A Gran Fondo, “Big Ride”, is a long-distance amateur bike ride with origins in Italy. The format was born in 1970 for amateur cyclists who didn’t quite make it into the professional ranks, but still enjoyed racing, winning and becoming local heroes. It has since spread around the world, encouraging cyclists of all abilities to participate, compete and have fun on both paved and unpaved roads.
At Gran Fondo Daily we adhere to the Classic Italian Gran Fondo definition that includes 5 key elements: 1) Events are physically challenging, usually 75-150 kilometers in length. 2) All participants are timed and results published. 3) Events are open to all cyclists. 4) Riders start en masse. 5) Delicious food is served afterwards, often with beer, in a festive atmosphere.
Whether called a gran fondo, gravel fondo, radmarathon, cyclosportive, sportive, ciclotourista, gravel grinder, gravel race, bike race, century, virtual efondo or anything else, we’ve done our best to make sure events listed in the Worldwide Event Calendar fit the classic Italian Gran Fondo definition.
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