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.
Abigail Snyder of Ride Fierce Racing embodies a new era in mountain biking—one where community, courage, and consistency matter just as much as competition. Her journey, rooted in connection rather than dominance, reflects a broader shift as more women enter the sport and reshape its culture. By showing up, supporting others, and embracing progression over perfection, Abigail is helping create spaces where confidence can grow and more riders feel they truly belong on the trails.
MTB Girls Magazine got the rare opportunity to interview the amazing Georgia Astle who took Silver at the first-ever women’s event at Red Bull Rampage 2024 in Virgin, Utah. Photo Credit: Robin O’Neill
MTB Girls Magazine’s interview with Vida Lopez De San Ramon, the youngest female Elite Cyclocross National Champion from Sonoma County, California.
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.
Celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Sonoma County with craft beer, live music, outdoor fun, and a community raffle at Old Caz Beer in Rohnert Park, all supporting trail restoration and programs at Trione-Annadel State Park.
From local Dirt Crits to World Cup podiums, Vida Lopez de San Roman is proving she's one of the fiercest young talents in cycling. The 18-year-old from Sebastopol has claimed national titles in both cyclocross and mountain biking—and helped Team USA win gold at the World MTB Championships in Andorra.
At the 2025 Marinduro in Marin County, Gabby Huffman won the Pro E-Bike category while also highlighting a bigger shift in mountain biking culture. Beyond racing, she works with NICA and Marin Trail Stewards to grow the sport and improve access, especially for women riders.
Each year, the iconic Downieville Classic brings together mountain bikers from around the globe, but in recent years it has become a powerful platform for women and girl racers—thanks to a collective shift in attitude, purposeful initiatives by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), and a force of inspiring athletes carving new paths.
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