The Mexican qualifier in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series that took place in Campeche last year will relocate to the city of San Luis Potosi in 2018. The event’s weekend will have a time trial on Saturday July 7th and a Granfondo on Sunday July 8th.
The Dubai First Granfondo, part of the Spinneys 92 cycling festival was held for the eight time this past Friday in the iconic UAE city. It’s the biggest cycling event in the middle east.
After a period of more than 10 weeks without a UCI Gran Fondo, Dubai First Granfondo is the next chance for riders wanting to qualify for the World Championships next year in Varese.
The Canadian city of Vancouver has been awarded the 2020 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. This will be the first time that these Championships are held on the American continent, and the third time they move outside Europe after South Africa in 2012 and Australia in 2016.
The second edition of the Tre Valli Varesine, the Granfondo between the Italian lakes has proved to be a great candidate to run Worlds next year end of August and early September.
Dubai has also renewed their presence in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series 2018 calendar. The Dubai First Gran Fondo will be held on 15 December 2017 as qualifier for Varese 2018 and is part of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge Weekend.