Almaty will host Gran Fondo World Championship ® 2025 in Gran Fondo Kazakhstan

June 19, 2025

After 10 years as part of Gran Fondo World Tour ® Series, 2025 will be the world title one day race in the city of Almaty

June 19, 2025 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The Apple City, as one of the economic centers of Kazakhstan, will become the amateur cycling capital on August 24th with a new World Championship event of the GFWT® Series.

The Gran Fondo World Championship® is the premier event for amateur cyclists, attracting around 1,000 participants from all over the world. In previous years, the event has been held in prominent locations such as Oslo, Norway (2018), Indianapolis, USA (2019), Andorra (2022), Seorak and Seoul, South Korea (2023), and Gran Canaria, Spain (2024). However, the goal is to bring the championship to Central Asia for 2025. The event is expected to have a significant economic impact on Almaty, with an estimated 300 hotel nights booked by international and regional visitors, in addition to generating demand for various tourism-related services within the city.

Registrations open at:

www.granfondo.com.kz

International Participants Program

Airport arrivals from Monday, August 18 to Wednesday, August 19

• Transfer to official hotels

Thursday, August 21: Social Ride* to Big Almaty Lake + (Visitors Center Brunch)

Friday, August 22: Social Ride* to Medeu + Shymbulak Ski Resort Visit (supported by Shymbulak management as event partner)

Saturday 23 th August Pre event easy ride* to Kok Tobe

Sunday 24 th EVENT DAY at Almaty Arena

*Social Rides guided by Almaty city cycling clubs

More info at :

www.granfondoworldchampionship.com