International podiums for 42nd Maraton Franja BTC City
Last weekend, over 6.000 cyclists traveled to the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana to take part in the Maraton Franja BTC City, one of the biggest cycling events in the country. 3.000 of them took part in the qualifying races for the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. The gran fondo riders completed a 157 km […]
2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships courses revealed
The organising committee of the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships which will be held early August as part of the first combined UCI Cycling World Championships have announced the courses of the different disciplines today. The host cities of start and finish had been released earlier in March with Perth organising the Granfondo and […]
Rincon Gomez and Solis Bolanos pedal to glory in first UCI Gran Fondo in Costa Rica
CRC 506 GF of Costa Rica, the first Gran Fondo in the central American country welcomed 702 riders from 7 different countries at the start of the 127km race with start in the capital city to finish along the Pacific Ocean in Puntarenas. Colombian Diyer Rincon Gomez showed his power in a sprint with 3 […]
Schleck Gran Fondo qualification
After the tragic accident this past Saturday in Luxemburg, the Gran Fondo race was neutralized to give full access to the emergency services. Riders were brought back to the finish line escorted by police and moto marshals. Most of the qualified riders in the Medio Fondo had finished the race, but for the Gran Fondo […]
Lowden and Allen in time trial while Van Dyck and Proud take road race of last Tour of Cambridgeshire
In the 16 miles time trial, Will Lowden was the overall fastest in a time of 33m04 and an average speed of 29 miles/h (46.7 km/h) to win with a 12 seconds gap to Simon Wilson and 48 seconds to Alex Doherty. Kate Allen won the female time trial in a time of 36m36 and […]
Schleck Gran Fondo overshadowed by a tragic accident
The 2023 edition of the Schleck Gran Fondo, a UCI Gran Fondo World Series event that took place last Saturday, was sadly marked by a fatal accident. The 3500 riders who set off from Mondorf-les-Bains for their 85 or 160km race split up halfway where the Medio Fondo route made a shortcut to re-join the […]
