A complete of 201 athletes have been named to compete in a pair of latest high-stakes contests for the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix. For the six wildcard spots into this yr’s off-road sequence handed out after Unbound Gravel 200, 138 riders have been chosen this week comprised of 40 girls competing for 3 of these entries and 98 males competing for the opposite three.
High girls’s riders who’ve been a part of the sequence in previous years and wish to return embody Australian Peta Mullens, Canadian Angela Naeth and US riders Emily Newsom, Amity Rockwell, Hannah Shell and Anna Yamauchi. Among the many males seeking to return to the sequence are Czechia’s Petr Vakoč, Canadians Andrew l’Esperance and Adam Roberge, and a hefty checklist of US riders which incorporates Alex Howes, Truman Glasgow, Taylor Lideen, Tobin Ortenblad, Ryan Standish and Kyle Trudeau.
A roster of 63 athletes between the ages of 18-22 will participate within the inaugural U23 Improvement Program, the names of 12 girls and 51 males revealed to vye for 2 spots within the 2026 Life Time Grand Prix, one spot every for the highest female and male finishers throughout 4 of six races this season.
The fourth version of the Life Time Grand Prix sequence begins April 10 on the Sea Otter Traditional gravel race in Monterey, California, adopted by the second spherical at Unbound Gravel 200 in Emporia, Kansas on Could 31. This yr these two races rely for greater than only a season-ending share of a $200,000 prize purse, cut up among the many high 10 total women and men in October after Huge Sugar Gravel.
“These initiatives is not going to solely present followers with thrilling new storylines to observe but in addition create new alternatives for rising athletes to show themselves on the most important stage. We’re excited to see these athletes pushing themselves for the chance to race within the Life Time Grand Prix,” Kimo Seymour, president of Life Time Occasions, stated in a press launch.
Particulars haven’t been disclosed in regards to the choice course of, or variety of spots on supply, for both programme, which assessed private purposes from particular person athletes. As soon as rosters have been revealed, a big disparity in gender numbers amongst each programmes was evident, with 4 occasions as many males competing within the U23 Improvement Program than girls and greater than double the variety of males’s accepted purposes for the wildcard berths than girls. Nevertheless, even with bigger fields, the boys don’t compete for greater numbers of entries in both the wildcard or U23 programmes.
“I used to be within the Grand Prix for the final three years, however I did not make the lower this yr. It looks like Life Time is simply bringing in some range, which is nice to see. It is disappointing to not make the lower, however I am going to earn my means in by way of on of the wildcard spots. If not, I am going to shift my priorities for the season. It is all good both means,” L’Esperance advised Cyclingnews earlier than he departed to South Africa for Cape Epic.
Wildcard athletes should contest the opening two rounds of the Grand Prix, and the highest performers throughout the 2 races mixed will earn spots within the 2025 sequence, bringing the invitation-only fields to a most of 25 girls and 25 males throughout the ultimate 4 races.
New to gravel racing this yr, 22-year-old Colorado native Ruth Holcomb stated she didn’t apply to the Grand Prix final fall, however determined to use for the U23 programme because it was her last yr in that class, and she or he’s glad she did.
“I am enthusiastic about it. I used to be simply going to do some the [Grand Prix] races that I may with the htSQD and I used to be going to do 4 of them anyway, so I talked to Keegan [Swenson] and Tobin [Ortenblad] and so they stated I ought to completely do it. I believe it is going to be enjoyable,” Holcomb stated about her new teammates with htSQD, together with three-time Life Time Grand Prix champion Swenson, encouraging her to use.
Having competed with the Bear Nationwide crew in mountain biking as a junior, she stated different girls to look at within the U23 discipline are Emily Stapleton, additionally a Bear Nationwide grad, and Kylie De Jager. On the boys’s facet, she stated that discipline was stacked, and look ahead to riders like Luke Mosteller, Justin Peck and Brady White.
The U23 riders should compete in 4 of the six occasions of this yr’s sequence, with a separate leaderboard monitoring scores for feminine and males. All the foundations can be found on the Life Time Grand Prix web page.
