The very successful World Championships of last week in Trento were concluded last Sunday with 20 new granfondo world champions. On Thursday, 21 riders won the new rainbow jersey in the time trial. A total of 117 riders got a medal over the two disciplines and age groups.
The 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships had its final event with a 144km granfondo and 86km mediofondo with start and finish in the city centre of Trento, but with Monte Bondone (2100m) as major challenge which had to be done one and a half time during the mediofondo and two and a half times during the granfondo, an elevation of respectively 2200 and 3900m.
The traditional team relay on Friday evening as a side event of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships had 19 teams at the start, all formed by 4 riders from which at least one male and one female. Two riders can be of any age, one rider must be over the age of 40 while another needs to be at least 50 years old.
The 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Trento started today officially with the 19.6km flat and fast time trial.
The first qualifier event of the season, traditionally in Australia on the Great Ocean Road hosted almost 4000 riders in the different disciplines and distances over the weekend with gravel races, a family ride and two road distances from which the 130km race was the qualifier distance for the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.
The registrations for the 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Trento have been closed and startlists have been made up.