The Life Time Grand Prix sequence should have the ultimate occasion of 2024 to play out, however consideration is already turning to what’s forward for 2025, with some shifts to the format introduced that organisers are hoping will add one other layer within the 12 months forward.
Shifts that can make the sequence look somewhat completely different subsequent season are athlete numbers – which is able to drop to 25 ladies and 25 males – a range that features three wildcard entries after two occasions and a few adjustments to which races are included.
“We’re excited to announce these updates to the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix as we imagine it should make the fourth version of the sequence essentially the most dynamic one but,” Kimo Seymour, Life Time President Media & Events stated in a media launch asserting the plans for 2025.
“We’re simply wrapping up the 2024 sequence – solely our third season – however we’ve already seen immense progress in our purpose of bringing extra followers and rising the game of biking domestically. From regularly bought out occasions to the success of our Life Time Grand Prix Race Highlights recap video sequence on YouTube, it’s clear the urge for food for skilled and leisure off-road biking within the U.S. is constant to develop.”
What will not be persevering with to develop, nonetheless is the occasion numbers, with a reshuffle of what’s included leading to a six occasion competitors, with 5 begins essential to be eligible for the prize cash and the highest 5 occasion outcomes figuring out the sequence placings.
Both Crushar within the Tushar – cancelled this 12 months resulting from fires within the area – and the Rad Dirt Fest – added in as a wildcard in 2023 – are off the agenda whereas Life Time Little Sugar MTB might be added within the week earlier than the obligatory Big Sugar Gravel closes out the racing. The sequence kicks off somewhat otherwise in 2025 as nicely, with the traditional season starter of the Fuego XL 100K MTB at Sea Otter Classic swapped out for the LIfe Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel.
The Life Time Grand Prix starter on April 11 and Unbound Gravel on May 31 may also be occasions that can open the door for an additional three males and three ladies to lever their manner in.
The sequence, which in 2024 had 30 ladies and 30 males on the beginning roster, will this 12 months be a contest between 25 riders or 50 throughout each classes. However, solely 22 males and 22 ladies might be named when the roster comes out in early November, three spots in every division left for wildcard entries. The high scorers within the two opening occasions, from amongst those that missed out after they utilized for one of many wanted sequence spots, will get the second probability at entry into the 2025 season.
Applications open on October 14 and run by to October 28, with no automated athlete acceptance course of. The preliminary sequence roster for 2025 must be set by November 7 with the wildcard entrants confirmed after Unbound. Prize cash particulars are but to be launched.
Before the main target shifts to 2025, nonetheless, there may be nonetheless yet another spherical of the 2024 occasion to play out, Big Sugar Gravel on October 19. Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) and Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz) look set to keep up their sequence dominance, each on high of the leaderboard heading into the ultimate spherical.
2025 Events
- Friday April 11 – Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel offered by Continental
- Saturday May 31 – Life Time Unbound Gravel 200
- Saturday August 9 – Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB offered by Kenetik
- Saturday September 13 – Life Time Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival
- Sunday October 12 – Life Time Little Sugar MTB
- Saturday October 18 – Life Time Big Sugar Gravel offered by Mazda