Faces of UNBOUND Gravel

A unique black-and-white film photography project at Unbound Gravel captures the raw emotion, exhaustion, and triumph of riders’ moments after crossing the finish line.

22/07/2026

Built To Fit How You Ride

SHIMANO expands the GRX gravel component family with new chainring sizes and shorter crank options, giving riders more control over gearing, fit, and performance across every gravel discipline.

28/05/2026

Behind the Shimano Neutral Service

Learn About our Blue Motorbikes and Cars with These Facts and Figures.

23/04/2026

SHIMANO CUES Drop Bar for Recreational Road and Gravel

Enjoy the full potential of your bike with SHIMANO CUES Drop Bar for recreational road and gravel riding. The wide gear range is ideal for climbing.

15/04/2026

This is Home: Mathieu van der Poel

A Shimano Documentary inside the world of Mathieu van der Poel and the precision that powers him

09/04/2026

We Are Cyclist - The All Bodies on Bikes Story

Five years later, All Bodies on Bikes is a global movement—14 chapters, thousands riding, and a new film: We Are Cyclists.

19/03/2026

SPONSORED ROAD TEAMS OF 2026

We are committed to supporting professional cycling at all levels, from the races in your backyard to the UCI WorldTour and everything in between.

24/02/2026

A Guide to SHIMANO Shifting Technology

Explore SHIMANO’s shifting technologies and how our system-engineered drivetrains deliver precise, reliable performance on every ride.

04/02/2026

SHIMANO Expands GRX Family with RX717 Components

Featuring More Affordable 1 x 12-Speed GRX Di2 Options

16/12/2025

SHIMANO Hydraulic Disc Brakes for Road & Gravel: Power, Control, Reliability

SHIMANO hydraulic disc brakes deliver unmatched stopping power, heat management, and reliability for road, gravel, and mountain biking. Learn why Shimano leads the way in brake technology.

21/11/2025

Vermeersch Wins Gravel Worlds

Second twice. First forever. Florian Vermeersch from UAE Team Emirates-XRG claims the rainbow jersey riding DURA-ACE.

15/10/2025

Race-Ready Upgrades:

SHIMANO Gear for Maximum Speed and Performance

11/10/2025

Gravel Shifting Evolved

SHIMANO’s GRX RX827 Rear Derailleur Is Built for the Grind

03/10/2025

Henna Palosaari's In Search Of Antarctica

Gravel Alliance Rider Henna Palosaari Attempts to Ride REBOUND in Antarctica: The Impossible Ride

02/10/2025

Shimano at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships

From Elite time trials to decisive road races, Shimano powered world champions at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships with precision and reliability.

01/10/2025

Master Your Ride with SHIMANO Di2 and E-TUBE PROJECT

Maximize performance on your next road or gravel ride with SHIMANO Di2 electronic shifting and the E-TUBE PROJECT app.

25/09/2025

SH-RX910 Development Story

Gravel racing is a celebration of endurance, grit, and the open road's endless possibilities.

17/09/2025

Built for the Unpaved

Introducing the SHIMANO RX910 S-PHYRE Gravel Racing Shoes

28/08/2025

A Guide to SHIMANO 1x and 2x Gearing Setups for Gravel

Should you run a 1x or 2x setup for your gravel bike? This definitive Shimano guide will help you pick the right GRX drivetrain for your dream ride.

20/08/2025

Welcome to Tadej’s World

In the Tour de France, fortunes can fall apart in seconds. What sets a champion apart is what happens in the hours that follow.

28/07/2025

How FDJ–SUEZ Prepares for the Tour

Join Demi Vollering, Evita Muzic, and Juliette Labous of Team FDJ-SUEZ as they prepare for the biggest event of the year.

22/07/2025

High-Altitude Teamwork with UAE Team Emirates XRG

Shimano joins Tadej Pogačar, João Almeida and Nils Politt for a behind-the-scenes look at training with DURA-ACE in the Spanish highlands.

03/07/2025

REBOUND 2025: The Can-Do Spirit of Gravel

The Art of Route Building, Organizing the Perfect Ride, and Erwin Sikkens’ Definition of “Genieten”

01/07/2025

SHIMANO Gravel Goes Wireless

GRX 1x12-Speed Wireless Performance for Every Gravel Adventure

25/06/2025

Your Ultimate Preparation Guide for REBOUND

Prepare for REBOUND with our ultimate guide! Explore bike selection, gear tips, nutrition strategies, and mental prep to elevate your gravel cycling experience!

