Marathon Franja BTC City is since the very early days part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series (and former UCI World Cycling Tour) and the only event left who was already a qualifier since the first year in 2011. The event was created in 1982 and is therefore one of the oldest Granfondos worldwide.
The French law requires for all riders to have a medical certificate to take part in bike races on French ground. Some countries have a mandatory medical exam before giving a license to any rider, other countries just sell licenses without any medical exam.
The third edition of UK’s biggest Granfondo and Chrono in Peterborough had 8000 riders at the start for a chrono on Saturday and a flat and fast fully closed roads Granfondo on Sunday.
The mainly flat UCI Granfondo on fully closed roads in Peterborough has become the biggest event in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series in its third edition. The organizers are expecting 8000 riders who all enjoy at their level the cycling festival this weekend.
Campeche will host the inaugural Tour de Campeche this weekend on mainly flat and fast roads in the Western Yucatan tourist Peninsula.
The car automobile track of Le Sequestre just outside the city of Albi was the venue for the start and finish of the time trial and the finish of the road races of l?Albigeoise, the official French qualifier and later this year host of the 2017 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.