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gravel3 days ago•58 min saved

Mud chaos reshapes Unbound 200 in the race's opening hour

Mud in the opening hour of Unbound 200 sent the field into chaos: riders dismounted, pushed, or carried bikes as the course turned to peanut-butter mud after overnight storms. A lead group formed with Beers, Jones, Bardet, Würtz Schmidt and others, while Keegan Swenson briefly found himself dropped from the front. The mud split the field and shifted focus to individual grit rather than team tactics; the women’s race continued with less upheaval.

via Cyclingnews|

#cameron-jones #gravel #keegan-swenson

sports4 days ago•79 min saved

Crux 5: Specialized Goes Full Aero in Gravel Racing

Specialized unveils the Crux 5, a lightweight aero gravel race bike with a 789 g FACT 12r frame, 55 mm tire clearance, and a Time to Finish performance model that claims near-10-minute gains over the Crux 4 on major gravel courses (notably Unbound Gravel). Drawing on Tarmac SL8 aero DNA, rider-specific layups across sizes, and a full build lineup from Comp to S-Works (with an S-Level option at a lower frame spec), the Crux 5 blends lightness, stability at speed, and true aero performance for modern gravel racing.

via Bikerumor|

#aero-design #gravel-bike #specialized-crux-5

technology1 year ago•2 min saved

New Specialized Diverge Gravel Bike Unveiled at Unbound

A new Specialized Diverge gravel bike has been spotted ahead of Unbound Gravel, featuring updates like SRAM UDH compatibility, additional fork mounts, fender mounts, and a wider fork crown, suggesting a new model with enhanced capabilities and greater tyre clearance, while retaining key features like the Future Shock suspension.

via BikeRadar|

#bike-innovation #gravel-bike #specialized-diverge

sports3 years ago•11 min saved

Unbound Gravel 2023: Bans, Colors, and Comebacks.

The use of aero bars in gravel racing has been a highly-debated topic in recent years, but many professional racers are now in agreement with the new rule banning them in the elite categories at Unbound Gravel. The riders have cited lighter bikes, increased safety, clearer boundaries, less confusion and tension, fairer racing, and even "looking cooler" or "less silly" as some of the reasons to say good riddance to aero bars among the elites at Unbound. The ban stipulates, "No aero bars, bar extensions, or clip-on attachments of any kinds will be permitted."

via Cyclingnews|

#aero-bars #elite-categories #professional-racers