IS THIS EVEN BIKE RACING? UNBOUND XL 2023 - THE MUD-APOCALYPSE

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE STANDING AT THE STARTING LINE, THE AIR CHARGED WITH ENERGY AND DETERMINATION. YOUR HEART POUNDS AS YOU GRIP THE HANDLEBARS OF YOUR GRAVEL BIKE, READY TO EMBARK ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY. WELCOME TO UNBOUND XL, WHERE ORDINARY RIDERS BECOME HEROES, PUSHING THEIR LIMITS AND CONQUERING THE UNKNOWN.

In this video, Tyler breakdowns the 2023 Unbound XL gravel race. It’s a 350 mile, fully self supported race through the flint hills of Kansas. He walks you through his bike set up, the course, the racing, and obviously the controversy around the mud.This is his fourth time at Unbound, two attempts at the 200, and the second attempt at the XL. Last year he got 15th in the XL, but this year the goal was top three.

IS THIS EVEN BIKE RACING? UNBOUND XL 2023 - THE MUD-APOCALYPSE

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE STANDING AT THE STARTING LINE, THE AIR CHARGED WITH ENERGY AND DETERMINATION. YOUR HEART POUNDS AS YOU GRIP THE HANDLEBARS OF YOUR GRAVEL BIKE, READY TO EMBARK ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY. WELCOME TO UNBOUND XL, WHERE ORDINARY RIDERS BECOME HEROES, PUSHING THEIR LIMITS AND CONQUERING THE UNKNOWN.

In this video, Tyler breakdowns the 2023 Unbound XL gravel race. It’s a 350 mile, fully self supported race through the flint hills of Kansas. He walks you through his bike set up, the course, the racing, and obviously the controversy around the mud.This is his fourth time at Unbound, two attempts at the 200, and the second attempt at the XL. Last year he got 15th in the XL, but this year the goal was top three.

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I GAVE IT MY EVERYTHING TO PODIUM

"I LITERALLY LEFT IT ALL OUT THERE"

ITYLER "THE VEGAN CYCLIST" PEARCE

I GAVE IT MY EVERYTHING TO PODIUM

"I LITERALLY LEFT IT ALL OUT THERE"

ITYLER "THE VEGAN CYCLIST" PEARCE

UNBOUND XL: EMBRACING GRIT AND GLORY - TYLER "THE VEGAN CYCLIST" PEARCE'S JOURNEY

As Tyler tells it, he’s an “average Joe” bike racer and a coincidental vegan who just happens to love making videos. This humble narrative belies his phenomenal success as a content creator and engaging storyteller. As “The Vegan Cyclis,”Tyler has developed one of the top cycling-based social media channels with 120,000 Subscribers on YouTube and 63,000 Followers on Instagram. He chronicles daily life, shares vegan recipes and cooking tips, brings viewers along for his boundless cycling adventures, and inspires others to ride.