Minor update of the 2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships courses
The courses of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships taking place on 1 September in Aalborg (DEN) will get a small update due to an event taking place on course. The mediofondo, the official World Championships distance for all men over 60 and women over 50 will now be 112.4km adding an extra 2km surpassing […]
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 […]
Mihkel Raim and Elisabeth Ebras to win Tartu Rattaralli in Estonia
The 43rd edition of the Tartu Rattaralli, one of the oldest granfondo events in Estonia over 126 km was won in a tight finish competition by Mihkel Räim. Räim and Alo Jakin, who finished second, attacked just five kilometers before the finish. “I thought my attack would be controlling, but it turned out that the […]
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 […]
Andrew Knight and Lisa Houser: Best Climbers on Alabama Roads
The Cheaha Challenge Granfondo, one of the oldest granfondos in the United States and a unique qualifier event for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in North America, proved once again to be one of the best-organized events in the country. Over 1,000 riders participated. In the time trial on Saturday, Dean Philips outperformed many […]
Bjorn De Decker and Elke Timperman share Belgian wins on top of La Bresse Hohneck
The 2024 edition of the Granfondo Vosges, second French qualifier with start and finish in the ski-resort of La Bresse Hohneck saw again great battles on a difficult 171km course in the French Vosges region with 9 climbs. Belgian Bjorn De Decker, 2017 World Champion in the discipline impressed with a smooth win, finishing exactly […]