiving.
UNBOUND GRAVEL 2025
202.5 miles. 10,000 feet of elevation. Heat, wind, and the unpredictability that defines the Flint Hills. A storm midweek reshaped the course. By race day, it was dry, fast, and unforgiving. The pace was relentless. Records fell. Lines split early. Mechanical luck mattered as much as legs. A race where nothing is guaranteed, and finishing still means everything.
Alex Howes
Second time racing Unbound sick. Foolish yes, but I’ll try anything twice. Heck of a good time throwing elbows for the first half. Less of a good time limping home. What a race eh???? 8:37 for the winner @camjonesnz 🤯 I heard tell he ate 195g of carbs per hour for that one. Steak & eggs for the next week. Thanks & hugs to everyone out there this weekend 🤗 I know many of us like to get a punk rock & cry about how gravel’s gone corporate, but man, seeing those salty smiles beaming with pride after an odyssey through that vast sea of grass, warms even the coldest of hearts. That high Kansas sun probably helps warm them too 🥵Stay well friends. Summertime sweetness is on the horizon.
Alex Howes
Second time racing Unbound sick. Foolish yes, but I’ll try anything twice. Heck of a good time throwing elbows for the first half. Less of a good time limping home. What a race eh???? 8:37 for the winner @camjonesnz 🤯 I heard tell he ate 195g of carbs per hour for that one. Steak & eggs for the next week. Thanks & hugs to everyone out there this weekend 🤗 I know many of us like to get a punk rock & cry about how gravel’s gone corporate, but man, seeing those salty smiles beaming with pride after an odyssey through that vast sea of grass, warms even the coldest of hearts. That high Kansas sun probably helps warm them too 🥵Stay well friends. Summertime sweetness is on the horizon.
Laura King
I went into @unboundgravel 200 with one goal: to finish.I knew the heat could take me out—it has before. I wasn’t racing for a time or a result. I was racing to cross that line, knowing it might come down to managing my body more than my bike.What unfolded was one of the hardest days I’ve ever had on course—physically and mentally. But it was also a reminder of why we show up, even when the outcome is uncertain.I wrote about the race, the unraveling, the unexpected kindness, and what it meant to be the one receiving care for once.
Laura King
I went into @unboundgravel 200 with one goal: to finish.I knew the heat could take me out—it has before. I wasn’t racing for a time or a result. I was racing to cross that line, knowing it might come down to managing my body more than my bike.What unfolded was one of the hardest days I’ve ever had on course—physically and mentally. But it was also a reminder of why we show up, even when the outcome is uncertain.I wrote about the race, the unraveling, the unexpected kindness, and what it meant to be the one receiving care for once.
Marc Spratt
Unbound is a race that eats. And boy is it hungry. Most of us become food. We can only fight and hope closer to nuts, not soup.It was fast and wild from the gun. Before this year, I asked @nathan.spratt when he thought Unbound would be raced like a traditional road race. And I think we got our answer. Attacks flew left and right. The pace was wicked fast for the first hour+. I hopped in a couple moves, but nothing really stuck until about divide road. I then found a chase group and stayed with them until the 2nd aid. From there, it was a cycle of totally dead to slightly revived, but mostly just survival.We'll be back next year. 📈🫡
Marc Spratt
Unbound is a race that eats. And boy is it hungry. Most of us become food. We can only fight and hope closer to nuts, not soup.It was fast and wild from the gun. Before this year, I asked @nathan.spratt when he thought Unbound would be raced like a traditional road race. And I think we got our answer. Attacks flew left and right. The pace was wicked fast for the first hour+. I hopped in a couple moves, but nothing really stuck until about divide road. I then found a chase group and stayed with them until the 2nd aid. From there, it was a cycle of totally dead to slightly revived, but mostly just survival.We'll be back next year. 📈🫡
Nathan Spratt
Unbound 2025 - Pretty bummed about this oneWhat started out as some of the most fun bike racing I've done in awhile - FAST, attack filled, proper bouncing off the rev limiter, with just a touch of nerves ended up with me limping home. I had some fantastic legs and made the front group, but a snapped seat post at mile 53 had me yelling expletive after expletive as I came to a halt. I contemplated my options and ultimately threw my saddle in my pack and decided to pedal standing for 17 miles to aid 1 (my triceps were shot 💀). I had high hopes for this one, but for some reason Unbound and I haven't got along for the 4 years I've been coming here (broken hand, snapped derailleur + broken chain, viral infection, and a snapped seatpost). 5th time's the charm??
Nathan Spratt
Unbound 2025 - Pretty bummed about this oneWhat started out as some of the most fun bike racing I've done in awhile - FAST, attack filled, proper bouncing off the rev limiter, with just a touch of nerves ended up with me limping home. I had some fantastic legs and made the front group, but a snapped seat post at mile 53 had me yelling expletive after expletive as I came to a halt. I contemplated my options and ultimately threw my saddle in my pack and decided to pedal standing for 17 miles to aid 1 (my triceps were shot 💀). I had high hopes for this one, but for some reason Unbound and I haven't got along for the 4 years I've been coming here (broken hand, snapped derailleur + broken chain, viral infection, and a snapped seatpost). 5th time's the charm??
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