With Pace Big Sugar recap with Paige Onweller
Oct 26, 2025
Paige Onweller, a gravel racer and commentator from Northwest Arkansas, shares her deep insights into the dramatic conclusion of the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix. She discusses last-minute course changes and their impact on race strategy, highlighting how tactical decisions shaped both the men's and women's fields. Paige also opens up about her recovery journey after being hit by a car, and her new mission advocating for cyclist safety. From thrilling race dynamics to personal resilience, this conversation is full of inspiration and adrenaline.
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Grand Prix Adopts League-Style Pay
- Lifetime Grand Prix doubled prize money and will pay a $2,500 finishers' bonus to all series finishers.
- The series is shifting toward a league/revenue-share model to better support professional off-road racers.
Course Change Shifted Race Character
- The 50-mile replacement course removed the prolonged climbs and off-camber descents that select and fracture fields.
- That made the race less dynamic and favored large-group tactics and pack sprints.
Lost Terrain Removed Key Selectors
- The planned 100-mile route crescendoed in difficulty with steep climbs and technical descents.
- Losing that route removed key terrain that creates selection and tactical variety in Big Sugar.