With around a week to go until the 2022 edition of Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft, the event organising team at Life Time has confirmed it will be honouring leading US gravel racer Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson.
25-year-old pro rider Mo Wilson was shot dead in Austin, Texas, on May 11th. With UNBOUND Gravel set to take place in Kansas on June 4th, Life Time noted that.. ‘The gravel community has experienced immense heaviness over the last few weeks.
‘The tragedy of losing Mo has left an already lasting effect on the cycling community. We and everyone at Life Time feels lucky to have been graced by her spirit and presence in her short time with us. We wanted to share the ways Life Time plans to honour Mo at UNBOUND as well as throughout the Grand Prix.
- Retire women’s bike plate #1 – Mo would have sported #1 at our next event, and possibly events following. In her honour we will retire bike plate #1 for the remainder of the season.
- Ride Like Mo stickers will be distributed to all 4000 riders to sport on their helmets, bike plates, bikes, etc. during race weekend.
- Life Time will host a tribute ride on Friday morning, at sunrise (5:30am, leaving from 8th and Mechanic). By no means should you feel obligated to attend, but this will be an easy 12 mile spin open to all who want to join. Stopping at the halfway point to reflect, and then finish the ride on the last 6 miles of the race course.
- In conjunction with Mo’s sponsors, Life Time is donating to a scholarship fund, to-be-determined by the Wilson family.
UNBOUND Gravel (formerly Dirty Kanza) is positioned as the world’s premiere gravel race, covering 200 miles of hilly terrain surrounding Emporia, Kansas. Last year was the first running of UNBOUND Gravel under its new name.
The event also serves as the second event in the new Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda – a series of six off-road races where 60 cyclists compete for US$250,000.
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