Meg Fisher and Steven Wilke set new course records on the notoriously difficult courses while dozens of other paracyclists participate in inclusive categories.
After seeing Ruth Winder in her rearview with three miles to go, the Leadville champ 'turned herself inside out' to get to the finish line.
Sometimes you just need a break from an event, but I think I'll try Leadville on a gravel bike soon. However I wouldn't recommend it.
Swenson rode into the wind alone for over half of the 105-mile race, still breaking the longstanding course record by 15 minutes.
Ruth Winder and Alexis Skarda round out the podium.
The Santa Cruz HTSQD rider finished in 5:43:31, shaving 15 minutes off the course record that was set in 2015.
The Aussie has gone all in for this year's Leadville 100 MTB showdown with Keegan Swenson.
Can anyone beat Swenson and can Swenson beat the course record? It all goes down in Colorado on Saturday.
Sofia Gomez Villafañe is the clear race favorite, but with the deepest field in history this year, it's any woman's race.
105 miles, 12,000 feet of climbing, and the most stacked pro field in history on tap for Saturday's Life Time Grand Prix race.
There's underbiking, overbiking, and then there's Dylan Johnson's set-up.
The cycling scholarship program returns for its third season, providing three novice riders with the tools to ride the Leadville Trail 100.
The men's and women's elite fields will start 10 minutes ahead of all other racers, and they're not allowed to use aero bars.
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, December 29.
Riders chose a wide range of bikes for the 100-mile race.
The top US domestic off-road pro keeps getting asked about a move to Europe, and says he's open to the possibility.
In this column, we look at the power numbers of Keegan Swenson at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and SBT GRVL.
VeloNews writer Hannah Otto on her incredible victory at Leadville Trail 100.
Howes left with 'messed up' ribs while Morton suffers mechanical.
Otto led Rose Grant and Haley Smith to the finish.
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Rose Grant and Haley Smith complete the podium.
Repeat victory for the US national champion; John Gaston and Howard Grotts round out the podium
The Paris-Roubaix champ is in Colorado to race the weekend's double header
The defending champion has embraced high-volume slicks and 1x on her race bike.
'Previously, bikes for me meant showing up and doing a job, and this feels different. I’m still trying to figure out that part of it but it’s really nice to have that space to figure it out,' says the former WorldTour pro.
The Olympian and XC pro is making her way back to the races, starting with the Leadville Trail 100 this weekend
'The young guys like Keegan Swenson are more complete than I am. Maybe if they put a road race in the series it would suit me better,' says Dutch rider.
Four riders from the East African squad will spend the next month racing gravel across the country.
The endurance pro shares details about his brand-new Allied BC40 and the changes he’s made for the high altitude race
It’s been a challenging period, ever since the start of the gravel season when Stetina fractured a wrist in a crash during Sea Otter in April.
An incredibly deep start list and one important question: can anyone beat Keegan Swenson?
Life Time Grand Prix athletes make up the majority of the pro start line, with Sarah Sturm, Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Crystal Anthony, and Rose Grant as some of the favorites
Keegan Swenson, Hannah Otto, Russell Finsterwald, and others explain why.
The American veteran isn’t thinking about retirement yet as he savors a program that combines the WorldTour and gravel.
Alexey Vermeulen and Ryan Petry build on the success of their first season, and add in Unbound Gravel as well as Leadville.
After initially planning to select 40 riders for its racing series, Life Time announces an increased field featuring 60 contenders.
A $250,000 prize purse will be on offer for 20 men and 20 women.
The points-based series to include six Life Time events, including the 200-mile Unbound Gravel and the Leadville Trail 100.
WorldTour pro looks to return to Unbound after crashing out in opening hours of this year's race, also plans to race Leadville, SBT GRVL.
I’m not sure if inaugural LeadBoat title is the badass or dumbass award, but I am very proud of the title and of each one of the 100 or so other racers who did it with me.
Officials confirm a report in The Colorado Sun that a rider died during Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 MTB.
We dive into the power numbers of Keegan Swenson, Peter Stetina, and Ian Boswell from the 2021 Leadville - SBT GRVL double.
Details of what happened have not yet been made public.
VeloNews was on site at the 2021 Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race.
Some 100 racers did Leadville on Saturday followed by SBT GRVL Sunday. The lowest cumulative times won the LeadBoat Challenge.
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Lachlan Morton took second and Howard Grotts was third.
Here's what some of the pros are riding.
From national champions to WorldTour pros to veteran Leadville podium finishers, the 2021 race is stacked with contenders.
How preparing three novice cyclists for a 100-mile bike race can create positive and lasting change in the sport of cycling.
The strategy to win includes going all out at Saturday's MTB race, say Alex Howes and Payson McElveen. Alison Tetrick's secret weapon is bombproof preparation.
Colorado's two biggest bike races - the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and SBT GRVL - are happening back-to-back. For about 120 riders, that means an epic weekend of racing is on tap.
How to race two big events back-to-back, and what I plan to do for Leadville and SBT GRVL.
The annual cycling festival joins Life Time's expanding portfolio of endurance sporting events.
The October 2-3 event will feature three distances on the bike, plus half- and ultra-marathon running races.
The Rideaway Experience offers gravel in Boulder and Zion, and mountain biking in Bentonville.
From the Ground Up is searching for three new riders who are up for an adventure.
Coach Hannah Finchamp explains how nutrition, hydration, and sleep are three factors that can help you survive and thrive at high altitude.
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The iconic 100-mile race in Leadville, Colorado has been canceled to comply with local regulations on public events in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Life Time has acquired the Crusher in the Tushar, adding another marquee gravel event to its lineup of off-road cycling races.
This week's podcast features contributor Betsy Welch, who covered the Dirty Kanza, Epic Rides and other off-road events this year. Welch discusses why these events are helping bring women into cycling.
When the Leadville 100 MTB and SBT GRVL races were scheduled on back-to-back days, organizers decided to create a new endurance event called the LeadBoat Challenge.
WorldTour pro Peter Stetina will walk away from WorldTour road racing to launch a career in gravel racing and ultra-endurance mountain biking. "This is not a retirement," Stetina says.
A detailed examination of Quinn Simmons's power files from his world championship victory in Yorkshire, with additional information about Simmons's training and workouts in the lead-up to worlds.
A victory at the Belgian Waffle Ride and strong showings at other off-road adventure races helped Stetina rekindle love for the bike
Betsy Welch had a punishing but fun day racing in Colorado's thin air at the Leadville 100.
Check out what went down high in the Colorado Rockies this past weekend.
18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame a mid-pack start, on-course sabotage, and multiple flat tires to finish second place at the Leadville 100.
Rose Grant won the Leadville 100 in her first stab at the 100-mile distance.
Howard Grotts won his third-consecutive title at the Leadville 100; 18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame thumbtacks on the course to ride his way into second place.
Stroll the streets of downtown Leadville on race weekend and you will now see riders from all corners of American cycling
“The guys who do well at Leadville are the ones who don’t slow down all day. They never lose power.”
Looking forward to the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, we look back at one of the legends of American mountain biking.
Top level roadies bring various ambitions to famed 100-miler in Colorado.
Riders from the EF Education First WorldTour team will race Dirty Kanza, Leadville 100, Three Peaks, and Taiwan KOM Challenge in 2019.
Since EF announced its partnership with Rapha, we've all been wondering how WorldTour pros will fare in "alternative" races.
Can a mountain bike from 1983 survive 104 miles of high-altitude racing at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race?
Here is Spencer's list of the top-five best mountain bike innovations that he'll wish he had around mile 80 at Leadville.