Rules, Scoring & Prize Purse
The Life Time Grand Prix℠ prioritizes gender parity in the series, with an equal number of men and women with an equal prize money. Riders will be selected based on a range of criteria including, but not limited to, their race resume and past race performances, their interest in becoming a part of the Life Time Grand Prix, and how the rider is helping to grow cycling in the U.S. through their activities.
2025 Scoring
- Only the 22 men and 22 women selected before the first two events will appear on the leaderboard before Life Time UNBOUND Gravel.
- After Life Time UNBOUND Gravel presented by Shimano, the leaderboard updated and rescored to:
- Remove any athlete’s points who drops from the series through UNBOUND Gravel.
- Include the selected Wild Card athletes’ results for Sea Otter Gravel and UNBOUND Gravel.
- After the completion of the 4th event, each athlete’s lowest scored race will be removed from the scoring to reflect their drop race. This give the most accurate standings going into the last event.
Points will be awarded at each event as follows:
| Place | Points |
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 5 | 22 |
| 6 | 20 |
| 7 | 19 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 16 |
| 11 | 15 |
| 12 | 14 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 |
| 15 | 11 |
| 16 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 |
| 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 6 |
| 21 | 5 |
| 22 | 4 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 |
2025 Rules
2025 Rules:
Selection into the Life Time Grand Prix℠
- 25 men and 25 women will be selected for the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix
- 22 men and 22 women will be selected and announced on 11/7/2024
- 6 Wild Card spots (3 Men and 3 Women) will be announced after Life Time UNBOUND Gravel on May 31, 2025. To be selected for a Wild Card, athletes will have had to have applied for the 2025 LTGP and compete in the 2025 additions of Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel and Life Time UNBOUND Gravel 200
- Additional wild card spots, above the 6 mentioned above, may open up if any of the 22 men and 22 women drop out. These additional wild card spots will be determined by Life Time.
- All prospective participants must fill out the application between October 14, 2024 and October 28 at 11:59 PST order to be considered
- The 2025 LTGP will have no Automatic Acceptance
Event Participation
- Participants must start 5 of the 6 events in order to be eligible for an overall prize
- Example – if you start only 4 events of the series, you are not eligible for Life Time Grand Prix prize money
- Athletes will be removed from the series as soon as they become ineligible for prize money, and will no longer be scored in the Life Time Grand Prix. If an athlete starts 5 but does not finish 5, they will be at a disadvantage for points, but may remain in the series
- The final event in the series, Life Time Big Sugar Gravel, will be mandatory for all and serve as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie on points
- All prize purse eligible athletes must attend the awards ceremony. This includes both event podiums and the overall 2025 Life Time Grand Prix awards ceremony.
- All athletes must attend a minimum of 2 fan engagement activations throughout the year
- Fan engagement activations are pre or post-race events such as a spin out ride or autograph session that enable an interaction between fan and athlete. This abides in our collective goal to build and foster fandom around cycling in North America
- Athletes are eligible for overall prizes and awards at each individual event
- Every event in the Life Time Grand Prix series will provide separate starts for the men and the women elite fields
- The 2025 Life Time Grand Prix Events will include 6 events as in 2024 including:
- Life Time Sea Otter Gravel presented by Continental
- Life Time UNBOUND Gravel presented by Shimano 200
- Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik
- Life Time Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival presented by Trek
- Life Time Little Sugar MTB
- Life Time Big Sugar Gravel
Entry Fee Dues & Prize Money
- All athletes receiving payouts of greater than $600 will be required to fill out a W9
- Entry Fees for all seven events will be covered by Life Time
Doping Control
- No participant in the Life Time Grand Prix can be under a current doping ban
- All athletes are subject to random doping controls at Life Time Grand Prix events
2025 Prize Money
Life Time will pay out a total of $380,000 in prize money in 2025 for the Life Time Grand Prix and the 6 individual events that make up the series.
