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'When I say, 'I'm only doing the 100', I catch myself, and say 100 is a long way to go, especially in the Flint Hills.' There are probably a lot of reasons for the trend.'ДЄ hundred miles on gravel, especially the chunky, puncture-inducing flint of Unbound, is more than enough of a challenge for Charity this year. I haven't seen the actual Unbound numbers, but I'm hearing that more people are doing 100. 'We're watching the SBT numbers and more people are doing the blue course, which is the equivalent of the 100 - 100 miles versus our 140 mile. After three Unbound 200s, Charity is racing the 100-mile course for the first time and is part of that trend. It's working to get people to find a fun, safe environment with gravel and it's showing in the numbers and it's all really positive,' Charity said.ДЄnother trend Charity sees is a slight shift away from the ultra-endurance distances to hard but shorter challenges.

'We all want to see the sport of cycling grow, and we think gravel is the way forward with that. The trend is an intentional effort from organisers like Charity, Michael Marckx of the Belgian Waffle Ride, Rebecca Rusch (Rebecca's Private Idaho), and other groups like Unbound organisers Life Time. The incident has not slowed the growth of interest in gravel, with many events getting more requests than there is space for and having to have lotteries for entrants. 'Doing this type of thing will help honour her the best way that everybody can.' Ian Boswell, the defending men's champion in Unbound 200, is leading a sunrise ride in Wilson's honour on Friday morning in Emporia, and Charity says the tributes will continue. It has had a profound effect, and I think it will continue for a while.' And I think that these all help us kind of acknowledge and process and then think through the tragedy and help everybody grieve. There are many tributes to Mo and group rides in her honour. And I think that will continue at Unbound.

'If there is a safe place to grieve with friends, that was it. There is likely to be more actual racing at Unbound Gravel in Kansas, but riders are still coping with the loss. At Gravel Locos, just days after Wilson was shot to death, riders rolled out together and only 'raced' to beat the heat of a sweltering afternoon. To learn more about Gen.G, their recent partnerships and plans for the organization throughout 2022, visit. Both events involved leading content creators and influencers to engage fans in various competitions. Gen.G and Toyota launched a similar esports and gaming partnership in 2021 with the 'Toyota Sedan: Drive Your Game' campaign, a 10-day gaming stream virtual race that featured nine content creators on three teams, and the 'Toyota Sienna Dream Builds', a week-long Minecraft build competition centered around the theme 'Let's Go Places in Your Dream Ride'. 'It was super cool to see how the creators themselves fared in these challenges, and we know their communities will love following along.' 'Toyota USA has been a great partner for Gen.G, and we're always excited to explore new territories with them and show how much the gaming and esports audience overlaps with car lovers,' said Gina Chung Lee, Chief Marketing Officer for Gen.G.

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Fans can learn more and watch the series at or follow Gen.G Toyota USA Twitter. 'The GR86: Racers' Edge', airing on March 17, 21, and 24 on Gen.G's Instagram be judged based on the fastest race times between the two teams.

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Hosted by Sara Choi, the series features professional race car drivers Samantha Tan and Toyota Racing's own Ken Gushi, gaming content creators Peter Park and Jessica Kim, TheSimGrid Season 4 PRO-AM champion Elz Indrini, Editor-In-Chief of Pit+Paddock Samuel Du, auto enthusiast Joshua Sok, and TyrannoCyrusRex.

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