Unbound Gravel 2023: Elite start lists
This article originally appeared on Velo News
It’s almost here -- Unbound Gravel 2023.
Bigger than ever before, the ‘Super Bowl’ of gravel will see thousands of cyclists and their support crews descend on Emporia, Kansas this weekend. While much about the event will remain the same -- a bustling expo, plenty to do off the bike, and a guaranteed memorable ride -- there are also some big changes this year.
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Notably, event organizer Life Time will debut a separate start for elite racers in the 200 mile category. Elite men will roll out at 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, and elite women will follow two minutes later. The rest of the 200 mile racers will begin at 6:00 a.m.
140 men, 70 women, and one non-binary rider will compete in this year’s elite category. However, according to Life Time’s director of brand and content for events Michelle Duffy, qualifying for the category required more than just signing up.
Riders could self-select to be in the elite category, but Life Time vetted each applicant.
“We vetted it based on results,” Duffy said. “If we didn’t find credentials obviously, we reached out to everyone with the opportunity to submit a race resume, additional comments, or their Athlinks profile.”
Duffy said that, for the most part, riders were “overwhelmingly accurate” in their applications. Life Time only had to remove a “handful of people” from the elite category, and “we did this primarily for safety reasons,” Duffy said.
Of the elite riders, 70 -- 35 men and 35 women -- are part of the Life Time Grand Prix series. Unbound is the second race in the series.
Here are the elite start lists.
Unbound Gravel Elite Start List
Elite Men’s List | Elite Women’s List | Elite Non-Binary List |
|---|---|---|
Julien Absalon | Tess Amer | Rach McBride |
Matt Acker | Crystal Anthony* | |
Zack Allison | Whitney Allison | |
Carter Anderson | Justin Barrow | |
Jan Bakelants | Ella Bloor* | |
Stefano Barbieri | Chelsea Bolton* | |
Mike Barton | Gillian Bennett | |
Jalen Bazile | Svenja Betz | |
Adrian Beer | Marisa Boaz | |
Matt Beers* | Ali Bronsdon | |
Ryan Bennett | Ellen Campbell* | |
Francisco Bettini | Catherine Colyn* | |
Harrison Biehl | Heather Compton | |
Matthew Bird | Cecily Decker | |
Adam Blazevic | Lauren De Crescenzo* | |
Metheven Bond | Sarah Diekmeyer | |
Brent Bookwalter | Tori Dippold | |
John Borstelmann* | Rebecca Fahringer* | |
Ian Boswell | Maude Farrell* | |
Travis Bramley | Hannah Glatter | |
Barrett Brandon | Sofia Gomez Villafane* | |
Charlie Bratt | Nadia Gontova | |
Rob Britton* | Emma Grant* | |
Joshua Bromley | Kelly Hoffman | |
Eric Brunner* | Isabella Hyser* | |
Zach Calton* | Heather Jackson* | |
Tom Chester | Katie Kantzes | |
Mattia de Marchi | Isabel King* | |
Thomas Dekker | Nora Klingfus | |
Justin Dillon | Sarah Lange | |
Connor Dunne | Jaime Larmer | |