Life Time Grand Prix alternatives 2025
Word: asterik signifies riders who’ve utilized for each programmes
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2025 Wildcard selectionsWomenMenAnn-Christine AllikIsaac Allred*Gabby ArnoldEvan ArthurAlexandra BendaTrevor AugustLizi BrookeElliott BaringClara BrownGeorge BeckAlexandra Charles*Rossouw BekkerCaroline DezendorfHunter BellMaria DoeringCody BertaHaley DumkeCaleb BottcherAmelia DurstSamuel BrännlundJenny FletcherAlexis CartierIzzy FlintBrayan ChavesNatalia Franco VillegasMaxence CoquetSiena HermonCody CuppCaitlyn KelloggBrendon DavidsKarissa LambAndrew DillmanColleen MaherTrevor FoleyRachel McCloskeyAlvaro FrancoPeta MullensCobe FreeburnAngela NaethThomas FullerEmily NewsomJulien GagneEden NykampTruman GlasgowErin OsborneJoe GoettlIrena OssolaCory GreenbergOlivia PantanoJulien GuarniereLaurel QuinonesNathan GuerraAmity RockwellMatthew HamsaBrianna SamuhelJoey HassettHannah ShellPeter HoganHannah SimmsDillon HollingerSierra SimsGriffin Hoppin*Kylie SmallAlex HowesKyleigh SpearingDylan Humber-KellyAlayna SzuchDeclan IrvineMonique van den BoogaartCameron IvoryLeah Van der LindenCameron JonesEmma ViottoLogan Jones-WilkinsEleanor WisemanMarco JoubertGrace WoodsKyle KalishAnna YamauchiConnor KammRow 40 – Cell 0 Pete KarinenRow 41 – Cell 0 Trevor KingRow 42 – Cell 0 Taj KriegerRow 43 – Cell 0 Andrew L’EsperanceRow 44 – Cell 0 Brandan LewisRow 45 – Cell 0 Taylor LideenRow 46 – Cell 0 Amando Martinez GalvanRow 47 – Cell 0 Cian McCannRow 48 – Cell 0 Justin McQuerryRow 49 – Cell 0 Leandro MessineoRow 50 – Cell 0 Ben MetcalfeRow 51 – Cell 0 Journey MeunierRow 52 – Cell 0 Lucas MiersRow 53 – Cell 0 Daxton MockRow 54 – Cell 0 Paolo MontoyaRow 55 – Cell 0 Luke Mosteller*Row 56 – Cell 0 Henry NelsonRow 57 – Cell 0 Carter NieuwesteegRow 58 – Cell 0 Kyan OlshoveRow 59 – Cell 0 Jonas OrsetRow 60 – Cell 0 Tobin OrtenbladRow 61 – Cell 0 Blair PerkesRow 62 – Cell 0 Jacob PetersonRow 63 – Cell 0 Matt PikeRow 64 – Cell 0 Marc PritzenRow 65 – Cell 0 Adam Ptaszek*Row 66 – Cell 0 Carlos Julian QuinteroRow 67 – Cell 0 David RamonRow 68 – Cell 0 Brent ReesRow 69 – Cell 0 Jacob RichardsRow 70 – Cell 0 Adam RobergeRow 71 – Cell 0 Brody SandersonRow 72 – Cell 0 Miguel SantillanesRow 73 – Cell 0 Nate SchneiderRow 74 – Cell 0 Trey ShepardRow 75 – Cell 0 Rogan SensibleRow 76 – Cell 0 Caleb Smith*Row 77 – Cell 0 Jim SnitzerRow 78 – Cell 0 Marc SprattRow 79 – Cell 0 Nathan SprattRow 80 – Cell 0 Ryan StandishRow 81 – Cell 0 Nathan SurowiecRow 82 – Cell 0 Caleb SwartzRow 83 – Cell 0 Nicholas TabaresRow 84 – Cell 0 Skyler TaylorRow 85 – Cell 0 Kyle TrudeauRow 86 – Cell 0 Petr VakocRow 87 – Cell 0 Michael van den HamRow 88 – Cell 0 Daniel van der WaltRow 89 – Cell 0 Deven van GreuningenRow 90 – Cell 0 Jacob VelascoRow 91 – Cell 0 Cory WallaceRow 92 – Cell 0 Chase WarkRow 93 – Cell 0 Brennan WertzRow 94 – Cell 0 CJ WigginsRow 95 – Cell 0 Jaxon Wiggins*Row 96 – Cell 0 Matthew WilsonRow 97 – Cell 0 Jonas Woodruff*
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U23 Improvement Program selectionsU23 womenU23 menSamantha CampbellIsaac Allred*Alexandra Charles*Finn BorstmayerEllory ClasonAndrew BoschKylie De JagerRyker BrandMya GrahamIan BrownRuth HolcombCaden BuddAunika KempBen CarmodyMáire NoonanHayden ChristianIzabella SlosbergWiley CloseEmily StapletonTheo De GrooteNadine VisserNicholas DohrMadine WhitmerBeckam DrakeRow 12 – Cell 0 Eli FergusonRow 13 – Cell 0 Jason FreihofnerRow 14 – Cell 0 Elouan GardonRow 15 – Cell 0 Morgan HendricksRow 16 – Cell 0 Luke HensleyRow 17 – Cell 0 Logan HodgesRow 18 – Cell 0 Blake HofferRow 19 – Cell 0 Kelly HoffmanRow 20 – Cell 0 Griffin Hoppin*Row 21 – Cell 0 Calvin HornerRow 22 – Cell 0 Jacob HuberRow 23 – Cell 0 Jake JohansenRow 24 – Cell 0 Yusuf JohnsonRow 25 – Cell 0 Lance LakoskiRow 26 – Cell 0 Xander LymanRow 27 – Cell 0 Luke Mosteller*Row 28 – Cell 0 Brandon NaseathRow 29 – Cell 0 Mitt NiederhauserRow 30 – Cell 0 Roston NordellRow 31 – Cell 0 Alex NovakRow 32 – Cell 0 Luke PankratzRow 33 – Cell 0 Justin PeckRow 34 – Cell 0 Adam Ptaszek*Row 35 – Cell 0 Jack RalstonRow 36 – Cell 0 Jade RohdeRow 37 – Cell 0 Oliver RutbergRow 38 – Cell 0 Jacob SchnellerRow 39 – Cell 0 Will SilkRow 40 – Cell 0 Caleb Smith*Row 41 – Cell 0 Aiden SorichRow 42 – Cell 0 Jack SpangRow 43 – Cell 0 Oskar Stack-MichasiwRow 44 – Cell 0 Kash SteeleRow 45 – Cell 0 Jose Eduardo Tijerina CuestaRow 46 – Cell 0 Samuel WarnerRow 47 – Cell 0 Brady WhiteRow 48 – Cell 0 Jaxon Wiggins*Row 49 – Cell 0 Jonas Woodruff*Row 50 – Cell 0 Lief Yergensen