Kate Courtney (She Sends Racing) wins Fuego XL 2026 in the world champion's jersey (Image credit: Life Time)

Two days after battling in the pro gravel race at Sea Otter Classic, Kate Courtney (She Sends Racing) and Andrew L'Esperance (3T Bike-Maxxis-Pearl Izumi) won elite races in the Fuego XL mountain bike competition.

Courtney, the reigning UCI Marathon MTB world champion, finished more than 18 minutes ahead of Emma Langley (Ventum-DT Swiss). The two were part of the 90-mile gravel race on Thursday, Courtney finishing fifth and Langley, part of the Life Time Grand Prix, 20th overall.

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'Nowhere to hide' for Hannah Otto on FKT atop Mauna Kea

Hannah Otto celebrates setting FKT in October 2025 for riding to top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii (Image credit: Erica Hinck / Scott Sports USA)

US off-road racer Hannah Otto (Scott Sports USA) confirmed with a film launch last week that she set a new Fastest Known Time record on Mauna Kea last October, riding the 55-mile sea-to-summit road on the…