Richard Virenque to attend Schleck Granfondo
The last qualifier event of the season leading up to the UCI Gran Fondo World championships who take place in two weeks will take place this weekend in Luxemburg.
Swiss Lea Fuchs and Italian Fabio Cini to rule in Granfondo Suisse
The first edition of Granfondo Suisse with start close to the UCI headquarters and finish on top of Col de la Croix was challenging with a lot of elevation. The event unfortunately suffered from very bad weather conditions with rain all day and cold temperatures on top of the many climbs during the event. This resulted in a lot of riders to abandon the race while others had already decided to not take the start.
Granfondo Suisse for the real climbers
The Granfondo Suisse is the second last chance for riders to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships who take place in three weeks.
The 2021 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships will be a Covid Safe event
The organizers of the Gran Fondo World Championships in Istocno Sarajevo have taken measurements to secure the safety of the riders during their stay and at the event in respect with Covid-19.
Schleck Granfondo sold out
The last qualifier event of this season which is scheduled to take place on September 25th in Mondorf-les-Bains (LUX) and hosted by former Tour de France podium winner Frank Schleck has been sold out for a while as the Luxemburg government has allowed a limited number of 2000 starters to make sure that the event can be run in a safe way.
Simon Betz wins Granfondo Vosges while Daniel Miquel and Ingrid Peru share mediofondo victory
The Granfondo Vosges, unique French qualifier in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series with a challenging course in the French mountain region had more than 1000 starters this weekend who had the choice between a long 175 Granfondo as qualifier for all younger men while all women and men over 60 had a shorter 122km mediofondo to qualify for the World Championships. The short Rando wasn’t a qualifier distance.
