'Talent pool is deep' on wildcard roster revealed for 2026 Life Time Grand Prix which includes former champion Haley Smith and Dutch veteran Piotr Havik

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Haley Smith of Canada leads the early pro women's breakaway at 2025 Unbound Gravel 200
Haley Smith of Canada leads the early pro women's breakaway at 2025 Unbound Gravel 200 (Image credit: Life Time)
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The wildcard roster for this year's Life Time Grand Prix was revealed today, a total of 27 women and 59 men making the cut by organisers to capture six spots, three for women and three for men, in the main field.

The first race of the series takes place on Thursday, April 16, in Monterey, California, at Sea Otter Classic Gravel. The decisive race for wildcard positions will be Unbound Gravel 200, scheduled for Saturday, May 30, in Emporia, Kansas.

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Jackie Tyson
North American Editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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