Interbike 2013 started off with a bang as we took in the sights of the show floor. We chatted with 2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereito. Continue reading Interbike 2013: Sights From the Show Floor Day 1
Tag: Gran Fondo
Gran Fondo Goes New York
Gran Fondo means big ride in Italian, so it is fitting that this year the New York Five Boro Bike Tour is including a Gran Fondo as well. Riders can register for the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Five Boro, which will take place in conjunction with the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, on May 5.
This promises to be a truly big ride as more than 30,000 riders will head through 40 miles through the Big Apple.
TD Five Boro Bike Tour Official Website
Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Five Boro Official Website
Weekend Reading List (02.23.2012): Tour de Mass, Campy Goes 80, Personal Coach, US Vs. Lance
Tour de Mass
From BikeRadar: Dozens of mass rides planned to celebrate Tour de France 2013
Spectators and riders travelling to the 100th Tour de France will be able to take part in dozens of organised rides unveiled by the race organiser today.
Race organiser ASO said gran fondos and organised rides are being planned in each town “holding a stage” to allow spectators to get a closer experience of the Tour and also contribute to the atmosphere of the world’s biggest race. All the action will take place on Monday 15 July – Fete du Tour day – which coincides with the race’s second rest stop. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (02.23.2012): Tour de Mass, Campy Goes 80, Personal Coach, US Vs. Lance
Sea Otter Gets Gran
The four-day “Celebration of Cycling,” which takes place every April in Laguna Beach will go Gran in 2013. The largest cycling festival in the world will see a new partnership with RCS Sport, the organizers of the highly esteemed Gran Fond Giro d’Italia event series, which include mass participation cycling events.
The new event will be called the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Sea Otter Classic, and will bring together the Monterey and Italian cycling traditions. The event will be open to recreation and competitive amateur cyclists. Sounds like our kind of weekend!
Sea Otter Classics Official Website
Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Official Website
2012 Viva Bike Vegas to Support Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
Come for the trade show, stay for the Gran Fondo – and do some good in the process. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) announced that this Saturday’s RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo Pinarello Presented by Vector Media will welcome more than 560 cyclists from more than 30 states as part of its efforts to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The cyclists, who prepared for the race through the organization’s Team In Training program, will join more than 1,000 other cyclists registered to participate in the event. Continue reading 2012 Viva Bike Vegas to Support Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
George Hincapie Goes Grand
Professional cyclist George Hincapie retired this past Sunday after competing in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The rider, who competed in the Tour de France a record 17 times, had been a pro for 19 years. Instead of just hanging up the cycling shoes Hincapie – who wants to spend more time with his wife and kids – will be riding in his native South Carolina foothills this October and invites anyone to join him for the Hincapie Gran Fondo. Video after the jump
Tour de France Champ to Ride in RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo
This week the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) announced that the RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo Pinarello Presented by Vector Media will include a 102-mile century ride in addition to the 17-mile, 75-mile and 122-mile Gran Fondo. The Sept. 22 event, which will take place the day after Interbike concludes will see five-time Tour de France champion and two-time Giro d’Italia winner Miguel Indurain join the ride. Video and course maps after the jump
Interbike 2012: Gran Fondo to be Grand Indeed
Every Interbike is special to us of course, but the 2012 trade show for all things bicycle will see something truly unique as the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has announced that the RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo will again begin on the Las Vegas Strip and century riders will have the opportunity to ride over the Hoover Dam, and the event will take place on Saturday, September 22, the day after the Interbike Trade Show ends at the Sands Expo Center.
“We look forward to offering riders a unique and exciting ride from the famous Las Vegas Strip to the iconic Hoover Dam in this year’s RTC Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo,” said Jacob Snow, RTC general manager in a statement. “We are proud to welcome cyclists from across the country and around the world to Las Vegas every year to ride in Viva Bike Vegas. This year, we are especially pleased to partner with Interbike and invite its exhibitors and attendees to join us for our fifth annual event.”
All riders will again have the unique opportunity to begin their ride under the bright lights of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip. The RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo will feature three spectacular routes – 118, 72, and 17-mile courses – for cyclists of all skill levels taking riders from the Las Vegas Strip to the vistas of the Red Rock
Rider registration for the RTC 2012 Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo is available online now, and proceeds from Viva Bike Vegas will again benefit local charities.
Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo Official Website
Interbike Official Website
Kinetic Shift at the Gran Fondo Los Angeles
This past weekend, Kinetic Shift went to the first Gran Fondo Los Angeles, which started off in Beverly Hills and headed through Santa Monica and over to the massive climbs of Topanga Canyon Road. The event was sponsored by Colnago, which was one of the innovators of carbon fiber technology. The company has worked with Ferrari since the 1980s to produce new materials.
Above is the bike that belongs to Alessandro Colnago, grandson of company founder Ernesto Colnago. This reporter had an opportunity to ride that bike on the 72 mile ride… note my “second water bottle” of choice!