life time grand prix

The former WorldTour pro is going after a new double: Unbound and U.S. Pro Road Nationals.

Between 'a really crappy Jeep' and not knowing where she's going live for six months, 'the racing feels like the easy part,' says the Aussie rider.

Alexis Skarda and Vera Looser complete the top three, with Gomez Villafañe moving into lead of the Life Time Grand Prix.

Russell Finsterwald and Christopher Blevins are 2-3, with Cole Paton and Alex Wild rounding out the top five.

LTGP athletes will race the Fuego XL cross-country mountain bike race; Life Time announces Season 2 of 'Call of a Life Time' docuseries.

Ahead of her first Life Time Grand Prix, the 22-year-old feels calm, confident, and stoked.

Takeaways from my first mountain bike race, The Gobbler 6/3, near Atlanta.

The US-based triathlete has signed with Canyon Bicycles to take on the Life Time Grand Prix series.

Why the never-ever mountain biker is going all in with the Life Time Grand Prix.

The six-episode series will be available for streaming on January 27.

The 110-mile gravel race will be held September 30 in Trinidad, Colorado.

For 2023, the US national mountain bike champ has planned a dual gravel and cross-country schedule very similar to last year's.

VeloNews' editors debate and dissect the biggest stories of 2022 in our own 22-stage grand tour of the cycling year.

The bikes, people, and events that lit up gravel in 2022.

Returning champs Haley Smith and Keegan Swenson join a roster of newcomers and 2022 series veterans.

Significant changes include the addition of a seventh race, race fees paid for all selected athletes, and more doping controls.

The former professional road racer has found new inspiration in racing on the American off-road, as well as helping others get to the start line

The finale to a season full of challenges on and off the bike ended with everyone together at a brewery that felt like "a big house party, with friends left, right, center"

'There were definitely some offers and interest but there wasn’t anything enough to lure me into it,' American off-road star tells VeloNews.

'Obviously my big issue is that every time there’s a descent I’m dropping the wheel and I have to sprint for 5km just to get back to the group,' Irish rider says after fifth in Big Sugar Gravel.

Here are the results from every race in the 2022 series.

'I’m sure that I’m not a mountain biker, and at 41 I've tried to become one, but guys like Swenson and Finsterwald are used to riding mountain bikes since they were kids,' says veteran Dutch rider.

The Abus rider celebrated a breakthrough victory in Bentonville, with Emily Newsom and Alexis Skarda rounding out the podium.

He is joined on the podium by Keegan Swenson and Adam Roberge

The Abus Pro Gravel newbie has had a challenging season but is riding the steep learning curve upward

A very deep field and a very fast and technical course are on tap for this weekend as Bentonville, Arkansas hosts the last race of the Life Time Grand Prix

Swenson has the men's series in the bag, but outside of that it's anyone's game, especially in the super tight women's race

The cyclocross pro hasn't had the Grand Prix series she hoped for, but a win at BWR Kansas makes her curious for what's next

The two are competitors in the fierce off-road endurance circuit, but it hasn't gotten in the way of a decadelong friendship.

Slip sliding into seventh place on a gamble of a bike choice

Rose Grant and Kelsey Urban join the the US national XC MTB champ on the podium

Riley Amos and Alexey Vermeulen complete the men's podium; Keegan Swenson's ride is riddled with crashes

The penultimate event in the Life Time Grand Prix promises fast and furious fat tire action — "it's the ultimate Northwoods drag race," says event director Peter Spencer

American off-roader talks worlds, the road bike he'll race, and the types of team he'd sign for in 2023.

How riders like Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Sarah Sturm, Payson McElveen and others make ends meet

We catch up with the Jumbo-Visma star about what it takes to race in Europe, and if gravel is experience enough

After mid-race frustration and post-race social media bickering, 'this old dog got taught a new trick.'

The top US domestic off-road pro keeps getting asked about a move to Europe, and says he's open to the possibility.

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 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.

The endurance pro shares details about his brand-new Allied BC40 and the changes he’s made for the high altitude race

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

'Technical limitations, course conditions and remote locations proved insurmountable,' says a statement from Life Time.

The Olympian says her decision comes down to three things: a lack of enjoyment, not enough safety, and questionable fairness

Keegan Swenson, Hannah Otto, Russell Finsterwald, and others explain why.

Cole Paton and Griffin Easter round out the podium, with Pete Stetina and Payson McElveen in fourth and fifth

Emma Grant and Sarah Sturm, both from Colorado, round out the podium

The legendary 10,000 feet of climbing in 69 miles returns as the third race in the Life Time Grand Prix series

Some testing is better than no testing, but as gravel expands and the incentives increase so do the anti-doping measures.

There's a new gang in town and they're ready to leave their mark on the US gravel scene.

Anything can and does happen during 200 miles. Here are 10 riders to follow at the front of Saturday's race.

An incredibly deep field with one notable absence.

Some 9,703ft of climbing on tap for the Unbound Gravel 200, with a significant water crossing at mile 27.

'First and foremost I don’t want to miss the birth of my son,' two-time winner tells VeloNews.

If the current situation is any indication, then the answer is a resounding 'yes.'

And, on what gravel organizers need to watch out for as they set aside spots for non-binary riders

I invested a lot of time and effort into improving my MTB skills. And then, alas, I went down just minutes into the first Grand Prix race.

A conversation with the injured endurance off-road rider as he sits out the first race of the Life Time Grand Prix.

Kaysee Armstrong, Crystal Anthony, Amity Rockwell, Isabel King, Colin Strickland, John Keller, and Laurens ten Dam weigh in on the brand-new format of bike racing.

Russell Finsterwald, Evelyn Dong, Alex Howes, Sofia Gomez Villafañe and others reflect after the Fuego 80k at Sea Otter Classic.

American rider crashes on the first lap but holds firm to pick up potentially priceless points in the Life Time Grand Prix.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe and US national champ Alexis Skarda round out the podium at the first race of the Life Time Grand Prix series.

Russell Finsterwald and Alex Wild complete the podium in the first race of the new Life Time Grand Prix.

The world champion on the track will line up at the Fuego 80k on Saturday, the first race of the Life Time Grand Prix series.

The XC MTB race is the first stop on the Life Time Grand Prix and will have the pros racing across nearly 5,700 feet of elevation gain on Saturday.

‘We come as a package,’ says Paton, although the two have separate, ambitious goals for the 2022 season.

60 riders will race three MTB and three gravel races for a shot at part of the $250,000 purse.

The automaker will launch the Mazda CX-50, an all-new all wheel drive crossover model, at the Sea Otter Classic.

Borstelmann and Moninger return while Paige Peters joins from Team Twenty24.

The recently retired pro MTBer will focus on the Life Time Grand Prix Series, as well as raising awareness for LGBTQ+ and environmental causes.

The IP world record holder joins Jukebox Cycling and targets Life Time Grand Prix race series.

Coverage will begin on April 9 during the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California and will culminate at Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas October 22.

The two pro mountain bikers will split their time between gravel and singletrack this year, each focusing on the Life Time Grand Prix, as well as other events.