The (male) names to follow at UNBOUND 2024

At this year's Unbound, in both the men's and women's categories, a host of well-respected riders in the gravel community have confirmed their attendance.

In 2006 this event began with a small group of 34 men participating. Today there are already more than 5,000 registered. Runners from all over the world (half of the men and a third of the women registered) want to fight for victory.

In the men's race, champions Keegan Swenson (2023) and Ian Boswell (2021) participate again. Ivar Slik, the 2022 winner, will not be able to participate. A few days ago he crashed into a car in training and has been seriously injured with a serious concussion. Luckily, Ivar is awake and mobile, let's hope he is discharged soon. Other names we'll look at include Matt Beers (this year's Cape Epic winner). The Olympic medalist and Paris-Roubaix champion, Greg van Avermaet or his Belgian compatriot Niki Terpstra. Matej Mohoric, who won the UCI Gravel World Championships, will also participate along with two of his Bahrain Victorious teammates.

We also want to highlight David Lozano and Alejandro Martinez (as the most outstanding Spaniards), Alban Lakata (at 44 years old), Brednan Johnston, Jasper Ockeloen, Peter Stetina, Petr Vakoc, Piotr Havik, Alex Howes, Benjamin Perry, Chad Haga (from The Traka podium), Daan Grossemans, Daniel Oss, Francesco Bettini, Ted King, Freddy Ovett, Hugo Drechou, Jan Bakelants, Konny Looser, Lachlan Morton, Laurens Ten Dam, Mattia de Marchi, Nathan Haas, Paul Voss, Simen, Nordahl Svendsen.

We leave you here the complete list of the male participants, soon you will have exclusive statements to POLVU.