Griffin Easter* | Danielle Larson | |
Isaac Enderline | Caroline Mani* | |
Adam Farabaugh | Holly Mathews* | |
Russell Finsterwald* | Sarah Max* | |
Reid Foster | Deanna Mayles* | |
Michael Garrison | Amira Mellor | |
Lorenz Gohlke | Minori Minagawa | |
Nick Gould | Julie Momber* | |
Matthew Govero | Jessica Mullins* | |
Colby Greiner | Angela Naeth* | |
Howard Grotts* | Tessa Neefjes | |
Nathan Haas | Emily Newsom* | |
John Haddock | Raylyn Nuss* | |
Lance Haidet* | Madeleine Nutt | |
Colton Hall | Paige Onweller* | |
Lars Hallstrom | Hannah Otto* | |
Coulton Hartrich | Ivy Pedersen | |
Piotr Havik | Caroline Poole | |
Ezekiel Hersh | Emma Porter | |
Reed Horton | Jenna Rinehart* | |
Alex Howes* | Amity Rockwell | |
Jacob Huber | Melisa Rollins | |
Matthew E Jablonski | Sami Sauri | |
Garrett Jenema | Carolin Schiff | |
Dylan Johnson* | Hannah Shell* | |
Brenden Johnston* | Danni Shrosbree* | |
Logan Jones-Wilkins | Alexis Skarda* | |
Charles Kagimu | Haley Smith* | |
Kyle Kalish | Kyleigh Spearing | |
Connor Kamm | Nicole Steinmetz | |
John Kariuki | Sarah Sturm* | |
Jeff Kerkove | Starla Teddergreen* | |
Ryohei Komori | Alison Tetrick | |
Alban Lakata | Caroline Tory* | |
Bradyn Lange* | Jade Treffeisen | |
Bruno Langlois | Leah Van der Linden* | |
Bjorn Larson | Ruth Winder* | |
Andrew L'Esperance* | Caroline Wreszin | |
Konny Looser* | Anna Yamauchi* | |
Joe Laverick | ||
Nick Leeper | ||
Nick Locandro | ||
Ian Lopez de San Roman* | ||
Travis McCabe | ||
Payson McElveen* | ||
Nolan McPeek-Bechtold | ||
Matt Moosa | ||
AJ Moran | ||
Justin Morris | ||
Lachlan Morton* | ||
Mark Myles | ||
Tasman Nankervis* | ||
Simen Nordahl Svendsen | ||
Jasper Ockeloen | ||
Jack Odron* | ||
Jonas Orset | ||
Tobin Ortenblad* | ||
Jake Oswald | ||
Logan Owen* | ||
Ethan Overson | ||
Freddy Ovett | ||
Carlos Pacheco | ||
Ralph Pahlmeyer | ||
Cole Paton* | ||
Jonathan Patterson | ||
Jacob Paulson | ||
Robert Pearce | ||
Elliott Phillips | ||
Eric Purcell | ||
Derek Daniel Reformat | ||
Kiel Reijnen | ||
Rane Roatta | ||
Adam Roberge* | ||
Nicholas Roche | ||
Torbjorn Andre Reed | ||
Matti Rowe | ||
Jordan Schleck | ||
Ryan Sellner | ||
Jiri Senkyrik | ||
Ivar Slik | ||
Marc Spratt | ||
Nathan Spratt* | ||
Ryan Standish* | ||
Pete Stetina* | ||
Keegan Swenson* | ||
Michael Tabasko | ||
Skyler Taylor | ||
Derek Teel | ||
Laurens Ten Dam | ||
Scott Teitzel | ||
Kyle Trudeau* | ||
Thomas Turner | ||
Petr Vakoc | ||
David Van Orsdel | ||
Alexey Vermeulen* | ||
Paul Voss | ||
Jorden Wakeley | ||
Larry Warbasse | ||
Chase Wark | ||
Kerry Werner* | ||
Brennan Wertz* | ||
Bergen West | ||
Nate Whitman | ||
Matthew Wiebe | ||
Alex Wild | ||
Innokenty Zavyalov* | ||
Thijs Zonneveld |
2023 Elite men
Julien Absalon
Matt Acker
Zack Allison
Carter Anderson
Jan Bakelants
Stefano Barbieri
Mike Barton
Jalen Bazile
Adrian Beer
Matt Beers*
Ryan Bennett
Francisco Bettini
Harrison Biehl
Matthew Bird
Adam Blazevic
