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![Lauren De Crescenzo at Unbound Gravel 200 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hm2d4Qd87fqd2iAqo5TvTJ-320-80.jpg)
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
By Lauren De Crescenzo published
Blog Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now'
![Lauren De Crescenzo reacts to winning the women's division of 2024 The Growler, at the finish line next to event founder Levi Leipheimer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Q7W63gKDp8xfwx2bNA9aH-320-80.jpg)
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
By Lauren De Crescenzo published
Opinion Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series
![Nathan Haas on a reconnaissance ride on the new RADL GRVL route in South Australia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-320-80.jpg)
'Untapped gold' in store for inaugural RADL GRVL in South Australia
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas calls gravel course 'raw, fast, exciting' after pre-ride with co-founder Valtteri Bottas
![Nathan Haas, winner of 2022 The Rift, finished sixth in the 2023 edition of the Icelandic gravel race](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-320-80.jpg)
UCI Gravel Worlds - new course, same criticisms cast doubt on event
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas hears feedback from fellow riders on course elevation being 'selective without being stupid'
![Bikes were clogged with 'peanut butter mud' after the early mud pit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas blog: We need to talk about the Unbound mud pit
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Was it wrong to not re-route the course?
![Ellen Van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) leading the peloton at the Tour de France Femmes 2022](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-320-80.jpg)
Ellen van Dijk - Leading by example
By Ellen van Dijk published
Blog 'I have the chance to show the world how normal it should be to perform at a top level as a mother'
![Rukhsar Habibzai (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 Pro Cycling)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-320-80.jpg)
Rukhsar Habibzai - The day I left home
By Rukhsar Habibzai published
Blog 'It is a story shared by thousands of Afghans. It is the day we left home, left our souls and left Afghanistan'
![Unbound Gravel 200 is famous for "primitive" roads in the Flint HIlls of Kansas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-320-80.jpg)
Unbound Gravel - the making of an epic everything race
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas on the meteoric rise of the biggest gravel race in the history of the fledgling sport
![Morning light in Emporia, Kansas the day before 2022 Unbound Gravel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas' 2023 gravel guide for new races, toughest races and wild adventures
By Nathan Haas published
Blog One-day rides and far-flung adventures stretch from Canada, Finland, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan
![Christmas holiday decorations abound in Belgium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-320-80.jpg)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - Kerstperiode both stage racing and social events for cyclocross
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog A cluster of 'cross between Christmas and New Year's in Belgium brings memories of 'fatigue, mud, broken bike parts'
![Rukhsar Habibzai (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 Pro Cycling)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-320-80.jpg)
Rukhsar Habibzai - Living my mother’s memories of a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
By Rukhsar Habibzai last updated
Blog 'We fought to attain the most basic rights for women to make their own personal decisions - and it's all been taken away'
![Nathan Haas' Unbound Castelli kit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas blog – What to expect at the first Gravel World Championships
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog Our gravel diarist gives an insider's peek at the route, contenders, and tactics for this weekend's event
![The Rift - Gravel Race Iceland](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas blog – The inevitable rise of teamwork in gravel racing
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog After winning The Rift, Australian reflects on how team tactics are re-shaping gravel, for better or worse
![Serenissima Gravel 2021 1st Edition Lido di Jesolo Piazzola sul Brenta 1321 km 15102021 Scenery Thomas Champion FRA Cofidis Nathan Haas AUS Cofidis photo Roberto BettiniBettiniPhoto2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas blog: Stop calling it alternative
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog 'Let's put gravel, adventuring, mountaineering, and pioneering on the same page as road'
![Nathan Haas' Unbound Colnago G3-X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-320-80.jpg)
Nathan Haas blog: Misunderstanding heritage at Unbound
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog Nathan Haas walks us through his Unbound 2022 bike and kit inspired by the Kansas flag
![Corey Coogan-Cisek racing in La Grandville](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-320-80.jpg)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - two races, two countries, two very different experiences
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog Sometimes getting to the start is the hardest part, other times there are crepes and coffee
![Corey Coogan-Cisek competing at Koppenbergcross](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-320-80.jpg)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - Slow times between fast races bring appreciation for Belgian countryside
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog North American cyclocrosser shares love of Boerderij, Nachtwinkels and lessons learned as individual at competitions
![Corey Coogan-Cisek racing in the mud in Ruddervoorde in 2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-320-80.jpg)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog: The pros and cons of racing as an American in Belgium
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog Cyclingnews' newest blogger starts her sixth season in Europe
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A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now' -
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series -
'Untapped gold' in store for inaugural RADL GRVL in South Australia
Nathan Haas calls gravel course 'raw, fast, exciting' after pre-ride with co-founder Valtteri Bottas