We are just over one week before the start of the 6th Granfondo Yunnan Festival with the “Grande Partenza” in Mangshi, Dehong Prefecture. We will be updating this website on a regular page now and we also advise everyone to join our social media channels to make sure you are up-to-date with latest developments. The links are below.
Read MoreThe last two stages of the 2019 Granfondo Yunnan take place in the classic and popular tourism destinations Dali and Lijiang on 8 and 9 November. The Dali stage goes all around Erhai Lake with its stunning mountain backdrop. New this year is the inclusion of a moderate 2 km climb after km 23 (i.e. after the short distance turnabout). It’s a new private road that goes up to offer an awesome panoramic view of the lake and the mountains behind.
Read MoreOur race direction and technical team is currently double checking the current state of the roads along the courses of this year’s Granfondo Yunnan. At present, there’s little changes to what has been communicated before. The most significant amendments are as usual in Tengchong for the Along Gaoligong stage on Wednesday, 6 November. This is the area where the summer rains create most havoc.
Read MoreSome tips and reminders for the 2019 Colourful Yunnan Granfondo Cycling Festival
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that La Ronde Tahitienne in French Polynesia is a new partner event of our Granfondo Yunnan Festival! The 9th edition of this exotic cycling event in the Pacific will take place on Sunday, 17 May 2020.
La Ronde Tahitienne is a granfondo event of max 110 km with 1500 metres of elevation gain, and has seen several stars of the cycling world taking part in the event over the past eight years. The race is also part of the Grand Trophee in France, a popular circuit of several similar cycling events a year.
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