Life Time, producer of more than 30 events across the USA, has announced the 60 athletes who have been selected to compete in the 2022 Life Time Grand Prix series. This includes events such as Garmin Unbound Gravel and the Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB.
The 2022 Life Time Grand Prix Series Race Lineup includes:
- April 9: Fuego 100K XC mountain bike race at the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental Tire in Monterey, CA
- June 4: 200-mile Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear in Emporia, KS
- July 9: 70-mile Crusher in the Tushar presented by The Creamery in Beaver, UT
- August 13: Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Leadville, CO
- September 17: 40-mile Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek in Cable, WI
- October 22: 100-mile Life Time Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, AR
The US$250,000 prize purse will pay out ten-deep based on overall series results, which are determined by a points-based ranking system.
First place will earn US$25,000, second place will earn US$20,000, third place will receive $16,000, and so forth. Three events – Crusher in the Tushar, Chequamegon MTB Festival, Sea Otter Classic – offer individual event purses, which Life Time Grand Prix athletes are also eligible for.
Athletes will be ranked against other Life Time Grand Prix competitors by points received based on their finishing position at each event. The first athlete will earn 20 points, second,19; third, 18; and so forth.
The overall results will use an athlete’s best five finishes out of the six events. The final event of the series, Big Sugar Gravel, will be mandatory for all riders and will serve as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie.
“We were overwhelmed with the responses from over 200 applicants for the inaugural Life Time Grand Prix,” said Kimo Seymour, President of Events and Media at Life Time. “The selection process was incredibly challenging, and ultimately we decided to increase from 40 to 60 total riders.
“We want to send our sincere thanks to all the athletes who applied and congratulate those that have been selected. Our intent was not only to establish a competitive field, but also a group of athletes that will be great advocates for the growth of professional cycling in North America.”
The 30 women and 30 men will face off across six events for a US$250,000, equally-split prize purse.
Life Time Grand Prix: Elite Women
Whitney Allison, 33, Fort Collins, CO
Kaysee Armstrong, 31, Knoxville, TN
Lea Davison, 38, Jericho, VT
Evelyn Dong, 36, Park City, UT
Rebecca Fahringer, 32, Bend, OR
Maude Farrell, 30, Mill Valley, CA
Helena Gilbert-Snyder, 22, El Cerrito, CA
Sofia Gomez Villafane, 27, Heber City, UT
Rose Grant, 39, Columbia Falls, MT
Erin Huck, 40, Boulder, CO
Isabel King, 30, Los Angeles, CA
Kristen Legan, 36, Longmont, CO
Rach McBride, 42, Vancouver, Canada,
Angela Naeth, 39, South Easton, MA
Katerina Nash, 44, Emeryville, CA
Amanda Nauman, 32, Lake Forest, CA
Amber Neben, 46, Lake Forest, CA
Emily Joy Newsom, 38, Fort Worth, TX
Flavia Oliveira-Parks, 40, Castro Valley, CA
Hannah Otto, 26, Salt Lake City, UT
Paige Peters, 32, Grand Rapids, MI
Kathy Pruitt, 38, Saratoga, CA
Amity Rockwell, 28, San Francisco, CA
Melisa Rollins, 26, Salt Lake City, UT
Hannah Shell, 30, Boulder, CO
Alexis Skarda, 32, Grand Junction, CO
Haley Hunter Smith, 28, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Sturm, 32, Durango, CO
Moriah Wilson, 25, Mill Valley, CA
Ruth Winder, 28, Boulder, CO
Life Time Grand Prix: Elite Men
Eddie Anderson, 23, Richmond, VA
Josh Berry, 31, Tucson, AZ
Jeremiah Bishop, 45, Harrisonburg, VA
John Borstlemann, 30, Lincoln, NE
Rob Britton, 37, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Stephan Davoust, 26, Durango, CO
TJ Eisenhart, 27, Ivins, UT
Russell Finsterwald, 30, Colorado Springs, CO
Howard Grotts, 28, Missoula, MT
Lance Haidet, 23, San Luis Obispo, CA
Alex Howes, 33, Nederland, CO
Dylan Johnson, 26, Brevard, NC
John Keller, 24, Boulder, CO
Ted King, 38, Richmond, VT
Andrew L’Esperance, 30, Halifax, NS, Canada
Ashton Lambie, 30, Lincoln, NE
Bradyn Lange, 22, Austin, TX
Taylor Lideen, 31, Phoenix, AZ
Payson McElveen, 28, Durango, CO
Lachlan Morton, 29, Girona, Spain
Logan Owen, 26, Bremerton, WA
Cole Paton, 24, Durango, CO
Kiel Reijnen, 35, Bainbridge Island, WA
Adam Roberge, 24, Prévost, Québec, Canada
Peter Stetina, 34, Santa Rosa, CA
Colin Strickland, 35, Austin, TX
Keegan Swenson, 27, Heber City, UT
Laurens Ten Dam, 41, Oudorp, Netherlands,
Alexey Vermeulen, 26, Pinckney, MI
Alex Wild, 29, San Jose, CA