07/05/2025

Pogačar and Le Court Take Liège-Bastogne-Liège

With 35km to go, Tadej Pogačar took an opportunity—Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2025 was his. Le Court outsprinted Pieterse and Vollering. But what setup brought them the victory?

28/04/2025

Building Remco Evenepoel’s Golden Bike

Check out Remco Evenepoel’s new golden SPECIALIZED S-WORKS TARMAC bike.

17/04/2025

Mathieu van der Poel’s Paris-Roubaix Winning Bike

Eight Monuments Each. One Groupset. Pogačar and Van der Poel Went All-Out at Paris-Roubaix!

14/04/2025

Pogačar Soloes to Victory in Flanders

Tadej Pogačar Soloes to Victory at the Tour of Flanders in Battle with Mathieu van der Poel.

08/04/2025

Van der Poel’s Spectacular Second Win at Milano-Sanremo!

Shimano-Sponsored Riders Claim the Podium at the First Monument of 2025!

24/03/2025

The Orbea Denna: An Electric Gravel Bike for Adventure

Orbea Launches its New Gravel-Focused E-Bike with SHIMANO EP8 RS

18/03/2025

Choosing the Right SHIMANO SPD-SL Road Cleats for You

Shimano SPD-SL road pedals and cleats are a popular choice among professional and amateur cyclists thanks to their stable platform, easy operation, and long-lasting performance. The wide, low-profile cleats distribute force evenly and allow for easy walkability without needing to carry special cleat covers for your mid-ride coffee stop.

SHIMANO SHADOW RD+

The Original Chain Stabilizing Technology

Shimano Winter Warriors: Grit and gears

“The day’s scant sunlight is already fading into the lead-coloured winter sky.

5 Reasons Why You Need a Bike Fit

No matter what type of bike you are riding and how fit you are, a bike fit will put a bigger smile on your face when you’re riding.

Smashing Limits with DIY Adaptive Tech

Josie Fouts has very little time for limits.

Shimano Human Science: A home away from home

Every cycling fan knows the blue Shimano Neutral Service cars and motorbikes that offer assistance to riders from any team, in any situation – no matter their kit.

Roads to Ride: Steep Steeper Steepest

What is that mysterious quality reserved for the highest mountains? Why are we so hell-bent on suffering in silence on our solitary climbs to reach cloud-riddled peaks? We join Sophie Moser on a ride on the Julier Pass to learn more about our fascination with the gravity-defying act of cycling in the mountains – and why we keep coming back for more.

SHIMANO AT “LA VUELTA”: 21 YEARS SUPPORTING TEAMS AND PRO CYCLIST

This year, the 76th edition of La Vuelta begins in Burgos and ends in Santiago de Compostela on 5th September, after having completed more than 3,400 kilometers of route.

How to prepare for the mountains

Looking to tackle some climbs with your road bike? Learn exactly how to prepare for the mountains with these practical tips from Shimano-supported rider Nikky Alberts.

Science of Speed

Speed was the driving force behind the new generation of road groups, and every decision our designers made was to make you faster.

The Key to Epic - Route Building

In the summer of 2019, my friends and I created the best ride of our lives, starting in San Francisco and finishing in Los Angeles.

Shimano Advances Its Ultimate Road Racing Shoe With New S-PHYRE RC902

After extensive scientific research and testing with its top professional athletes, Shimano introduces its redesigned flagship S-PHYRE RC902 road racing shoe for the 2021 model year.

Les Lacets de Montvernier

Les Lacets de Montvernier (the shoelaces of Montvernier) is situated in the heart of the Maurienne valley, which undoubtedly is one of the most famous and renowned areas in the world to cycle.

Shimano Builds Toward the Tour de France

The sweat, toil, and thrill of the Tour de France is just around the corner.

Roads to Ride: The White Roads of Tuscany

At Strade Bianche, there’s magic in the air along with the dust.

Mark de Triomphe - a salute to this year’s green jersey winner

Mark Cavendish didn’t know he would be racing the Tour de France until a week before the start.

Gravel Racing of the One-Day Sort

The high-pace racing side of gravel is gaining ground but as it’s still in the early days, you don’t always know what you’re letting yourself in for when you pin on a number.

Shimano and Small Builders Celebrate Gravel with GRX Limited

Celebrating gravel and the gritty renaissance of cycling in North America, Shimano teamed up with ten master frame builders to create a collection of grit and gravel-inspired custom bikes with Shimano’s new GRX Limited parts.

MADE IN: Sakai City

Inspired by his artist friends, Soukawa infuses new meaning into gravel cycling and celebrates how locally produced frames can be customized for the local needs.

