2025 Gran Fondo National Championships Updated Routes Announced

June 4, 2025

Riders to compete on five timed segments during 90-mile event in Frederick, Maryland

Gettysburg, PA. (June 4, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – To enhance the competitiveness of 2025 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships, organizers Gran Fondo National Series today announced the addition of a fifth timed segment to the 90-mile event as well as an updated route. The 2025 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships, which are presented by Ourisman Automotive Group, will be held in Frederick, Maryland on September 14, 2025, in conjunction with Gran Fondo Maryland. Riders in the Junior 14-16 and Male & Female 70+ age groups will compete on a 68-mile course featuring four timed segments. Support from the Maryland Sports Commission grant programs and Ourisman Automotive Group have been instrumental in sustaining the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships in Frederick, Maryland for 2025.

2025 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships course maps are available from RidewithGPS.com. Riders can preview the timed segments by riding indoors with the Rouvy app.

“Gran Fondos featuring timed-segment competitions are increasing in popularity and the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships are drawing a more competitive field than ever,” said Gran Fondo National Series Founder and Race Director, Reuben Kline. “We are proud to create challenging courses that honor and showcase competitors’ training and talent.”

Qualifying for Gran Fondo National Championships

More than 1500 cyclists qualified for the 2024 Gran Fondo National Championships, and more are forecast to qualify for the 2025 edition. 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, Series Partner-Events across the nation, as well as specific USA Cycling events. Complete qualification criteria can be found here.

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.

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.

The 2025 #GFNats are also a qualifier event for riders to race in the 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.

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 of 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.