Paris-Nice stage winner Luke Lamperti (EF Education-EasyPost) and UCI Cross-country Marathon MTB world champion Kate Courtney are among the riders making debuts at this year’s The Growler race at Levi’s GranFondo presented by Skipstone.
Both Lamperti and Courtney are from northern California and wanted to take part in the local event that had exploded in popularity over the first two years. The 136-mile one-day race, with a $156,000 prize purse for elite men and women and a live stream, returns for a third edition on April 25, 2026 in Windsor, California.
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“It’s my local fondo and normally I’ll be home, so just to be there will be super nice, as will being able to ride with everybody,” he told Cyclingnews, noting that he and his parents were fans of event founder Levi Leipheimer, a former WorldTour veteran.
Previous women’s champions Lauren De Crescenzo (2024) and Lauren Stephens (2025) are confirmed to return. They’ll line up against top contenders Courtney, Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) and Paige Onweller (Trek-Driftless).
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