Melisa Rollins Big Sugar Classic: With Two Races Left, the Life Time Grand Prix Title Is Within Reach
As the Big Sugar Classic approaches, Melisa Rollins arrives in Bentonville with the focus and confidence of a rider ready to make history. With just two pivotal races remaining in the Life Time Grand Prix series, Rollins stands on the brink of securing the overall championship, making this weekend’s events a defining moment in her remarkable season.
We're bringing you your 2025 Little Sugar MTB race results straight from Bentonville, AR, where Sofía Gómez Villafañe won the women’s elite race, followed by Alexis Skarda and Melisa Rollins. See full results, top finishers, and highlights from this exciting Life Time Grand Prix event.
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Melisa Rollins stormed to her second Chequamegon victory with a decisive attack on the Firetower climb, powering away to win by over four minutes. The result puts her within striking distance of the overall Life Time Grand Prix title heading into the Bentonville finale.
MTB Girls contributor Mack Lambert was at the 2025 Red Bull Joyride in Whistler, where women’s slopestyle proved it belongs on the sport’s biggest stage. Alma Wiggberg defended her crown with a flawless 91.4-point run, Robin Goomes sent massive flips into second, and Shealen Reno earned her first Joyride podium in third. The contest embodied “Go Bigger, Land Louder” and confirmed that women’s freeride is no longer an exhibition, it’s a headline competition shaping mountain biking’s future.
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