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The term gran fondo translates roughly into “big ride” in Italian, and cyclists began organizing these big rides in that country in 1970. ... Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. Harrisonburg, Virginia ...
The summit is also included in the Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. The loop climbs to Reddish Knob via the "darkside" of Reddish Knob's forest road, routes to the summit, then descends to Harrisonburg via the paved access road.
The Gran Fondo has 50- and 100-mile cycling courses and both loop through the county. ... which will close to vehicles from Alpine, New Jersey, to Nyack from 7-9 a.m. ... Gran Fondo New York ...
The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo road-cycling event hosted by professional cyclist Jeremiah Bishop starts and finishes in downtown Harrisonburg. [ 112 ] The annual Harrisonburg International Festival celebrates international foods, dance, music, and folk art.
A Gran Fondo is a type of long-distance road cycling ride originating in Italy in 1970, and roughly translates into English as "Big Ride". Italian Gran Fondos are officially defined and certified by the Italian Cycling Federation as a bicycle event at least 120 kilometres (75 mi) long, and are individually chip-timed (start to finish) races with prizes for the fastest riders in each category. [1]
Older riders competed in Medio Fondo,a shorter version of the Gran Fondo. [ 4 ] Age group winners included several former elite professionals, most notably London 2012 road race champion Alexandr Vinokurov and Tour de France veteran Johnny Hoogerland , while Atlanta 1996 road race and multiple road and track cycling world champion Jeannie Longo ...
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Wengen, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)
The UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are the culmination of a series of mass participation cycling events in the Gran Fondo/cyclosportive tradition. Unlike the UCI Road World Championships, which are considered an elite professional event, the Gran Fondo World Championship are targeted at mass participation and cyclists not in full-time professional teams, uniting amateurs and retired ...