At GFNY La Vaujany, riders tackle L’Alpe d’Huez this Sunday June 19, 2022
New York City, June 16, 2022 – After conquering the legendary Col du Tourmalet in the French Pyrenees a few days ago at GFNY Lourdes, GFNY riders get to race another iconic climb this Sunday: L’Alpe d’Huez.
GFNY La Vaujany is 145.1 km long with 3663m of climbing, including Col de la Morte, Col d’Ornon, L’Alpe d’Huez and Vaujany. The expected heat will make the bottom slopes of L’Alpe d’Huez and the climb to the finish in Vaujany particularly challenging.
Host town Vaujany is the ideal playground to make a rider’s French col fantasies come true. It’s no coincidence that the queen stage of the World Tour Race “Critérium du Dauphiné” finished in Vaujany last week. Vaujany offers all the amenities a rider and accompanying friends and family could wish for in a mountain village destination.
GFNY will already be back again in Vaujany at the end of August for the third annual GFNY Alpes Vaujany: same host town but a completely different course including the incredible Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Glandon.
Website: lavaujany.gfny.com and vaujany.gfny.com
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 11th annual GFNY World Championship New York will take place on May 21, 2023. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY La Vaujany Video: here
GFNY Press Images: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet and GFNY Michigan Ann Arbor took place this past Sunday, June 12
New York City, June 14, 2022 – For the inaugural edition of GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet (France) racers tackled 157km with 4064m of climbing in the legendary French Pyrenees.
Col d’Aspin was the first real obstacle of the day – and it didn’t disappoint. The peloton split into groups with the lead group consisting of five riders. During the steepest part of the ascent to iconic Col du Tourmalet, the second mountain of the race, Julien Berard (France) pulled away from his contenders. He already scored several GFNY podiums, but this time he was poised to finally take the top spot. After a furious descent under severe storms, Berard took the win in 4:49:10. His countrymen Sebastian Pillon (Jolly Cycles) and Nicolas Capdepuy completed the podium.
In the female race, 2019 GFNY World Champion and 2022 GFNY World Championship runner-up Jill Patterson (USA) dominated. Unchallenged, she took the win in 5:46:39, beating Belgian Sarah Audenart and French Marit Faucogney.
Meanwhile across the pond, GFNY Michigan Ann Arbor provided a very different playground for the racers. The course was 162km long with just over 1000m of climbing, favoring the rouleurs in the peloton.
It was 23-year old Cat.1 racer Ben Gorodetsky from NYC (New England Devo) who took the lead as early as mile 18 – and never looked back. He won in 4:11:59, followed by Dado Slezak (Onyx Racing/USA) 2 ½ minutes back. Wojciech Komsta (Finkraft/Poland) completed the podium in 4:18:07
In the female race, it was a Canadian double with Natascha Piciga taking the win in a time of 04:53:56, followed by her countrywoman Christina Alsop. Aleksandra Szydelko (Poland) took third, her relentless determination for GFNY and cycling paying off big time!
Next up is GFNY La Vaujany this Sunday, where GFNY riders have to tackle the legendary Alpe d’Huez climb – twice.
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 10th annual GFNY World Championship New York will be held on May 15, 2022. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet Video: here
Official GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet Photos: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet and GFNY Michigan Ann Arbor will take place this Sunday June 12
New York City, June 9, 2022 – GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet is based in the famous pilgrimage town of Lourdes, Southwestern France, at the foothills of the Pyrenees. Riders will tackle major climbs, including the iconic Col du Tourmalet (2115m) and Col d’Aspin for a total of 157km with over 4064 meters of climbing.
Website: lourdes.gfny.com
Across the pond and on a very different terrain, the town of Ann Arbor, located in the South of Michigan and surrounded by the Great Lakes, will host GFNY Michigan Ann Arbor. The long course is 100 miles with an elevation of 3730ft and consists of a 40 mile double-loop along Sharonville State Wildlife Management Area and through villages like Manchester and Bridgewater.
Website: annarbor.gfny.com
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 10th annual GFNY World Championship New York will be held on May 15, 2022. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet Video: here
Official GFNY Michigan Ann Arbor Video: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
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Miguel Arroyo took the win in the male race while Team Pato Bike dominated female race
New York City, June 7, 2022 – A head to head sprint decided the male race at the 4th Ford GFNY Monterrey after 137km of racing with an elevation gain of 1549m and a hilltop finish on iconic Chipinque.
Under clear skies and very hot temperatures, the race started out fast on Monterrey’s city highways with speeds hitting over 60kph. After a string of attacks from the gun, it was at km 50 when a group of eight riders successfully got away from the peloton.