A clean chain is a fast chain

A dirty chain is an inevitable part of riding bikes.

Gravel Events Explained

When it comes to competing on gravel, pinning on a number doesn’t mean you need a ruthless will to win.

How to pick your first gravel bike

Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Sofiane Sehili dives into the complexities of your first gravel bike, unpacking ways to perfect your ultimate gravel bike build to support developing skills, larger distances, and greater challenges.

Should you ride an ultra?

Tour Divide, Badlands, GranGuanche, Atlas Mountain Race, Further, Tuscany Trail, Silk Road Mountain Race, GBDURO.

How to ride high altitude gravel

If there’s one thing that’s hard to avoid when cycling Colombia, it’s high altitude.

REBOUND: Relive a Remarkable Ride

REBOUND inspired more than 300,000 riders around the world to ride a whopping 4,789,142 miles collectively.

Getting high in Colombia

After watching Narcos on Netflix, Gravel Alliance rider Sofiane Sehili wasn’t sure what to expect from Colombia, but it took just one week for the endurance addict to fall in love with this Latin American nation.

Diary of a Rookie

As an adult there’s nothing more humbling than trying to learn a new skill, so it pays when you’ve got a friend like Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Ibai Fradejas, who is arguably something of a veteran when it comes to the rough stuff, to guide you over the untrodden terrain.

Basajaun ? Expect the unexpected

Basajaun is, as you’d expect for something named after the mythical guardian of the Basque Country’s most remote forests, a 760 km gravel race that’s chock-a-block with challenges.

Riding the party train at Unbound Gravel

We asked Erwin Sikkens from the Shimano Gravel Alliance if he would like to join the party train at Unbound Gravel.

Roads to Ride: The crosswind conundrum

Crosswinds can break up a whole peloton and a well-drilled team within seconds.

My First Adventure

When Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Claudia Gerosa started riding gravel, she discovered more than just her local area.

Ten years of innovation - how Shimano’s Di2 groupset conquered the cycling world

You’ll have to cast your mind back to 2010 to see Shimano’s Di2 electronic shifting groupset first making an appearance in the professional peloton.

The Arctic Post Road

The land above the Arctic circle is not the most well-known bikepacking destination, not even for Finns or Norwegians.

Abenteuer mit der Shimano GRX neu entdecken

For all those cycling enthusiasts who are looking for something more, for those who want to explore new routes and get closer to nature, for those who prefer to get lost on gravel tracks rather than roads, for those cyclists who don't give up on top performance and riding at a good pace for endless rides, for all of them, we Explore Beyond with Shimano GRX.

Chris Hall rides 7 Everests

Chris Hall is no stranger to extreme challenges.

The abandoned places of the Yesa Reservoir

Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Ibai Fradejas always dreamt about gravel riding through villages that time forgot.

Traversing the Col du Tourmalet

This summer, the Tourmalet will challenge riders in three grand tours: the Tour de France, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and the Vuelta a España.

A short introduction into the Science of Speed

The Science of Speed, Shimano’s design philosophy for its latest road groups, is comprised of five elements: a new Di2 platform, a refined interface, the addition of Hyperglide+, a category redefining brake system, and a collection of new wheels.

What Makes a Good Gravel Shoe

For those who blend the lines between on and off-road, who relish long rides on gritty roads less traveled, who yearn for speed but aren't afraid of the occasional creek crossings or hike-a-bikes, Shimano's RX line of footwear is the perfect fit.

For Those Who Never Compromise: Shimano DURA?ACE R9200

Peak performance does not happen by chance.

MADE IN: New England

For Kevin Wolfson, the beauty of designing a gravel bike is understanding how the mere term ‘gravel’ can mean totally different things to different riders.

How to set up and check your tubeless tires

For the roads less traveled, those gritty, dirty, gravelly ones, tubeless tires offer a solid boost in performance, comfort, and reliability.

Plan a new adventure ride

Whether you're looking to spice up the regular loop or traveling somewhere new, a variety of tools and resources to help you explore new route options and plan a safe and fun ride.

Sofiane Sehili’s Tour Divide

For fans of gravel bikepacking, Sofiane Sehili probably doesn’t need any introduction.

We Ride We Rule.

You think this is our time? Think again.

The Path Less Paved - Alex Morgan

Alex isn’t limited by the restrictive definitions of a single discipline.

Road vs Gravel - The Shimano Explainer

As gravel continues to gain speed, the question remains.

