Bike check: Cam Jones and Scott are going big at Unbound

Zach Duncan

Zach Duncan__is a cyclist and freelance photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He's submitting tech galleries from Unbound Gravel this week. Escape staff contributed copy and captions.__

Last year at this time, Cameron Jones was somewhat on the outside looking in. He'd won a couple of gravel races in his native New Zealand and finished a promising 12th at the first round of the Life Time Grand Prix at the Sea Otter Classic, but he was a wild card entrant and no one rated him a top favorite for Unbound.

Then, he blew the race away with superior fitness and a mind-boggling fueling strategy that combined to essentially ride breakaway companion Simon Pellaud – a former WorldTour pro – off the wheel in the late going. Jones would go on to win the overall LTGP series, dethroning three-time champ Keegan Swenson.

How Cameron Jones fueled his way to Unbound gloryJones kept his engine running at top shape for nine hours with 200 g of carbs per hour from a homemade energy drink, jam sandwiches, and a little ‘bro science.’Escape CollectiveAlex Hunt

He returns as an top pick to repeat his win from last year, and he'll draw even more eyes as he's on one of the most interesting bike setups in the field: A new 32" prototype that Scott announced earlier this week. Here are the details of his setup, captured by Zach Duncan.

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