Gran Fondos have become very popular in Australia, with more of them being held each year.
So what is a Gran Fondo? Simply, it is an Italian word for a great ride!
They are usually a mass-participation cycling event where you’ll usually ride over 100 km that day. The emphasis is on camaraderie, spectacular scenery and personal achievement. There’s also the chance to win some prizes!
Electronic timing, ride jerseys, medical and mechanical support, feed zones and road blocks or escort vehicles are common.
Gran Fondos are designed to cater for riders of all abilities and experiences, with shorter options often available. You’ll find gran fondo events held in capital cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Canberra and even Darwin. As well as in regional areas in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory.
You’ll find plenty of gran fondo cycling events around Australia in our cycling events calendar. Good luck with making a decision!
Upcoming Gran Fondo events
You’ll find a list below of Gran Fondo rides within Australia. Click on the first little grey box to search for a Ride by the Discipline (Climb, CX, eBikes, Family, Gravel, MTB, or Road), the Terrain (flat, undulating, mountainous, mixed), the Distance (1-40, 41-80, 81-120, 121-160, 161+ km), the Type of Ride (12 hr, 24 hr, Bike Packing, Century, Charity, Gran-Fondo, Multi-day, Race, Recreational, Retro, Tour, Ultra and Women only), the Support (Semi-supported, Supported and Unsupported), the Guiding (Guided, Self-guided, Unguided), and the Location.
Other cycling events
You can find other rides in our online Cycling Event Calendar, which has over 300 events listed in it.
Please don’t forget to leave a review of any rides you’ve attended. This helps other riders to work out if it’s a ride that they want to attend or not! All you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of the page of the ride page. You can find a list of all the rides here.
And please do contact me if we’ve missed any Gran Fondos!
Hi
Is a license required to be able to enter Gran Fondos in Australia?
I ask because I would like to enter one in Italy, and the event seems to require a license or medical certificate.
Hope you can help.
Regards
Richard
No you don’t but sometimes the want you to pay for Day registration with https://www.auscycling.org.au/