UPDATE 11 January 2022: The seventh and wildcard event in Life Time’s Grand Prix will be at Rad Dirt Fest in Trinidad, Colorado on 30 September.

Life Time has announced a select world class field of 70 gravel bike racers will compete in the 2023 Life Time Grand Prix series based in America, with 35 men and 35 women vying will for a $250,000 USD equally split prize purse.

Racing begins with the Sea Otter Classic on 22 April in Monterey, California. The seven race series then moves to Kansas for UNBOUND Gravel 3 June, followed by Utah’s Crusher in the Tushar on 8 July, the Leadville Trail 100 on 12 August high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Chequamegon Festival on 16 September in Wisconsin, and then conclude with Big Sugar Gravel on 21 October in Arkansas. A seventh wild card event is scheduled to be announced on 11 January.

The top 10 male and female riders in the final overall standings will share the $250,000 purse, with first-place finishers winning $25,000.

Life Time Grand Prix competitors will be ranked on overall points based on their placing at each event, with first place earning 35 points, second 34, third 33 and so forth. The overall results will use an rider’s best five placings, and participants must start in five of the seven events in order to be eligible for an overall prize. The final event in the series, Life Time Big Sugar Gravel, is mandatory and will serve as a tiebreaker in the event of an overall tie on points.

2022 Life Time Grand Prix champions Haley Smith and Keegan Swenson are returning to defend their titles – and hopefully claim another $25,000 paycheck.

2023 Life Time Grand Prix Elite Women

  1. Crystal Anthony, 42, Bentonville, Arkansas
  2. Ella Bloor, 27, Kingston, Australia
  3. Chelsea Bolton, 33, Park City, Utah
  4. Ellen Campbell, 25, Durango, Colorado
  5. Catherine Colyn, 26, Paarl, South Africa
  6. Lauren De Crescenzo, 32, Atlanta, Georgia
  7. Rebecca Fahringer, 33, Bend, Oregon
  8. Maude Farrell, 31, Redwood City, California
  9. Sofia Gomez Villafane, 28, Heber City, Utah
  10. Emma Grant, 31, Reading, England
  11. Isabella Hyser, 19, Huntsville, Alabama
  12. Heather Jackson, 38, Bend, Oregon
  13. Isabel King, 32, Los Angeles, California
  14. Caroline Mani, 35, Besancon, France
  15. Holly Mathews, 34, Longmont, Colorado
  16. Sarah Max, 47, Bend, Oregon
  17. Deanna Mayles, 29, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  18. Julie Momber, 35, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  19. Jessica Mullins, 44, Littleton, Colorado
  20. Angela Naeth, 40, Brewster, Massachusetts
  21. Emily Newsom, 39, Fort Worth, Texas
  22. Raylyn Nuss, 31, St. Louis, Missouri
  23. Paige Onweller, 33, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  24. Hannah Otto, 26, Millcreek, Utah
  25. Jenna Rinehart, 38, Mankato, Minnesota
  26. Hannah Shell, 31, Longmont, Colorado
  27. Danielle Shrosbree, 28, London, England
  28. Alexis Skarda, 33, Grand Junction, Colorado
  29. Haley Smith, 29, Waterloo, Quebec,
  30. Sarah Sturm, 32, Durango, Colorado
  31. Starla Teddergreen, 43, Longmont, Colorado
  32. Caroline Tory, 32, Snowmass, Colorado
  33. Leah Van der Linden, 28, Boulder, Colorado
  34. Ruth Winder, 29, Nederland, Colorado
  35. Anna Yamauchi, 22, Truckee, California

2023 Life Time Grand Prix Elite Men

  1. Matthew Beers, 28, Cape Town, South Africa
  2. John Bortselmann, 31, Lincoln, Nebraska
  3. Robert Britton, 38, Victoria, British Columbia
  4. Eric Brunner, 24, Boulder, Colorado
  5. Zach Calton, 25, Ogden, Utah
  6. Griffin Easter, 31, Park City, Utah
  7. Russell Finsterwald, 31, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  8. Howard Grotts, 29, Durango, Colorado
  9. Lance Haidet, 24, San Luis Obispo, California
  10. Alex Howes, 34, Nederland, Colorado
  11. Dylan Johnson, 27, Brevard, North Carolina 
  12. Brendan Johnston, 31, Canberra, Australia
  13. Andrew L’Esperance, 31, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  14. Bradyn Lange, 23, Mendocino, California
  15. Taylor Lideen, 33, Bentonville, Arkansas
  16. Konny Looser, 33, Hinwil, Switzerland
  17. Payson McElveen, 29, Durango, Colorado
  18. Lachlan Morton, 30, Boulder, Colorado
  19. Tasman Nankervis, 27, Bendigo, Australia
  20. Logan Owen, 27, Bremerton, Washington
  21. Cole Paton, 25, Cashmere, Washington 
  22.  Kiel ​​Reijnen, 35, Bainbridge Island, Washington
  23. Adam Roberge, 25, Prevost, Quebec
  24. Nathan Spratt, 27, Salt Lake City, Utah,
  25. Peter Stetina, 35, Santa Rosa, California
  26. Keegan Swenson, 28, Heber City, Utah
  27. Kyle Trudeau, 29, Tucson, Arizona
  28. Alexey Vermeulen, 28, Boulder, Colorado
  29. Kerry Werner, 31, Vinton, Virgina
  30. Brennan Wertz, 25, Mill Valley, California
  31. Innokenty Zavyalov, 31, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  32. Tobin Ortenblad, 28, Santa Cruz, California
  33. Ryan Standish, 29, South Salt Lake, Utah
  34. Jack Odron, 20, Denver, Colorado
  35. Ian Lopez De San Roman, 19, Sebastopol, California

Photos: Life Time Grand Prix