Metheven Bond
Brent Bookwalter
John Borstelmann*
Ian Boswell
Travis Bramley
Barrett Brandon
Charlie Bratt
Rob Britton*
Joshua Bromley
Eric Brunner*
Zach Calton*
Tom Chester
Mattia de Marchi
Thomas Dekker
Justin Dillon
Connor Dunne
Griffin Easter*
Isaac Enderline
Adam Farabaugh
Russell Finsterwald*
Reid Foster
Michael Garrison
Lorenz Gohlke
Nick Gould
Matthew Govero
Colby Greiner
Howard Grotts*
Nathan Haas
John Haddock
Lance Haidet*
Colton Hall
Lars Hallstrom
Coulton Hartrich
Piotr Havik
Ezekiel Hersh
Reed Horton
Alex Howes*
Jacob Huber
Matthew E Jablonski
Garrett Jenema
Dylan Johnson*
Brenden Johnston*
Logan Jones-Wilkins
Charles Kagimu
Kyle Kalish
Connor Kamm
John Kariuki
Jeff Kerkove
Ryohei Komori
Alban Lakata
Bradyn Lange*
Bruno Langlois
Bjorn Larson
Andrew L'Esperance*
Konny Looser*
Joe Laverick
Nick Leeper
Nick Locandro
Ian Lopez de San Roman*
Travis McCabe
Payson McElveen*
Nolan McPeek-Bechtold
Matt Moosa
AJ Moran
Justin Morris
Lachlan Morton*
Mark Myles
Tasman Nankervis*
Simen Nordahl Svendsen
Jasper Ockeloen
Jack Odron*
Jonas Orset
Tobin Ortenblad*
Jake Oswald
Logan Owen*
Ethan Overson
Freddy Ovett
Carlos Pacheco
Ralph Pahlmeyer
Cole Paton*
Jonathan Patterson
Jacob Paulson
Robert Pearce
Elliott Phillips
Eric Purcell
Derek Daniel Reformat
Kiel Reijnen
Rane Roatta
Adam Roberge*
Nicholas Roche
Torbjorn Andre Reed
Matti Rowe
Jordan Schleck
Ryan Sellner
Jiri Senkyrik
Ivar Slik
Marc Spratt
Nathan Spratt*
Ryan Standish*
Pete Stetina*
Keegan Swenson*
Michael Tabasko
Skyler Taylor
Derek Teel
Laurens Ten Dam
Scott Teitzel
Kyle Trudeau*
Thomas Turner
Petr Vakoc
David Van Orsdel
Alexey Vermeulen*
Paul Voss
Jorden Wakeley
Larry Warbasse
Chase Wark
Kerry Werner*
Brennan Wertz*
Bergen West
Nate Whitman
Matthew Wiebe
Alex Wild
Innokenty Zavyalov*
Thijs Zonneveld
2023 Elite women
Tess Amer
Crystal Anthony*
Whitney Allison
Justin Barrow
Ella Bloor*
Chelsea Bolton*
Gillian Bennett
Svenja Betz
Marisa Boaz
Ali Bronsdon
Ellen Campbell*
Catherine Colyn*
Heather Compton
Cecily Decker
Lauren De Crescenzo*
Sarah Diekmeyer
Tori Dippold
Rebecca Fahringer*
Maude Farrell*
Hannah Glatter
Sofia Gomez Villafane*
Nadia Gontova
Emma Grant*
Kelly Hoffman
Isabella Hyser*
Heather Jackson*
Katie Kantzes
Isabel King*
Nora Klingfus
Sarah Lange
Jaime Larmer
Danielle Larson
Caroline Mani*
Holly Mathews*
Sarah Max*
Deanna Mayles*
Amira Mellor
Minori Minagawa
Julie Momber*
Jessica Mullins*
Angela Naeth*
Tessa Neefjes
Emily Newsom*
Raylyn Nuss*
Madeleine Nutt
Paige Onweller*
Hannah Otto*
Ivy Pedersen
Caroline Poole
Emma Porter
Jenna Rinehart*
Amity Rockwell
Melisa Rollins
Sami Sauri
Carolin Schiff
Hannah Shell*
Danni Shrosbree*
Alexis Skarda*
Haley Smith*
Kyleigh Spearing
Nicole Steinmetz
Sarah Sturm*
Starla Teddergreen*
Alison Tetrick
Caroline Tory*
Jade Treffeisen
Leah Van der Linden*
Ruth Winder*
Caroline Wreszin
Anna Yamauchi*
2023 Elite Non-Binary
Rach McBride
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