Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike on Track to be Star Studded Race LEADVILLE, Colo., Aug. 6, 2019 — Set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, the 26th annual Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike, owned and produced by Life Time, is expected to host more than 1,500 hardcore mountain bike racers with an assortment of notable names in the registration mix for America’s highest 100-miler. The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is an extreme test of grit, guts and determination with the ultimate goal of completing the “Race Across The Sky” and earning the coveted silver and gold race buckle. The 2019 Leadville Trail 100 MTB athlete participant list includes more than 20 professional and distinguished riders, including top female talent Rose Grant, Nina Laughlin and Sarah Sturm, along with road bikers venturing off the pavement and onto the Colorado Rockies for the very first time. Noteworthy participants in the 2019 Leadville Trail 100 MTB include: Todd Wells Races for SRAM/TLD Factory Racing; 2001, 2005 & 2010 USA Cyclocross National champion, and 3x Leadville Trail 100 MTB Champ Howard Grotts Member of Team USA for cross country cycling in 2016 Summer Olympics, reigning and 2x champ of Leadville Trail 100 MTB Payson 2x top-3 finish at Leadville Trail 100 MTB, 2x Leadville Marathon National Champion 2017, McElveen 2018 Alex Howes Rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education First Taylor Phinney Rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education First Lachlan Rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education First Morton Ted King Former UCI ProTeam Cannondale—Garmin, 2x Dirty Kanza winner Jake Wells U.S. cyclocross national championship titles in Masters 40-45 & Singlespeed amateur Jacob Rathe Rides for Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis Jeremiah Rides for Topeak-Ergon Racing Team; has won all major U.S. mountain bike stage races Bishop Alex Grant Rides for Cannondale Factory Racing Peter Stetina Rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek—Segafredo Todd Murray Participant of every Leadville Trail 100 MTB over 26 years John Callahan Participant of every Leadville Trail 100 MTB over 26 years Current Leadville Trail 100 MTB record holders: Male: Alban Lakata: 5:58:35, set in 2015 Female: Annika Langvad: 6:59:24, set in 2015 Life Time Founder and CEO Bahram Akradi, who is participating in the race for his 10th year, has pledged to donate $1,000 for every minute he completes the race under a twelve-hour benchmark to the Life Time Foundation, which aims to provide healthy school lunches to children across the nation by removing The Harmful 7 via its partnerships with school districts across the nation. Akradi has raised more than $1 Million for the Life Time Foundation over the past three years with his Every Minute Counts campaign. Both the Life Time Foundation and Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation, which provides a $1,000 scholarship to each graduate of Leadville High School that chooses to pursue any form of higher education, will be present at the race expo which is free and open to the public throughout the weekend. The expo includes more than 70 booths and will host a women’s panel as part of the Women Ride The World campaign, which focuses on breaking down the barrier of entry for women in cycling. This year’s participant mix includes more than 270 female racers. -MORE - Created for the most determined athletes, participants of the Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB compete in an ascending 100 miles of extreme terrain beginning at an altitude of 10,152 feet and climbing to 12,424 feet. The event is part of the Leadville Race Series, which takes place over three months each year, drawing thousands. The Leadville Race Series is owned and produced by Life Time, the premier healthy lifestyle brand. It is among more than 30 premier athletic events owned by the company, including the New York City Triathlon, the Chicago Triathlon, the Miami Marathon and the Dirty Kanza. About the Leadville Race Series Started with only 45 runners as the Leadville Trail 100 in 1983, the Leadville Race Series now consists of seven running events and four mountain biking events, plus six events in the Leadville Qualifying Series. The Race Series stretches across three months, and hosts thousands of racers on foot and on mountain bike in some of the world’s most iconic events. Endurance athletes worldwide now make the pilgrimage to Leadville, Colo., with the single goal of competing in “The Race Across the Sky.” Visit www.leadvilleraceseries.com for more information. 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