Lachlan Morton crashes out of Unbound Gravel and Dekker DNFs: 'Have no words for it right now'

Unbound Gravel 2026 is a race that many participants will not forget in a hurry. The event turned into a real mud fight in Kansas, which meant many riders failed to reach the finish because of crashes or mechanical problems. EF Education-First's Lachlan Morton and Thomas Dekker failed to finish because of a crash and mechanical problems respectively.

Lachlan Morton crashes out of Unbound Gravel and Dekker DNFs: 'Have no words for it right now'. Unbound Gravel 2026 is a race that many participants will not forget in a hurry. The event turned into a real mud fight in Kansas, which meant many riders failed to reach the finish because of crashes or mechanical problems. EF Education-First's Lachlan Morton and Thomas Dekker failed to finish because of a crash and mechanical problems respectively. Dekker did not have the ideal build-up to the famous American gravel race, but he was still motivated to make something of the 200-mile event on Saturday. After Unbound 2024 had been his last race, he did not really know where he stood going into this one. “And it has rained a lot during the night, so I’m curious what that will bring in the first part,” he said shortly before the start in a final u...