Author: Erik Duchateau

Tamara Zein and Majid Basim to win UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea

Over the weekend, the UCI Gran Fondo held its second edition at the Dead Sea borders, presenting cyclists with a 3-day stage race. The event featured a 19km time trial on Thursday, followed by two demanding road races of 74km and 76km on Friday and Saturday, each with significant elevation challenges going from 400m below […]

UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea opens 2024 season

The 2024 season of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series kicks off this Thursday, running through Saturday along the picturesque borders of the Dead Sea in Jordan. This event marks the beginning of a series leading up to the World Championships in Denmark in August. The inaugural time trial on Thursday follows a challenging 19.3km […]

2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships: official UCI world title for team relay

The 2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships will take place from August 29 to September 1 in the northern Danish city of Aalborg, which previously hosted the event in 2015. As it the tradition, the program features the individual time trial on Thursday, and will cover a lengthy 33km route through the rural Danish backcountry, […]

2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Series bigger than ever before

In 2024, the UCI Gran Fondo World Series, the UCI’s series of mass participation Granfondos, will expand to 30 races, making it the largest edition to date. These events will span across five continents, promising a global celebration of cycling. The latest UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, which were part of the inaugural combined UCI […]

UCI Nirvana Granfondo Antalya with new participants’ record

The third edition of the UCI Granfondo in Turkish Antalya has been the most successful with 1150 riders at the start spread over a time trial on Friday and a long and short course on Sunday. In the 20km up and down time trial over flat roads, Italian Marco Peluso (M19) rode the fastest time […]