SRAM 13-speed XPLR AXS gravel groupset spotted at Unbound Gravel

The new gruppo features a Transmission derailleur and the new shift-brake levers as seen on the SRAM Red AXS road groupset

Is this SRAM's new 13-speed SRAM Red AXS XPLR?
(Image credit: Anne-Marije Rook)

Unbound Gravel race weekend is here. Thousands of amateur and professional racers are descending upon Emporia, Kansas, in the middle of nowhere America, for the world's premier gravel race.

As race day approaches on Saturday, June 1, riders are hitting the course for shakeout and recon rides. In addition to pondering tire choices, warming up the legs and testing their gear options, some riders are acquainting themselves with yet-to-be released equipment that will be raced for the very first time here across the 200 miles of Tallgrass Prairie and Flint Hills.

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