Life Time Grand Prix announces 2025 contenders

44 athletes—many of them international—make the initial cut

Forty four athletes have been selected to compete in the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix. As the premiere off-road series returns for its fourth-year, the fields see more international names join American house-hold names. 

Six additional riders (3 men and 3 women) will be selected for wild card entries after the first two rounds of the series based on performance. As previously announced, the 2025 series will include a 50/50 split between gravel races and MTB races, beginning with the Sea Otter Classic gravel event in April. 

Below are the men’s and women’s rosters. * Indicates a new rider who did not compete in the 2024 series. 

• Matthew Beers
  30, Cape Town, South Africa

• John Borstelmann
  33, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

• Zach Calton
  27, Ogden, UT, USA

• Hugo Drechou *
  33, Ceret, France

• Griffin Easter *
  33, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

• Sean Fincham
  26, Squamish, BC, Canada

• Russell Finsterwald
  34, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

• Tsgabu Grmay *
  33, Mekelle, Ethiopia

• Howard Grotts
  31, Durano, CO, USA

• Finn Gullickson
  24, Boulder, CO, USA

• Dylan Johnson
  29, Brevard, NC, USA

• Brendan Johnston
  32, Canberra, Australia

• Bradyn Lange
  25, Fairfax, CA, USA

• Payson McElveen
  31, Durango, CO, USA

• Mattia De Marchi *
  33, Noale, Italy

• Lawrence Naesen *
  32, Ostend, Belgium

• Simon Pellaud *
  32, Chemin-Dessus, Switzerland

• Cole Paton
  26, Cashmere, WA, USA

• Torbjørn Andre Røed
  27, Asker, Norway

• Keegan Swenson
  30, Midway, UT, USA

• Alexey Vermeulen
  30, Dexter, MI, USA

• Alex Wild
  32, San Jose, CA, USA 

• Crystal Anthony
  43, Beverly, MA, USA

• Ellen Campbell
  27, Durango, CO, USA

• Lauren De Crescenzo
  34, Broomfield, CO, USA

• Cecily Decker
  26, Santa Fe, NM, USA

• Axelle Dubau-Prévot *
  28, Reims, France

• Annabel Fisher *
  35, Leeds, Great Britain

• Sofia Gomez Villafañe
  30, Esquel, Argentina

• Stella Hobbs *
  31, Whitefish, MT, USA

• Erin Huck
  43, Boulder, CO, USA

• Sarah Lange
  33, Brattleboro, VT, USA

• Cécile Lejeune *
  26, Tucson AZ, USA

• Deanna Mayles
  31, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

• Paige Onweller
  35, Bella Vista, AR, USA

• Hannah Otto
  29, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

• Hayley Preen
  26, Cape Town, South Africa

• Jenna Rinehart
  40, Mankato, MN, USA

• Melisa Rollins
  28, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

• Samara Sheppard
  35, Wellington, New Zealand

• Courtney Sherwell *
  36, Bendigo, Australia

• Alexis Skarda
  35, Great Junction, CO, USA

• Haley Smith
  31, Waterloo, Quebec, Canada

• Michaela Thompson
  22, Durango, CO, USA