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FOUND: Leadville - What They Never Told You

'The Leadville nobody knew' – Revised course eliminates final 'gut punch' of Powerline climb but Columbine and elevation keep you humble

Lauren De Crescenzo appraises how Leadville Trail 100 MTB pre-race uncertainties concluded with incredibly fast speeds, less feed zone chaos and a course worthy of banned drop bars

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'Finally had everything go to plan' – New Zealand's Matthew Wilson moves past foiled finishes to claim first Life Time Grand Prix podium in Leadville

24-year-old comes second on debut at Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB after sprinting to the line with six-time winner Keegan Swenson

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'They went really fast, and I didn't' - Quinn Simmons finishes 9th at Leadville

Tour de France rider couldn't match the high-altitude climbing ability of marathon mountain bike world champion Keegan Swenson

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Melisa Rollins earns second elite women's title after epic battle with Cecily Decker

Decker recovers from late puncture for second while Lauren Stephens moves away from Sarah Lange for third place

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Keegan Swenson outsprints Matt Wilson to win record-tying sixth elite men's race

John Gaston misses podium in chaser's sprint with Bradyn Lange going third overall

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Michael Woods to come out of road retirement for home World Championships in Montreal

39-year-old Canadian has been racing gravel and is making his Leadville MTB debut but it's soon back to three of the biggest road events

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'We still have Columbine, it's still a climbing race' - Lauren Stephens returns from last year's Leadville DSQ for attempt at victory 16 years in the making

'To race it last year was just so special, and this year I'm back to try to win' says three-time US gravel national champion about taking over Kate Courtney's title at Colorado race

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB contenders 2026 - Can anyone unseat Keegan Swenson and who can take the top spot vacated by Kate Courtney?

Examining the elite riders inside the Life Time Grand Prix and the outside threats like Quinn Simmons and U23 rider Kylee Hanel

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB continues with modified route in 2026 due to area impact from wildfires

32nd edition of Colorado mountain bike endurance race replaces gravel sections used at Powerline, Hagerman Pass Road and Sugarloaf Mountain with more pavement

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From the Tour de France to 12,000 feet: Quinn Simmons to race 100-mile Leadville MTB epic

Just weeks after the Tour de France, the three-time US road champion returns to his home-state race, where he finished second as an 18-year-old debutant

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Quinn Simmons returns to Leadville Trail 100 MTB seven years on from his extraordinary teenage debut

Colorado native last competed at high-elevation mountain bike race in 2019 when he finished second

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB loses iconic Powerline climb due to wildfire but 2026 route 'closely follows the traditional course'

Third stop in Life Time Grand Prix still packs a punch with 102.1 miles and close to 10,000 feet of climbing for August 15 off-road racing

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'Courses will look different' due to forest fire reroute at Leadville Trail 100 MTB as organisers given 'green light' for August 15 races

Willow Fire west of Leadville still a major concern with only 37% containment as of July 16

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Unbound Gravel and Leadville Trail 100 introduce new rules to reduce danger and congestion at feed zone areas

'Safety and fairness' addressed by Life Time Grand Prix oganisers with separate checkpoints for pros as well as limited access for support crews and media

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'I decided to change everything' - Privateer campaign for Simon Pellaud derailed temporarily by knee injury, but quest for evasive race win in Life Time Grand Prix continues

Swiss rider took podiums at Unbound Gravel 200 and Leadville 100 MTB in 2025 and back for his 'American dream'

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'Freak accident' puts Melisa Rollins in hospital with broken elbow and 'gutted' to miss debut at Cape Epic with Kate Courtney

Leadville champions would have started eight-day mountain bike stage race on Saturday

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'I’ve been nursing a few different injuries after getting smoked by a car door' - Unbound Gravel and Leadville champion Keegan Swenson 'gutted to miss Cape Epic' due to fractured pelvis

XCM World Champion to seek additional medical tests at home in Arizona

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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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'Long day, long climbs, and a bit of oxygen deprivation' provide fuel for five-time Leadville winner Keegan Swenson to achieve Marathon MTB world championship dream

Kate Courtney's overcomes late puncture for second world title and gives Leadville Trail 100 MTB elite riders a sweep in Switzerland

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'Particularly brutal' Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships a captivating challenge for former Leadville winner Hannah Otto

Life Time Grand Prix rider uses a third FKT in Utah to generate 'super power' in long season

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'Not proud of my mistake, but proud of my performance' - Lauren Stephens disqualified at Leadville 100 after posting third best time for elite women

'I misunderstood the rules. I would never break a rule intentionally' Texas rider tells Cyclingnews of her error with 12 miles to race

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Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Keegan Swenson dominates with fifth consecutive elite men's victory

John Gaston repeats in second while Simon Pellaud secures third from the early three-rider breakaway

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'I'm capable of doing it again' - Defending Leadville 100 winner Melisa Rollins uses Leadville Stage Race win to erase doubt

'Columbine - the race has blown apart there almost every year' said Rollins about the mid-point climb

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'You're not going to fake it up Columbine' - Keegan Swenson returns sights on fifth win at Leadville Trail 100 MTB

Four-time men's champion could go under 5 hours, 30 minutes as 'the race gets faster every year as people get more comfortable with altitude'

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