Date and Location For 2025 Gran Fondo National Championships Announced

October 15, 2024

2025 #GFNats will be a qualifier event for 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

(Gettysburg, PA – October 15, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Organized by Gran Fondo National Series for the fifth year, the 2025 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships is scheduled to be held in Frederick, Maryland on September 14, 2025 in conjunction with Gran Fondo Maryland. Support from the Maryland Sports Commission and Ourisman Automotive Group were instrumental in sustaining the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships in Frederick, Maryland for 2025.

“A record number of cyclists qualified for and competed at Gran Fondo National Championships in 2024, and we are looking to continue building on that momentum for 2025. We had riders from across the nation attend,” said Gran Fondo National Series Founder and Race Director, Reuben Kline. “The 2024 #GFNats was also a qualifier event for riders to race in the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, and the 2025 event will provide the opportunity for riders to compete at the 2026 World Championships.”

About #GFNats

A USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championship title, complete with a national championship jersey and medal, will be awarded to the winner in each age-group category. Gran Fondo National Championships features a timed segment competition format, which largely eliminates the need for road closures and allows cyclists of varying abilities to regroup, ride together, and stop to take in the scenery.

Athletes must qualify to compete at #GFNats through performance and/or participation in select qualifying events. Cyclists who have already qualified to enter the 2025 Gran Fondo National Championships event are listed here. Qualification is based on results and participation over a rolling 18-month window at Gran Fondo National Series owned events and select partner-events across the nation. Complete qualification criteria can be found here.

The age groups for the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships event will match the USA Cycling age groups used for other National Championship events, offering more opportunities to compete with those closer in age.

Cyclists who qualify to compete at the 2025 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships will compete in the following age groups on September 14, 2025: 14-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and over.

Gran Fondo Maryland, presented by Ourisman Automotive Group

Riders do not need to qualify to participate in Gran Fondo Maryland. All normal Gran Fondo Maryland routes (Gran, Medio, Piccolo) are open to all riders to register and do not require qualification. There is a separate start time for USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships participants; they will start 30 minutes prior to the Gran Fondo Maryland riders.

As the presenting sponsor for Gran Fondo Maryland, Ourisman Automotive Group will host two packet pickups at Ourisman dealerships during the event weekend. Support from Ourisman Automotive Group and a grant from the Michael Erin Busch Sports Fund through Maryland Sports Youth and Amateur Sports Grants Program though Maryland Sports Commission were instrumental in sustaining the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships in Frederick, Maryland for 2025.

About Gran Fondo National Series (granfondonationalseries.com)

Founded in 2012 by event director Reuben Kline, the Gran Fondo National Series is the largest and most competitive series of gran fondo cycling events in the United States. Gran Fondo National Series pioneered timed-segment racing into US gran fondo events and has crowned Gran Fondo National Champions and Gran Fondo National Series Champions since 2012. Since 2020, Gran Fondo National Series has been the organizer of the official USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships.