Twenty24 team gear up for Unbound’s 'Holy Gravel Grail'

Shayna Powless and TWENTY20 (USA) at the Santos Tour Down Under
Shayna Powless and TWENTY20 (USA) at the Santos Tour Down Under (Image credit: Getty Images)

Twenty24 domestic elite team will field three riders to contest Unbound Gravel with Jen Luebke, Natalia Franco and Shayna Powless taking the start line in Emporia, Kansas. All three riders, who will make their debut in the 200-mile race, spoke to Cyclingnews following a course preview ride on Friday.

The trio rode parts of the route in a 25-mile training ride to get a feel for what to expect in the marquee event on Saturday. Luebke, 35, was third overall in the Gorge  Gravel Grinder earlier this year and said she visualised what it would be like to ride gravel in a large big group.

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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).