First-time winners were the rule for the 2023 Unbound Gravel races.
In the 200 Elite race, Keegan Swenson of Heber City, Utah finished in 1st place with a time of 10:06:22 winning by 2 hundreds of a second.
Carolin Schiff of Germany, racing in her first ever Unbound Gravel race, won the women’s 200 elite race.
Logan Kasper of Baldwinville, Massachusetts won the men’s 350 XL with a time of 22:54:25.
Kristen Legen of Nederland, Colorado was the first female to finish the 350XL. She finished with a time of 26:06:35.
David Brower from Michigan had the fastest time in the 100 finishing with a time of 5:49:57.
Tiffany Cromwell from Great Britain was the first female to finish the 100 with a time of 6:13:55.
Ben Pickel was the first male rider from Emporia to finish the 100, he finished in 130th place. Tayla Judd was the first female rider from Emporia to finish the 100. She finished in 561st place and 80th among females.
In the 50-mile race, Morgan Chaffin of Elkhorn, Nebraska finished in 1st place. Elizabeth DeFauw of Fenton, Michigan was the first female to finish the 50-mile race.
Ansen Balkenhol of Emporia finished in 78th place. Cassandra Bunyard finished in 185th place and 43rd among female riders.
In the 25-mile race, Katia Rojas of Bella Vista, Arkansas had the fastest time. Jonathan Brown of Chattanooga, Tennessee was the first male to finish the 25-mile race.
Maisie Schroeder of Hartford finished 15th overall and 5th among females. Caden Wilson of Emporia Finished 21st overall.
