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Rider safety, fair pay and community: While Leadville and Unbound grab headlines, these other races are quietly moving the sport forward

Controversy may fuel gravel racing headlines, but these three events are preserving its spirit while improving safety, pay and access

Cycling Weekly

The disruptive force of weight loss drugs: How GLP-1s do more than shed pounds

The impacts of weight-loss medications reach far beyond the realm of health and wellness

The Independent UK

Major US race organiser bans drop bar bikes at iconic event as a 'safety measure' – what were they thinking?

Life Time’s decision undercuts their own success without actually addressing the most pressing safety issues

Cycling Weekly

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'I'm happy to be here until the end of my career' - US gravel racer Alexey Vermeulen extends with ENVE on unique long-term deal

'True partnership' keeps two-time Life Time Grand Prix runner-up on same bikes, wheels and components as long as he races and then provides security for althlete development role

Cycling News

How weight-loss drugs are reshaping the gym

The weight-loss drug boom is creating a huge question for the fitness industry: Will GLP-1 users work out more or less?

Axios

Leadville Trail 100 MTB lottery underway, Grasshopper Series and Leavenworth Bike Fest open registrations for off-road events

Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 switches to Stromm bikes, Salt Lake Criterium returns to city-centre with three-day event - North American Roundup

Cycling News

Is the spirit of gravel disappearing – if it ever existed in the first place?

Wrangling over event rights and contracts may not be what gravel is supposed to be about, but we have to be realistic

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‘One of the weirdest places I’ve ever been’: Welcome to Bentonville, the American city where bikes rule

Bentonville is an odd place, but it is also one of – if not the – best cycling cities that I have ever been to, writes Zach Nehr

Cycling Weekly

From 'homecoming' happiness to 'shoe kick in the kidneys', riders react to Life Time Grand Prix selections for 2026 off-road series

First-time invitee Morgan Aguirre finds opportunity to return home to the US

Cycling News

More youth, more international: Life Time announces its new roster of athletes for the 2026 Grand Prix

A hand-selected cast of 44 of the world's most talented off-road riders to contest the 2026 Life Time Grand Prix, starting at the Sea Otter Classic in April

Cycling Weekly

Life Time Grand Prix reveal initial rosters for 2026 include debuts by top three women from Gravel Earth Series - Rosa Klöser, Karolina Migoń, Morgan Aguirre

More than half of the 22 elite men accepting invitations represent nations outside the US, including The Traka 360 runner-up Jan Stöckli of Switzerland

Cycling News

Riding to the start line: How Alexis Cartier turned the Life Time Grand Prix into a 10,000-mile bikepacking adventure

“I really liked my life riding everywhere," says the Canadian who set out to challenge the carbon cost of bike racing by pedalling to every event

Cycling Weekly

Seven stand-out stories that made their mark on the 2025 gravel season

Live broadcasts at The Traka and Unbound fed the growing appetite for global gravel, while riders like Cameron Jones, Geerike Schreurs, Rob Britton and Nicole Frain found fame

Cycling News

Life Time Grand Prix boosts series and race prize purses to $590,000 in 2026 with Unbound Gravel and Leadville MTB doubling prize money

Selection process for invitation-only US off-road series opens October 27

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Cycling Weekly

$590,000 in prize money, new selection rules, finisher compensation: Life Time unveils 2026 Grand Prix

The 2026 Life Time Grand Prix ups the stakes with bigger payouts, new entry rules, live coverage and expanded rewards for riders

Cycling News

Divying up dollars and snaring spots for 2026 as Big Sugar Classic settles Life Time Grand Prix overall standings for fourth time

Cameron Jones and Sofia Gomez Villafañe were the biggest winners while Cole Paton edges Payson McElveen for milestone top 10

Cycling News

'Big brain move' day before Big Sugar lands Matt Beers first-ever event win in Life Time Grand Prix

Specialized Off-road teammate Sofia Gomez Villafañe uses recon of shorter route to seal weekend sweep of races in Bentonville and third series title

Cycling Weekly

Cam Jones and Sofia Gomez Villafañe win Life Time Grand Prix after 'gnarly' weather-shortened Big Sugar race

A storm-shortened Big Sugar reshuffles the standings as Jones dethrones Swenson and Villafañe seals her triple crown

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‘I was just trying to think about what was on the line’ - Cameron Jones charges from wildcard entry to Life Time Grand Prix series winner

New Zealander clinched title with fifth place finish at Big Sugar Classic as he unseated three-time series champion Keegan Swenson in finale

Cycling News

Sofia Gomez Villafañe wins abbreviated Big Sugar Classic and locks in overall women's title for Life Time Grand Prix

Lauren Stephens second, Stella Hobbs third in large group finish for elite women in Bentonville

Cycling News

Matt Beers solos to victory in shortened elite men’s race at Big Sugar Classic while Cameron Jones secures Life Time Grand Prix title

Griffin Easter second in three-rider chase with Riley Amos goes third ahead of Julien Gagné

Cycling News

'Hazardous weather outlook' issued Saturday for US region where Big Sugar Gravel plans to crown champions for Life Time Grand Prix

Organisers make call Saturday morning to shorten 100-mile route to 50 miles due to incoming severe storms

Cycling Weekly

'Get off the course and seek shelter' - tornado, lightning threatens to disrupt the Life Time Grand Prix finale

As storms move in, every mile could decide the Life Time Grand Prix title

Cycling News

Can Keegan Swenson be toppled from the top spot of the Life Time Grand Prix at Big Sugar Gravel?

Sofía Gómez Villafañe just has to start to secure third overall title but Marathon MTB World Champion under pressure with Pellaud and Jones one point behind

Cycling News

Live start-to-finish streaming on tap for Big Sugar Gravel as final event in Life Time Grand Prix to decide $200,000 payout to series top 10

Sixth race of off-road series features modified 100-mile course across Arkansas and Missouri

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