Unbound Gravel will be streamed live on YouTube for free this year, with the seven-hour show covering the men’s and women’s 200-mile races in full, according to event organisers Life Time Grand Prix.
Coverage of the world’s premier gravel race was limited to social media after FloSports stopped its coverage in 2022. But now Unbound Gravel will be broadcast around the world for free for the first time on 31 May, with the action sandwiched between pre-race analysis and post-race interviews.
Kimo Seymour, Life Time senior vice president of media and events, says it represents a “major step” in the company’s mission to elevate cycling.
“With real-time storytelling, expert commentary, and a global audience tuning in, we are committed to making this iconic race more accessible and engaging,” Seymour adds.
Now in its 19th year, Unbound Gravel offers five race distances from 25 to 350 miles and brings more than 4,000 athletes to Kansas’ Flint Hills, including pro gravel racers and WorldTour riders.
The 200-mile event is the flagship event and the most hotly contested. Last year, the men’s event was won by Lachlan Morton and the women’s event by Rosa Klöser.
Morton plans to race the longer 350-mile event this year, while Grand Tour stage winner Thomas De Gendt will take on the men’s 200-mile event for the first time. Klöser will return to defend her title.
Commentary will be provided by injured gravel racer Payson McElveen, US cycling legend Meredith Miller and former professional Bill Elliston.
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame rider Nat Ross and former pro Lauren Hall will provide live updates from the course.
The show will be broadcast from 10am CT (4pm BST) on Saturday 31 May, on Life Time Grand Prix’s YouTube channel.
Extended highlights of the men’s and women’s races will be published on the YouTube channel within days of the event concluding.
