'A world away from the Tour de France’ - Pro cyclists are finding solace off-road, but why switch from WorldTour to gravel?

Sleeping in a tent and beers after the stage - former Team Sky rider Ian Boswell shares his thoughts on life off-road

Unbound Gravel 2021
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‘We were sleeping in tents and we had one litre of water a day to shower,’ said Ian Boswell from his hotel somewhere in Kenya.

The former Team Sky rider had just finished his third ever off-road event Migration Gravel Race, a four-day stage race over 650km through a national game reserve in east Africa. 

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Alex Ballinger