Quinn Simmons, fresh off his successful Tour de France campaign, will join the Life Time Grand Prix athlete roster, taking on the Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik on August 15, 2026.
The current US national road champion will take the start line at the Race Across the Sky in Leadville, CO on Saturday, lining up alongside reigning Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB champion Keegan Swenson and fellow Life Time Grand Prix athletes as they battle it out for victory.
Organised by premier health and wellness brand Life Time, the Leadville Trail 100 MTB serves as a key round within the broader Life Time Grand Prix series.
The event, which is the 32nd edition of the race, will feature an updated course route for the 2026 edition following consultations with local authorities to steer the event clear of active areas impacted by the regional Willow Fire in Leadville, CO.
Despite the modifications, the event will retain its standard distance and profile, featuring 3,022m of elevation gain across a 164.3km course. Participants will depart west from Harrison Avenue before climbing St Kevin’s as normal. The route then vectors east around Turquoise Lake to bypass the fire-affected sectors.
Specific sections removed from the 2026 course include Hagerman Pass Road, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Powerline. After the detour, riders will re-join the original course layout at the base of the Powerline Descent before entering the Outward Bound aid station at 36.5km. From this point, the race continues along the established out-and-back course, including the ascent up Columbine.
As previously established for the 2026 season, elite field participants will have access to two dedicated feed zones located at the Pipeline and Lost Canyon aid stations.
The remaining 2026 Life Time Grand Prix events are as follows:
- Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik – August 15, 2026
- Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival – September 19, 2026
- Life Time Little Sugar MTB – October 11, 2026
- Life Time Big Sugar Gravel – October 17, 2026
Life Time empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada, alongside a portfolio of nearly 30 athletic events across North America, including UNBOUND Gravel, the Chicago Half Marathon, and the broader Leadville Race Series.
