Severe weather is threatening to disrupt the finale of the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix in Bentonville, Arkansas, with forecasts showing potential thunderstorms, lightning and even tornado activity across the Ozarks region.

The Big Sugar Gravel Race, scheduled for Saturday, October 18, serves as the sixth and final round of America’s premier off-road racing series. Around 2,000 riders, professional and amateur alike, are expected to take part in the 12-, 50-, and 100-mile events. On Friday, organisers issued contingency plans outlining possible course changes, start delays and, in the worst case, cancellation.

Earlier this season, another major gravel race, the Mid South Gravel in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was forced to cancel at the last minute when a wind-driven wildfire tore through the re

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