Sprints decide on Granfondo gold
The second day of the UCI Cycling World Championships had the granfondo races with 1878 riders from 68 different countries all battling in their age group for one of the 20 world titles. The starts were given with five minutes interval and the mediofondo started off first at 10.00am in the morning. Norwegian Jorn Fjedavlie […]
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR WORLDS THIS WEEKEND
We are only one week before the first day of the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships taking place in Perth and Dundee on the 4th and 7th of August. All riders who have registered can check their presence on the list or registered riders (with all registrations received up until July 25th) on https://ucigranfondoworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/186/2023/07/Preliminary-startlist-25-JUL.pdf […]
Tour de Batam new event on the UCI Gran Fondo calendar added in September
The organizers of the Tour de Bintan, the Indonesian UCI Gran Fondo qualifier have moved their event to the neighbouring island of Batam where the new Tour de Batam event will take place on 22-24 September as qualifier event for the 2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. The concept is the same as the Tour […]
Granfondo Isle of Man under pouring rain
The 8th edition of the Granfondo Isle of Man saw a record turnout, with more than 1100 riders at the starting line. Unfortunately, unlike the warm and sunny weather currently gracing southern Europe, the participants had to contend with adverse conditions. On Saturday, during the 10.5km uphill time trial, Adam Baker emerged victorious with the […]
Maraton Franja BTC City brings 3.000 riders from 31 countries to Slovenia
After a weekend with no less than three UCI Gran Fondo World Series events (Luxemburg, Great Britain and Costa Rica), we are headed to Slovenia for the next race. The Maraton Franja BTC City in Ljubljana is a mainstay event on our calendar and boasts a rich history. It was first organized in 1982 and […]
First UCI Gran Fondo in Costa Rica means racing towards the Pacific Ocean
The first race in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series in Costa Rica had been planned some years ago, but covid prevented an earlier launch. The real start is this weekend with a 127km race from the capital city San José to Puntarenas at the Pacific Ocean. The course has a lot of downhill as […]