Hidden Beauties: Riding the Super Planche des Belles Filles

Mountains…France is blessed with so many regions of mountains, the Alps, Pyrenees, and Massif Central the most famous, but to the west of Basel lie the Vosges.

EU vs. US gravel

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Erwin Sikkens knows his gravel riding, which is what made him the perfect choice to conduct a study of gravel at Unbound.

Caring for your bike ahead of Gran Fondo

Big goals, like taking part in a Gran Fondo, are fantastic motivators to keep you fit and on your bike.

Cycling Photography 101

In this season of adventure cycling, it is common to see cyclists with cameras slung over their shoulders so that they can document their ride—or parts of it—in any fashion they choose.

9 Tips for Summer Gravel Riding

Out of office on? Bike checked and ready to roll? Before you hit the road, you might want to read up on our summer graveling tips.

Short-Crank-Curious?

When it comes to picking the right crank length, choice is definitely a good thing.

Roads to Ride: Caught on the Cobbles

There is no race like Paris-Roubaix.

The science of speed the new Scott Foil RC PRO with Dura-Ace R9200

Ahead of the 2022 Tour de France SCOTT SPORTS introduced an entirely redesigned new version of their Foil aerodynamic road platform.

Gravel upgrades

Gravel riding is exploding throughout the cycling community, delivering a sense of exploration and freedom as we venture down unknown roads and seek out new adventures.

Shimano Human Science: The calm and the chaos

Every pro-cycling fan knows the blue Shimano Neutral Service cars and motorbikes that offer assistance to riders from any team, in any situation – no matter their kit.

Hidden Beauties: Alto Velefique ? Spain

When googling the best climbs in Spain, Alto Velelifque doesn't feature; it is featured in stage nine of the Vuelta Espana 2021 which put it on the radar of Daniel Hughes.

How to Prepare for a New Season of Gravel

New season, new you. Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Florian Nowak gives his guide to preparing for a new season of gravel.

Gravel your way

Choice. Shimano’s new GRX line is all about choice.

Shimano Human Science: Paris-Roubaix by Motorbike

In the Shimano Human Science series, we follow the mechanics and drivers of the blue Shimano Neutral Service team at the world's biggest and most prestigious classics and grand tours.

Riding North London Dirt

Dalila Lecky established her cycling directive—”fun and fast”—early on.

Seven Bikepacking Lifehacks

With countless Insta-posts of lonely plains, wild campsites, and thousands of miles on the road – you could be forgiven for seeing bikepacking as a difficult pursuit.

The Super Classic 2.0 - One Classic to rule them all

Climbing the Cauberg, Muur van Huy and Muur van Geraardsbergen in one day makes a cycling heart beat faster.

La Pandera: The Altu l’Angliru of the South?

A few years ago, I rode a climb called the Vale Nevado; which, from the top is just 50km from the centre of Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Leave Time Behind: Shimano ULTEGRA

It starts with a playful text thread between friends.

Gravel vs. road bike

Katherine, member of the Shimano Gravel Alliance, is a gravel and bikepacking rider who judges her rides by stoke level, rather than speed.

The Beauty of Gravel: Unlocking the next map

Liam Yates: ‘Imagine thinking that you’ve completed GTA, but then all of a sudden, you open up a completely new area of the map.

Bikes of Unbound 2023

Gravel’s marquee event of the year brings thousands of top professionals and everyday athletes to Emporia, Kansas to take on grueling roads and unpredictable conditions of UNBOUND Gravel.

First time bikepacking - Rondane National Park Norway

How do you start bikepacking? That was the question we put to Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Henna Palosaari.

How to prepare your bike for a Gran Fondo | Shimano

In the excitement of getting ready for a big Gran Fondo or sportive a surprising number of riders overlook their bike.

Shimano Neutral Service: quick thinking & problem solving

Every bike racer has their version of this story.

Bikes of Unbound

Gravel’s marquee event of the year has finally arrived and after a long hiatus from racing, top professionals and everyday athletes have arrived in Emporia, Kansas.

UNSUNG

UNSUNG follows three of the unheralded heroes who make events like Unbound so special. Linda Guerrette, Michelle Duffy, and Wayne Smith all contribute in their own way to the gravel community. Whether in their role as a photographer, an event organizer, o

Shimano GRX Di2 12-Speed

New 2x12 Di2 Addition to Shimano’s Legendary Gravel Group

SHIMANO PEDALING DYNAMICS

SHIMANO PEDALING DYNAMICS is an integrated shoe and pedal system that provides the pedaling performance of cleated cycling shoes along with the ability to walk safely and comfortably off the bike.