Colin Strickland: My chances are as good as anybody to win Unbound Gravel 200

Colin Strickland left the front of the race around mile 95 in a technical area with steep climbs and deep rock. He rode on own for the next five hours to take the win.
Colin Strickland rode to victory at the previous edition of Unbound Gravel back in 2019 (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

Colin Strickland has admitted that he will have a different race to his victorious 2019 effort this time out at Unbound Gravel 200, but then again, that is what makes the off-road endurance contest in the Flint Hills of Kansas so appealing to the defending champion.

The day before the race, he had a bike choice to make, new wheels to set up, and a handmade half-frame bag to complete. All this came on the heels of tendinitis issues and getting a new transmission for his truck to pull a recently-renovated, vintage 'home on wheels' trailer.

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Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).