Men's elite

Adam Farabaugh (Bozeman, MT, USA, 36)
Adam Roberge (Canada, 27)
AJ Moran (Jamaica Plain, MA, USA, 35)
Alban Lakata (Austria, 44)
Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slovenia, 39)
Alex Howes (Nederland, CO, USA, 36)
Alex Wild (San Jose, CA, USA, 31)
Andrew Dillman (Fairdale, KY, USA, 30)
Andrew L'Esperance (Canada, 33)
Arthur Eeckhout (Belgium, 24)
Asbjorn Hellemose (Italy, 25)
Austin O'Neil (Irvine, CA, USA, 30)
Benjamin Perry (Canada, 30)
Bergen West (Venice, CA, USA, 29)
Bjorn Larson (Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 25)
Brendan Johnston (Australia, 32)
Brennan Wertz (Mill Valley, CA, USA, 27)
Bruno Langlois (Canada, 46)
Caleb Christian (Kamas, UT, USA, 38)
Cameron Jones (New Zealand, 23)
Carter Anderson (Eagle Mountain, UT, USA, 21)
Chad Haga (Fort Collins, CO, USA, 35)
Chase Wark (Winona, MN, USA, 27)
Cody Cupp (Durango, CO, USA, 30)
Connor Kamm (Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 35)
Connor Sens (Australia, 24)
Cory Greenberg (Simi Valley, CA, USA, 36)
Coulton Hartrich (Jupiter, FL, USA, 40)
Daan Grosemans (Belgium, 22)
Daniel Oss (Italy, 37)
David Lozano (Spain, 35)
Declan Irvine (Australia, 24)
Dylan Dahlquist (Santa Monica, CA, USA, 32)
Dylan Johnson (Brevard, NC, USA, 29)
Ethan Overson (Superior, CO, USA, 23)
Finn Gullickson (Boulder, CO, USA, 24)
Finn Mitchell (New Zealand, 23)
Francesco Bettini (Italy, 28)
Freddy Ovett (Spain, 30)
Giovanni Dracone (Italy, 41)
Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium, 39)
Griffin Easter (Park City, UT, USA, 32)
Griffin Hoppin (Mill Valley, CA, USA, 21)
Guido Paolo Dracone (Italy, 47)
Harrison Biehl (Truckee, CA, USA, 29)
Hayden Pucker (Rosendale, WI, USA, 22)
Howard Grotts (Durango, CO, USA, 31)
Hugo Drechou (France, 33)
Ian Boswell (Barnet, VT, USA, 33)
Innokenty Zavyalov (Minneapolis, MN, USA, 32)
Isaac Allred (Winona, MN, USA, 19)
Isaac Enderline (Holly Springs, NC, USA, 33)
Iver Skaarseth (Grand Junction, CO, USA, 26)
Jack Odron (Denver, CO, USA, 21)
Jack Polley (New Zealand, 36)
Jacob Huber (Durango, CO, USA, 19)
Jacob Vaughan (United Kingdom, 24)
Jake Oswald (Alpine, CA, USA, 35)
Jan Bakelants (Belgium, 38)
Jasper Ockeloen (Netherlands, 34)
Jelle Van Damme (Belgium, 40)
Jesse Yates (United Kingdom, 28)
Joe Goettl (Sandy, UT, USA, 32)
Joe Laverick (United Kingdom, 23)
John Borstelmann (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 32)
Jonas Orset (Norway, 33)
Jordan Schleck (Kenya, 21)
Joris Nieuwenhuis (Waterloo, WI, USA, 28)
Justin Dillon (Laguna Niguel, CA, USA, 44)
Justin McQuerry (Austin, TX, USA, 28)
Keegan Swenson (Midway, UT, USA, 30)
Konny Looser (Switzerland, 35)
Kyle Fry (Canada, 35)
Kyle Kalish (Columbus, IN, USA, 27)
Kyle McDonald (Apex, NC, USA, 21)
Kyle Trudeau (Tucson, AZ, USA, 31)
Lachlan Morton (Boulder, CO, USA, 32)
Lance Haidet (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 26)
Lars Loohuis (Netherlands, 23)
Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands, 43)
Lawrence Naesen (Belgium, 31)
Logan Owen (Bremerton, WA, USA, 29)
Marc Spratt (Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 29)
Mark Myles (Utica, KY, USA, 24)
Mathieu Benoit (Canada, 24)
Matthew Beers (South Africa, 30)
Matthew Bird (Australia, 27)
Matthew E Jablonski (Boulder, CO, USA, 31)
Matthew Wiebe (San Francisco, CA, USA, 34)
Matti Rowe (Longmont, CO, USA, 37)
Mattia De Marchi (Italy, 32)
Mattia Gaffuri (Italy, 24)
Michael Garrison (Decatur, GA, USA, 22)
Minori Minagawa (Dublin, OH, USA, 29)
Nathan Haas (Andorra, 35)
Nathan Spratt (Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 29)
Nick Gould (Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 45)
Nico Bell (South Africa, 40)
Nicolas Roche (Monaco, 39)
Niki Terpstra (Netherlands, 40)
Oakley Griffin (Fayetteville, AR, USA, 20)
Owen Vermeulen (Canada, 45)
Parker Kyzer (Spartanburg, SC, USA, 31)
Paul Sandmann (Germany, 28)
Paul Voss (Germany, 38)
Payson McElveen (Durango, CO, USA, 31)
Peter Stetina (Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 36)
Petr Vakoc (Czech Republic, 31)
Phil Smith (Quincy, IL, USA, 34)
Piotr Havik (Netherlands, 29)
Rogan Smart (South Africa, 26)
Roston Nordell (Manti, UT, USA, 18)
Ruben Apers Apers (Belgium, 25)
Russell Finsterwald (Colorado Springs, 32)
Ryan Bennett (Boulder, CO, USA, 27)
Ryan Sellner (Lino Lakes, MN, USA, 21)
Ryan Standish (Durango, CO, USA, 30)
Ryohei Komori (Japan, 35)
Scott Tietzel (Boulder, CO, USA, 40)
Sean Fincham (Canada, 25)
Sebastian Schönberger (Austria, 30)
Seppe Odeyn (Belgium, 37)
Seth Hakizimana (Kenya, 29)
Simen Nordahl Svendsen (Norway, 25)
Sindre Sagbakken (Norway, 22)
Takuya Matsuhashi (Japan, 29)
Ted King (Richmond, VT, USA, 41)
Thijs Zonneveld (Netherlands, 43)
Thomas Dekker (Netherlands, 39)
Thomas Turner (Canton, GA, USA, 43)
Tobias Kongstad (Denmark, 27)
Tobias Perry (Spain, 24)
Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 29)
Torbjørn Andre Røed (Grand Junction, CO, USA, 27)
Truman Glasgow (Alpine, UT, USA, 23)
Zach Calton (Ogden, UT, USA, 27)
Zachary Allison (Fort Collins, CO, USA, 34)

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