The lottery selection process for individual athletes opened this week for the 2026 Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB p/b Kenetik, and will remain open through December 15, 11:59 p.m. MST. Notifications will be sent by email from organisers Life Time on January 8, 2026.
The “granddaddy of all endurance MTB races’ takes place on August 15, 2026, which will be the 35th edition. There is not a team application this year, only individual or tandem options, which range $575 to $625 plus processing fees.
Grasshopper Adventure Series offers new courses
‘Hoppers’ are back for a 29th season, the Grasshopper Adventure Series delivering new courses for all five events next year. Early registration is now open for individual events as well as the full series of mixed-surface events in northern California.
The opening rounds at Low Gap, January 25, and Huffmaster, February 28, typically attract large fields with diverse mountain bike, road and gravel back grounds, catering to top elite athletes who make off-season homes in California. Last year, Peter Stetina (Canyon) and Kate Courtney (She Sends Racing) won the opening rounds in Ukiah, with Courtney going two-for-two at the next stop in Maxwell.
King Ridge moves from May to March 28 for the third round in 2026. Huffmaster and King Ridge both come in a large amount of pavement and climbing, close to 91 miles each. The fourth event, Jackson Forest, is a gravel and singletrack loop on April 25 in Casper, California, which only taken place twice before. The Ukiah Mendo Gravel Epic is the final event on May 24.
The cost to take part in Individual ‘Hoppers’ range from $170 for pro/open age groups to $85 for juniors, fees additional. A series pass is available at $700, a savings of $150, through January 23, 2026.
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