Niseko, Japan to host 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

The UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, originally awarded to Victoriaville in Canada, will move location and now take place in Niseko on the Northern Hokkaido island in Japan. Niseko Classic is already part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series since 2016 and have gained a lot of experience organising on a flattish 15km time […]

UCI Gran Fondo Swiss delivered great battles in epic circumstances

The Swiss Granfondo weekend offered a unique triple threat for cyclists, featuring a time trial, a granfondo, and a UCI Gravel race all within three days. The festivities kicked off on Friday with a time trial up the demanding Col de la Croix. Edward Laverack (GBR) took the win, conquering the 7km climb with 440m […]

Kirchmair and Entius to win Schleck Gran Fondo

The 7th edition of Schleck GF this past Saturday showed again a great field which was sold out months before the event with 3000 riders at the start. Austrian former world champion Stefan Kirchmair won the overall men’s race.  Kirchmair bridged the gap together with Nicolas Baïolet who both started 3 minutes later in a […]

More than 3000 riders in sold out Schleck Granfondo

The 7th edition of one of the biggest UCI Gran Fondos will take place tomorrow in Luxemburg where former Tour de France podium rider Frank Schleck will host the event on his training routes. For the second year in a row, the event sold out quickly with more than 3000 riders at the start. All […]

Racing on two continents during the weekend

This weekend, two events will take place as part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series. The American race in Jacksonville, Alabama will have more than 1000 riders at the start coming from all over the country, but also from 10 different nationalities. They will face a 12 miles time trial on Saturday starting from […]

3RIDES Gran Fondo first event to combine UCI Gravel and Granfondo

The new UCI Gran Fondo in Aachen on the German-Dutch-Belgian border will be the first event offering a chance to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships and the UCI Gravel World Championships at the same location on the same day. The 120km Granfondo starts early in the morning at 7.00am to head south […]