Karo Migoń strikes again
10 hours 3 minutes 54 seconds.
That´s what it took Karo Migoń to win Unbound Gravel 2025, the most prestigious race in the Life Time Grand Prix. What it really took is hard to describe, even for Karo herself when the microphones and journalists swarmed her seconds after she crossed the finish line.
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Race recap
A race that had been forecast as a mudfest just days before turned into a brutal heat battle as the day wore on. After a series of attacks off the main peloton, Karo broke away with two other riders establishing a storybook breakaway that would define the race. From there, it was all about grinding teeth and staying patient.
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With more than 50 miles (80km) to go, she made her move launching into a solo hunt through the scorching midday heat and punishing sidewinds. And just as the cowbells rang and the roaring crowd welcomed her onto Commercial Street, it began to sink in.
She had done it. She had crowned herself Queen of Unbound 2025 securing the biggest and most prestigious title in the world of gravel racing.
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Hard facts
Distance: 325 km
Elevation: 3240 m
Karo´s time: 10:03:54
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Karo's Bike
Frame: ROSE Backroad FF high modulus carbon XS
Groupset: SRAM Red XPLR AXS
Wheelset: DT Swiss GRC 1100
Saddle: Fizik Vento Argo R1 Adaptive
Stem: Enve IN-Route Aero Road Stem
Bar: Enve SES AR Road IN-Route Handlebar in 35 cm
Rubber: Thunder Burt 2.1 front and RS 45mm back
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