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.
The Tour de Bintan, the race on the Indonesian island next to Singapore who was a qualifier event since 2017 has not been organized in the past two years because of covid, but will now appear back on the calendar on 14-16 October.
More than 2000 riders have actually registered for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships taking place next week with a time trial on Thursday, a team relay on Friday evening and a Granfondo and Mediofondo on Sunday on the slopes of Monte Bondone.
With the 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships coming up next week, riders in Australia already have the option to qualify for the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships to be held in Scotland next year early August in the first qualifier of the season.
The 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships who take place from 15-18 September have been organized since 2011 in the new formula where riders need to qualify for the ?masters? World Championships.