Sofía Gómez Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) on her way to victory at the Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race, the opening round of the 2026 Life Time Grand Prix series (Image credit: Life Time Grand Prix / Sea Otter Classic Gravel)

Bradyn Lange (Canyon x DT Swiss All-Terrain Racing) and Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) won the elite races at Sea Otter Classic Gravel on Thursday. Both riders form part of the invitation-only field of the Life Time Grand Prix , so took the top spots on the leaderboards after the opening round.

Lange and Keegan Swenson (Specialized Off-road) came to the final 180-degree, left-hand corner together.…