Life Time Announces Athletes Selected for 2024 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda

November 7, 2023

60 elite off-road athletes participating in series’ third-year

BOULDER, Colo., (Nov. 7, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, today announced the 60 athletes who have been selected to compete in the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda series. This year’s series will provide separate starts for the men’s and the women’s elite fields at all seven events. The field size for 2024 will comprise of 30 women and 30 men competing for the biggest prize purse to date, an equally split $300,000 reward.

Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda: Elite Women

1. Crystal Anthony, 42, Bentonville, Ark., 2023 USA Gravel National Championships 3rd place
2. Ellen Campbell, 26, Durango, Colo., 2022 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB 5th place
3. Lauren De Crescenzo, 33, Broomfield, Colo., 2021 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear winner
4. Cecily Decker, 25, Bozeman, Mont., 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride Kansas winner
5. Sofia Gomez Villafane, 29, Heber City, Utah, 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda overall winner
6. Anna Hicks, 23, Placerville, Calif., 2023 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda 3rd place
7. Erin Huck, 42, Boulder, Colo., 2022 USA Marathon MTB National Championship
8. Heather Jackson, 39, Bend, Ore., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 14th overall
9. Sarah Lange, 32, Lyme, N.H., 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 5th place
10. Kristen Legan, 37, Boulder, Colo., 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear XL winner
11. Sarah Max, 48, Bend, Ore., 2019 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel 3rd place
12. Deanna Mayles, 30, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2023 Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek 3rd place
13. Kate McLaughlin, 35, Boulder, Colo., 2023 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB 10th place
14. Peta Mullens, 35, Bendigo, Australia, 12-time Australian National Champion
15. Emily Newsom, 40, Fort Worth, Texas, 2022 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 3rd place
16. Paige Onweller, 34, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2022 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda winner
17. Hannah Otto, 27, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2022 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB winner
18. Hayley Preen, 25, Cape Town, South Africa, multi-time South African National Champion
19. Jenna Rinehart, 39, Mankato, Minn., multi-time Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek winner
20. Melisa Rollins, 27, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride Utah winner
21. Samara Sheppard, 33, Wollongong, Australia, multi-time New Zealand MTB champion
22. Danielle Shrosbree, 29, London, England, 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 4th place
23. Alexis Skarda, 34, Grand Junction, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 2nd overall
24. Haley Smith, 29, Uxbridge, Canada, 2022 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda overall winner
25. Lauren Stephens, 36, Dallas, Texas, 2023 USA Gravel National Champion
26. Sarah Sturm, 33, Durango, Colo., 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 3rd place
27. Michaela Thompson, 21, Durango, Colo., 2023 Bighorn Gravel winner
28. Caroline Tory, 32, Snowmass, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 12th overall
29. Leah Van der Linden, 28, Boulder, Colo., 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 8th place
30. Anna Yamauchi, 23, Santa Cruz, Calif., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 18th overall

Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda: Elite Men

1. Carter Anderson, 20, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride Utah 2nd place
2. Matthew Beers, 29, Cape Town, South Africa, 2x Cape Epic winner
3. John Borstelmann, 32, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 2023 Garmin Gravel Worlds winner
4. Zach Calton, 26, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB 6th place
5. Sean Fincham, 25, Squamish, British Columbia, 2x Canadian U23 National Champion
6. Russell Finsterwald, 32, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 4th overall
7. Howard Grotts, 30, Durango, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 9th overall
8. Finn Gullickson, 23, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2023 Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina 3rd place
9. Lance Haidet, 25, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 15th overall
10. Alex Howes, 35, Nederland, Colo., 2019 USA Pro Road National Champion
11. Dylan Johnson, 28, Brevard, N.C., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 16th overall
12. Brendan Johnston, 31, Canberra, Australia, 2023 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda 2nd place
13. Bradyn Lange, 24, Camas, Wash., 2022 Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek winner
14. Andrew L’Esperance, 32, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian Marathon MTB National Champion
15. Konny Looser, 34, Hinwil, Switzerland, 2x Swiss Marathon MTB National Champion
16. Payson McElveen, 30, Durango, Colo., 2018 Century Link Leadville Trail 100 MTB 3rd place
17. Lachlan Morton, 31, Boulder, Colo., 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 3rd place
18. Tasman Nankervis, 28, Bendigo, Australia, 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 17th overall
19. Jack Odron, 20, Denver, Colo., 2023 Bighorn Gravel 4th place
20. Logan Owen, 28, Bremerton, Wash., 2023 Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek 5th place
21. Cole Paton, 25, Durango, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 3rd overall
22. Torbjørn Andre Røed, 26, Grand Junction, Colo., 2023 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda winner
23. Jordan Schleck, 21, Kampala, Uganda, 2023 Gravel Locos Hico 4th place
24. Nathan Spratt, 28, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023 Life Time Crusher in the Tushar presented by The Creamery 6th place
25. Peter Stetina, 36, Santa Rosa, Calif., 8x Grand Tour finisher
26. Keegan Swenson, 29, Heber City, Utah, 2x Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda overall winner
27. Kyle Trudeau, 30, Tucson, Ariz., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 13th overall
28. Petr Vakoc, 31, Prague, Czech Republic, 2023 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear 2nd place
29. Alexey Vermeulen, 28, Boulder, Colo., 2023 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda 2nd overall
30. Alex Wild, 31, San Jose, Calif., 2022 Sea Otter Classic Fuego XL 3rd place

2024 Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda Event Lineup:

• April 19: 100K cross-country mountain bike race in the Fuego XL at the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental in Monterey, Calif.
• June 1: 200-mile Life Time UNBOUND Gravel in Emporia, Kan.
• July 13: 69-mile Life Time Crusher in the Tushar in Beaver, Utah
• August 10: 104-milE: Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Leadville, Colo.
• September 14: 40-mile Life Time Chequamegon MTB presented by Trek in Cable, Wis.
• September 28: 110-mile Life Time The Rad Dirt Fest in Trinidad, Colo.
• October: 100-mile Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda in Bentonville, Ark.

“Building on our momentum from the first two years of the Life Time Grand Prix series, we’re incredibly excited to prepare for our third season,” said Kimo Seymour, President of Life Time Events. “We continue to be a force in growing off-road cycling in North America and believe 2024 will bring even more enthusiasm and fan engagement in the sport.”

Selected athletes will have the option to drop up to two events, entry fees will be covered by Life Time and there will be random doping controls conducted in any round.

A new $300,000 prize purse will pay out based on overall series results, which are determined by a points-based ranking system on participants’ finishing position at each event. The overall results will use an athlete’s best five finishes out of the seven events. The final event of the series, Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda, will be mandatory for all riders and serve as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie.

Life Time Grand Prix athletes are also eligible for prize purses at the individual events that make up the Grand Prix.

To learn more about the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda, visit lifetimegrandprix.com and follow along on social media. To learn more about Life Time, visit lifetime.life.

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About the Life Time Grand Prix Presented by Mazda

The Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda is owned and produced by Life Time, the premier healthy lifestyle brand. It is among more than 30 premier athletic events owned by the company including the Life Time Miami Marathon. To view all athletic events, visit: lifetime.life/athletic-events.

About Life Time^®

Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of 170 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The Company’s healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging, and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 37,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events, and comprehensive digital platform.

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