Life Time Grand Prix announces 2023 athletes
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This article originally appeared on Velo News
Drum roll, please.
Life Time has announced the 70 athletes who have been selected to compete in the 2023 Life Time Grand Prix series presented by Mazda.
It’s a mix of new and familiar faces for the second edition of the series, with 10 additional riders and one additional race upping the ante for the $250,000 prize purse.
Life Time unveils details of 2023 Grand Prix series
Reigning champions Haley Smith and Keegan Swenson will both be back in 2023, as will six more of the top-10 women from 2022. Every rider in last year’s men’s top-10 is returning in 2023.
According to Life Time, over 200 athletes applied for a spot in the series.
New and notable riders on the women’s side include 2021 Unbound Gravel champ Lauren De Crescenzo, Panamerican cyclocross champ Raylyn Nuss, five-time French national cyclocross champion Caroline Mani, and Ironman pro Heather Jackson.
Six nations will be represented, including the US, Canada, Australia, England, France, and South Africa, and with an age range of 19-47 years of age.
On the men’s side, South African marathon MTB champ Matt Beers will join other Grand Prix newcomers like Brennan Wertz, ‘cross pro Eric Brunner, and teen phenom Ian Lopez de San Roman.
The US, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, and South Africa will be represented on the men’s side, with Canadian Rob Britton, 38, as the oldest male and Lopez de San Roman the youngest at 19.
Colorado is the most heavily-represented state, with 11 women and eight men calling the Centennial state home.
The Grand Prix is a seven-race points-based series, with riders’ overall results based on their six best finishes. The races are the same as in 2022, with a new, yet-to-be-announced ‘wild card’ event. The series kicks off in April at Sea Otter. Big Sugar Gravel in October will serve as a mandatory tie-breaker.
2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda
April 22: Fuego XL 100K cross-country mountain bike race at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California
June 3: 200-mile Garmin Unbound Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear in Emporia,
KansasJuly 8: 69-mile Life Time Crusher in the Tushar presented by The Creamery in Beaver,
UtahAugust 12: 104-mile Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Leadville, Colorado
September 16: 40-mile Life Time Chequamegon MTB presented by Trek in Cable, Wisconsin
October 21: 100-mile Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda in Bentonville,
Arkansas (mandatory tie breaker)Wild card event: the seventh event will be announced on January 11
Elite women
Crystal Anthony, 42, Bentonville, Arkansas
Ella Bloor, 27, Kingston, Australia
Chelsea Bolton, 33, Park City, Utah
Ellen Campbell, 25, Durango, Colorado
Catherine Colyn, 26, Paarl, South Africa
Lauren De Crescenzo, 32, Atlanta, Georgia
Rebecca Fahringer, 33, Bend, Oregon
Maude Farrell, 31, Redwood City, California
Sofia Gomez Villafane, 28, Heber City, Utah
Emma Grant, 31, Reading, England
Isabella Hyser, 19, Huntsville, Alabama
Heather Jackson, 38, Bend, Oregon
Isabel King, 32, Los Angeles, California
Caroline Mani, 35, Besancon, France
Holly Mathews, 34, Longmont, Colorado
Sarah Max, 47, Bend, Oregon
Deanna Mayles, 29, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Julie Momber, 35, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jessica Mullins, 44, Littleton, Colorado
Angela Naeth, 40, Brewster, Massachusetts
Emily Newsom, 39, Fort Worth, Texas
Raylyn Nuss, 31, St. Louis, Missouri
Paige Onweller, 33, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hannah Otto, 26, Millcreek, Utah
Jenna Rinehart, 38, Mankato, Minnesota
Hannah Shell, 31, Longmont, Colorado
Danielle Shrosbree, 28, London, England
Alexis Skarda, 33, Grand Junction, Colorado
Haley Smith, 29, Waterloo, Quebec,
Sarah Sturm, 32, Durango, Colorado
Starla Teddergreen, 43, Longmont, Colorado
Caroline Tory, 32, Snowmass, Colorado
Leah Van der Linden, 28, Boulder, Colorado
Ruth Winder, 29, Nederland, Colorado
Anna Yamauchi, 22, Truckee, California
Elite men
Matthew Beers, 28, Cape Town, South Africa
John Bortselmann, 31, Lincoln, Nebraska
Robert Britton, 38, Victoria, British Columbia
Eric Brunner, 24, Boulder, Colorado
Zach Calton, 25, Ogden, Utah
Griffin Easter, 31, Park City, Utah
Russell Finsterwald, 31, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Howard Grotts, 29, Durango, Colorado
Lance Haidet, 24, San Luis Obispo, California
Alex Howes, 34, Nederland, Colorado
Dylan Johnson, 27, Brevard, North Carolina
Brendan Johnston, 31, Canberra, Australia
Andrew L'Esperance, 31, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bradyn Lange, 23, Mendocino, California
Taylor Lideen, 33, Bentonville, Arkansas
Konny Looser, 33, Hinwil, Switzerland
Payson McElveen, 29, Durango, Colorado
Lachlan Morton, 30, Boulder, Colorado
Tasman Nankervis, 27, Bendigo, Australia
Logan Owen, 27, Bremerton, Washington
Cole Paton, 25, Cashmere, Washington
Kiel Reijnen, 35, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Adam Roberge, 25, Prevost, Quebec
Nathan Spratt, 27, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Peter Stetina, 35, Santa Rosa, California
Keegan Swenson, 28, Heber City, Utah
Kyle Trudeau, 29, Tucson, Arizona
Alexey Vermeulen, 28, Boulder, Colorado
Kerry Werner, 31, Vinton, Virgina
Brennan Wertz, 25, Mill Valley, California
Innokenty Zavyalov, 31, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tobin Ortenblad, 28, Santa Cruz, California
Ryan Standish, 29, South Salt Lake, Utah
Jack Odron, 20, Denver, Colorado
Ian Lopez De San Roman, 19, Sebastopol, California
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