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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | First weekend after Memorial Day |
| Region | Flint Hills around Emporia, Kansas, United States |
| Discipline | Gravel cycling |
| Competition | Professional and amateur |
| Race director | Ben Sachs[1] |
| Web site | unboundgravel |
| History | |
| First edition | 2006[2] |
Unbound Gravel, formerly known as the Dirty Kanza, is an event comprising gravel racing covering various distances held annually during the late spring on rural roads in the Flint Hills region of the Great Plains around Emporia, Kansas, United States.[3][4] The race's organizers refer to the 200 miles (320 km) race as the "World's Premiere Gravel Grinder",[5] and ranked as one of the top gravel bike races.[6][7] [8]
- ^ "Contact". Dirty Kanza. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Taylor Rojek (8 August 2018). "Gravel Rides are Saving Small-Town America". Bicycling.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Dirty Kanza. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020.
- ^ Legan, Nick (20 December 2017). Gravel Cycling: The Complete Guide to Gravel Racing and Adventure Bikepacking. VeloPress. ISBN 978-1-937716-98-1.
- ^ "Photo Gallery: Grit and Gravel at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200". Cyclocross Magazine. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 gravel races in the USA". Cycling News. June 16, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021.
- ^ Global Cycling Network Top Five Gravel Events on YouTube
- ^ "Extreme Race's Allure Is Simple: 200 Miles of Gravel". The New York Times. Associated Press. 23 May 2015.