Life Time Grand Prix Overall Prize Money
The Life Time Grand Prix will have $200,000 dedicated solely to the top 10 overall men and women in the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix. Prize money will be split evenly between men and women, and awarded to the top 10 based on highest cumulative points following the conclusion of the 6th and final race of the series.
| Place | Amount |
| 1 | $20,000 |
| 2 | $16,000 |
| 3 | $13,000 |
| 4 | $11,000 |
| 5 | $9,500 |
| 6 | $8,000 |
| 7 | $7,000 |
| 8 | $6,000 |
| 9 | $5,000 |
| 10 | $4,500 |
Event Prize Money
Each individual Life Time Grand Prix event will have $30,000 in prize money up for grabs, totaling $180,000. Athletes do not need to be part of the Life Time Grand Prix to be eligible for event prize money. This prize money will pay 5 deep for both men and women and be awarded as follows:
| Place | Amount |
| 1 | $5,000 |
| 2 | $4,000 |
| 3 | $3,000 |
| 4 | $2,000 |
| 5 | $1,000 |
U23 Program
2024 Scoring
| Place | Points |
| 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 31 |
| 4 | 29 |
| 5 | 27 |
| 6 | 25 |
| 7 | 24 |
| 8 | 23 |
| 9 | 22 |
| 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 20 |
| 12 | 19 |
| 13 | 18 |
| 14 | 17 |
| 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 15 |
| 17 | 14 |
| 18 | 13 |
| 19 | 12 |
| 20 | 11 |
| 21 | 10 |
| 22 | 9 |
| 23 | 8 |
| 24 | 7 |
| 25 | 6 |
| 26 | 5 |
| 27 | 4 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 1 |
2024 Rules
2024 Rules:
Selection into the Life Time Grand Prix℠
- 30 men and 30 women will be selected for the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix
- All prospective participants must fill out the application in order to be considered
- Athletes applying from outside of the US will be required to show that they have proper travel logistics (visas) in place to be in the US for all 7 events
Event Participation
- Participants must start 5 of the 7 events in order to be eligible for an overall prize
- Example – if you start only 4 events of the series, you are not eligible for Life Time Grand Prix prize money
- Athletes will be removed from the series as soon as they become ineligible for prize money, and will no longer be scored in the Life Time Grand Prix. Athletes who drop out, or become ineligible, are encouraged to participate in remaining events, but they will race in the Pro/Open category, not in the Life Time Grand Prix.
- The final event in the series, Life Time Big Sugar Gravel, will be mandatory for all and serve as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie on points
- All prize purse eligible athletes must attend the awards ceremony
- All athletes must attend a minimum of 2 fan engagement activations throughout the year
- Fan engagement activations are pre or post-race events such as a spin out ride or autograph session that enable an interaction between fan and athlete. This abides in our collective goal to build and foster fandom around cycling in North America.
- Athletes are eligible for overall prizes and awards at each individual event
- Every event in the Life Time Grand Prix series will provide separate starts for the men and the women elite fields
- The 2024 Life Time Grand Prix Events will include the same 7 event as in 2023 including:
- Life Time Sea Otter presented by Continental Fuego XL 100K
- Life Time Unbound Gravel 200
- Life Time Crusher in the Tushar
- Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB
- Life Time Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival presented by Trek
- Life Time Rad Dirt Fest
- Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda
Entry Fee Dues & Prize Money
- All athletes receiving payouts of greater than $600 will be required to fill out a W9
- Entry Fees for all seven events will be covered by Life Time
Doping Control
- No participant in the Life Time Grand Prix can be under a current doping ban
- All athletes are subject to random doping controls at Life Time Grand Prix events
2024 Prize Money
The Life Time Grand Prix℠ will pay out to the top 10 based on highest cumulative points following the conclusion of the 7th and final race of the series. The total purse will be $300,000, split equally between men and women.
| 1st | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $24,000 |
| 3rd | $20,000 |
| 4th | $17,000 |
| 5th | $14,000 |
| 6th | $12,000 |
| 7th | $10,000 |
| 8th | $8,500 |
| 9th | $7,500 |
| 10th | $7,000 |
Note: 3 events within the series (Crusher in the Tushar, Cheq MTB Festival, Sea Otter Classic) have event prize purses. Life Time Grand Prix participants are eligible to receive these dollars should they land on the overall podium.