Riders will tackle a fast yet windy course in historic Colonia

New York City, October 26, 2023 –  This Sunday, the 3rd GFNY Colonia Uruguay offers racers a fast 148.6km road race with 1129m of climbing where the winds of the Uruguayan coastline will be the main challenge.

“GFNY was the first to organize a granfondo in Uruguay back in March 2016 at GFNY Punta del Este,” says GFNY CEO Uli Fluhme. “And riders in the triangle of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil have been welcoming GFNY Colonia since 2021 as the new opening race of their Southern hemisphere race season. The team around Andres Borras and Nestor Pinon works relentlessly to offer riders a world class experience.” 

Race week activities will take place at BIT centre.  On Sunday, riders will race a beautiful course surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and cattle country. This natural environment of the Uruguay River´s east bank is home of several iconic landmarks of the historic heritage of European settlers.  There will be a pasta party at the finish area and awards ceremony where the race winners will receive an entry to the GFNY World Championship NYC in May 2024.

Website: colonia.gfny.com

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