On the final ascent of Chipinque to the finish line, two riders took the lead, climbing at 25kph: Miguel Arroyo and Miguel Angel Herrera (both from Mexico) fought tooth and nail to shake each other. At the end it was Arroyo who took the win in a tight sprint finish in 2:52:43. Tomas Aguirre rounded out the all Mexican podium three minutes behind the leaders.
In the female race, Team Pato Bike dominated by taking the first four spots. The team worked together until the final climb up Chipinque, where Marcela Prieto climbed the fastest to win in 3:02:23. Karen Loren Villamizar Varon and Paola Macias Estrada rounded out the team podium.
Next up on the GFNY calendar is a Super Sunday: the inaugural races GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet and GFNY Ann Arbor – Michigan take place this Sunday, June 12, 2022.
Website: monterrey.gfny.com
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 11th annual GFNY World Championship New York will take place on May 21, 2023. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY Monterrey Video: here
GFNY Press Images: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
Mexico’s second largest city hosts the 4th edition
Ford GFNY Monterrey offers riders a 137km course with an elevation gain of 1549m and a hilltop finish on iconic Chipinque. This year’s race will start on Macroplaza which true to its name is the world’s fifth largest plaza.
“We’re excited to be back in Monterrey,” says Shaun Gad, co-founder of GFNY Mexico. “The city of Monterrey has always been a great host to GFNY and this year is no exception. The red carpet will be rolled out yet again for all riders to BE A PRO FOR A DAY®. ”
Race week activities will take place at the Cintermex convention centre. It includes the fun Ford GFNY Monterrey warm up group ride on Saturday in Huasteca where riders get to do a relaxed ride together with friends and competitors.
The first part of the race is mostly flat combined with some rolling hills, initially through the heart of Monterrey on fully closed roads. The main challenge of the day will be the final climb to the finish on top of iconic Chipinque which is a natural reserve and fully closed to GFNY racers. It has an average gradient of 6% and is peaking at a whopping 19%.
Website: monterrey.gfny.com
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 11th annual GFNY World Championship New York will take place on May 21, 2023. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY Monterrey video: here
GFNY Press Images: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
The French resort Villard-de-Lans in Vercors National Park offered ideal racing conditions
New York City, May 31, 2022 – Villard-de-Lans, located in the Southeast of France in the mountainous Vercors region at an altitude of 1050m, hosted the GFNY European Championship 2022 this past Sunday. The championship-worthy racecourse was 163.4 km long with almost 4000m of climbing.
Col de la Croix Perrin was the first obstacle of the day and it split the peloton into several groups with the lead group consisting of 15 riders. At the Station de Font d’Urle, the second climb of the race, 2021 GFNY Alpes Vaujany champion Kenny Nijssen (Netherlands) as well as French riders Martin Louison, Cyril Gaillard and Julien Berard managed to escape from the main group.
With 30km left to go, David Polveroni (France) was able to bridge to the group just before Col d´Herbouilly. At the bottom of the climb, Nijssen put in an attack that the others couldn’t match. He crossed the finish first at the Côte 2000 ski station in 4:43:09h. It’s the same spot where Lennard Kämna took stage 16 of the 2020 Tour de France.
Louison followed in 4:44:58 with Polveroni another two minutes back while Gaillard lost the chance to be on the podium due to a mechanical problem on the final descent.
The women’s race was dominated yet again by French Marine Quiniou who won both GFNY’s in Vaujany in 2021. Whether it was on L’Alpe d’Huez or over the legendary Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Glandon, the climbing specialist was unstoppable last year. And she took the Vercors climbs with the same ease to win in a time of 5:58:17, 22 minutes ahead of Dutch Rochelle Verhagen (6:21:55). Third place went to compatriot Marie Boulogne.
“Villard-de-Lans has been an incredible host for our GFNY European Championship,” said GFNY France Race Director Cedric Haas. “The Vercors is a magnificent playground for cyclists and having a host town experienced in holding Olympic Games competitions and Tour de France stages is invaluable. We’re already looking forward to being back in Villard-de-Lans on May 28, 2023 for the second edition.”
Next up on the GFNY calendar is GFNY Monterrey on June 5, 2022.
Website: villarddelans.gfny.com
About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series
GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organising events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.
Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts their athletes first.
Cycling
30 plus events around the world. View the 2022 calendar here
Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.
Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Racer Corral at every GFNY World event.
GFNY World Championship NYC
The 11th annual GFNY World Championship New York will take place on May 21, 2023. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.
The official GFNY website is: www.gfny.com.
Further Material for Media Use
Official GFNY Villard de Lans Video: here
GFNY Press Images: here
GFNY Results: here
GFNY World calendar graphic: here
Previous GFNY press releases: here
Media Contact
Gran Fondo New York Inc.
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