Epic Rides isn't a season-long points competition the way Life Time Grand Prix or Gravel Earth Series are — it's an event production company whose name has become shorthand for a specific style of American mountain bike race weekend: a marquee event built around a small Western town's historic downtown, paired with a professional criterium, a demanding backcountry race, and heavy local community integration (food banks, youth programs, downtown business partnerships).
The Epic Rides calendar includes Whiskey Off-Road (Prescott, AZ), 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo (Tucson, AZ), Tour of the White Mountains (Show Low, AZ), and 24 Hours of Moab (Moab, UT). There are several older events that have since been retired: The Oz Off Road, Carson City Off Road and Grand Junction Off Road.
Each stands on its own — there's no cross-event points series or overall Epic Rides champion crowned across the calendar, and that's worth stating plainly so readers don't go looking for standings that don't exist.
These races carry a heavier pro atmosphere than the name 'community race weekend' might suggest, drawing some of the sport's top MTB talent — some in the sport consider this the final frontier for genuinely technical, 'true' mountain bike racing, in an era where much of the rest of the calendar has drifted toward endurance-oriented, less technical terrain. Big crowds and real prize purses for the pro field follow. Keegan Swenson made his name winning these races before the Life Time Grand Prix existed, and that history is a real part of why the Epic Rides calendar still commands respect from the sport's best.
What does carry across the Epic Rides calendar: a consistent finisher's-award format (a custom event pint glass/cup at each race), heavy reliance on local search-and-rescue and volunteer partnerships (Southern Arizona Rescue Association supports 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Whiskey Off-Road, and Tour of the White Mountains specifically), and a shared emphasis on charitable fundraising tied to each host community.