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Boundless Grand Prix

The only series that crowns Michigan’s best all-terrain rider. Compete across gravel and mountain events — your best results count.

Boundless Grand Prix cycling series in Michigan

Michigan has several world-class cycling series—like the Michigan Gravel Race Series, the Michigan Off-Road Championship, and I Love Gravel Racing—and we’re proud to be a part of them.

But one question kept nagging us: who’s the best rider across both gravel and mountain? You can crown the best gravel racer and the best mountain biker, but who’s the best, period? The Boundless Race & Ride Company Grand Prix presented by orsa credit union, aims to settle that with a head-to-head, dual-discipline showdown.

The Prizes

We are still working on assembling a stellar group of awards and prizes with sponsors, but we can already promise more than $30,000 in cash prizes and awards!

Prize money is equal for women and men.  If one person were to win all 6 events, they could take home a total of $5,000!

Elite (M/F)

  • 1st – $1,500
  • 2nd – $1,000
  • 3rd – $750
  • 4th – $500
  • 5th – $250

Scoring

Our scoring system is designed with flexibility in mind. Riders are not required to select a specific distance for the season, but instead are free to pick and choose a different distance at each event, with the exception of the Elite category (elite athletes must race in the Elite category for their scores to count).

The system will score each rider based on their finishing time as a percentage of the winner in their category (e.g., age group, Clydesdale, fat bike, etc.).

We also factor in field size, because racing against 50 riders isn’t the same as racing against five.

The result: a simple and transparent system that recognizes both performance and context.

The Scoring Math

Our scoring system is made up of two components:

  • Individual Race Score – Uses how far behind the category leader the rider was, as a percentage.  That percentage is subtracted from 1,000.
  • Competition Score – Totals the number of people in your category.

Total Score – Combine the Race and Competition scores.

Example

Rider A wins her category with a time of 1:30.  Rider B comes in 10th with a time of 1:45 in the same category.  Rider B is 15′ behind rider A, equal to 16.67%.  Rider C races and wins in a different category that had 2 riders.

  • Individual Race Score
    • Rider A receives 1,000 points for winning their category.
    • Rider B receives 833 points (1,000 – 16.67% or 166.7 points).
    • Rider C receives 1,000 points for winning their category.
  • Competition Score
    • Rider A and Rider B received 46 points because there were 46 total athletes in their category.
    • Rider C received 2 points because there were two athletes in the category.
  • Total Score
    • Rider A – 1,046 (1,000 + 46)
    • Rider C – 1,002 (1,000 + 2)
    • Rider B – 879.3 (833.3 + 46)

The Categories

We’re standardizing award categories across every race to make things work for the Grand Prix.  This means more categories and a better chance to finish on the podium at many of the races.

  • Age-group awards will now be in 5-year increments for men and women at all distances.
  • We’re also recognizing Clydesdale, Athena, Single Speed, and Fat Bike across every distance.
  • Awards go to the top three in each category—except Elite, which recognizes the top five.

Looking to race at the sharp end? The Elite wave is designed for our most competitive athletes. Expect prize money at every event, plus a larger cash purse for Elite racers at the Grand Prix.

  • Elite
  • Clydesdale
  • Athena
  • Single Speed
  • Fat Bike
  • Age Groups
    • 10-14
    • 15-19
    • 20-24
    • 25-29
    • 30-34
    • 35-39
    • 40-44
    • 45-49
    • 50-54
    • 55-59
    • 60-64
    • 65-69
    • 70-74
    • 75-79
    • 80+

The Rules

  • The series is comprised of 6 Boundless Race & Ride Company events:
    • Waterloo GG (gravel)
    • The Dirty Mitten (gravel)
    • Road to Hell (gravel)
    • Luton Park TT (mountain)
    • Peak2Peak (mountain)
    • Soon-to-be-announced race (mountain)
  • A rider’s highest 4 scores will be counted towards their point total.
  • Scores at each race can only count towards one category:
    • Age group
    • Clydesdale
    • Athena
    • Fat Bike
    • Single Speed
    • Elite
  • Riders do not need to take any action to enter the series; they are entered automatically.
  • The minimum race score a rider can score is 501 (500 for their time and 1 if they are the only person racing in their category for that event).