Istria Gran Fondo’s 11th edition, part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series, started on Friday in Umag, Croatia with world championship Time Trial qualifying on a 22.3km route, followed by Gran/Medio Fondo qualifying on Saturday.

Riders finishing in the top 25% of their UCI age/gender category automatically qualified to compete in the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships next October in Australia.

34 year-old Austrian Daniel Hochstrasser (RSV ATTERBIKER) won the Time Trial, recording a best time of 28:38 with an average pace of 46.7 km/h, followed by fellow countryman Daniel Szalay at 29:27 and Jan Jazbec of Croatia in 29:32.

4x UCI Gran Fondo World Champion Laura Simenc (SANTINI SQUADRA CORSE) took top honors for the women, with the 35 year-old stopping the clock in 33:51. Gergana Stoyanova of Bulgaria finished in second place with a time of 34:13, followed by Croatian Petra Pasar at 35:38.

Laura Simenc (SANTINI SQUADRA CORSE) continued her winning streak in the Gran Fondo on Saturday, claiming a solo victory in 2:51:43. Teammate Petra Pasar was next at 2:57:42, with Lina Cepak third in 3:01:28 to complete an all Slovenian women’s podium.

Former UCI Gran Fondo World Champion Federico Pozzetto (MG.K VIS-OLMO-PROMOTECH) won the 105km men’s Gran Fondo in 2:36:30 after the Italian out-sprinting Matic Groselj of Slovenia and Italian Alex Raimondi, who finished in that order.

Luka Radmanovic of Croatia won the 80km Medio Fondo in 1:58:49 for the men, with Katja Nezmah doing the same for the women in 2:27:50.

Complete Istria Gran Fondo and Time Trial results HERE

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