Myagmarsuren Basaankhuu has won the Granfondo Yunnan for the 5th time in a row. In the final stage the sympathetic Mongolian dotted the ‘i’ with a powerful stage victory on the high-altitude backside of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain at Maoniuping. Miga reeled in brave escapee Josh Bauer before halfway up the 28km long ascent and eventually had no choice but to leave the American behind.
Read MoreRussia’s powerhouse rider Evgenii Vitmanovskii has just been missing that little bit extra to be able to follow Miga and the other pure climbers uphill, but in Dali he proved just how good he is this week. Vitmanovskii was the man to beat in the Lake Ride, and nevertheless he took the bull by the horns. He was on cue after km 23, when the course for the first time took a right-hander up a new 2,5km long moderate climb, and set up the final breakaway around the km 55 mark. Six guys joined him: Elijus Civilis from Lithuania, Wei Kui from Shanghai, Chaleampon Klahan from Thailand, Li Jun Gang from Kunming, Josh Bauer from Minnesota USA and Erkes Davaasambu from Mongolia. Correct: no Miga. A flat stage can cause surprises!
Read MoreThe longest and toughest stage of this year’s edition of Granfondo Yunnan was once again ‘Along Gaoligong’ in Tengchong, a 200 km long technical course with 3000m of elevation gain. Our race leaders Miga and Anne Stegehuis were both keen on dotting the i today and so they did. Miga won out of a three-man breakaway that he he himself set up as early as 72km into the race, while Stegehuis was just too strong for her fellow competitors.
Read MoreThe brand new stage of this year’s Granfondo Yunnan in Yingjiang, Dehong featured the incredible ascent of the Col du Daonong, an irregular climb with a very steep middle section, but the result remains more or less the same. Myagmarsuren Basaankhuu and Anne Stegehuis are dominating this year’s edition and proved that again in the 118 km long stage 2. Fellow-Mongolian Erdenebat Bilguunjargal coloured the stage and was basically allowed to take the victory in a sprint against yellow jersey Miga.
Read MoreMyagmarsuren Baasaankhuu and Annemiek Stegehuis continue to dominate our Granfondo Yunnan. Last year’s overall winners both won the Prologue TT yesterday in Mangshi and today they also proved strongest on the first regular stage from Mangshi to Ruili over a distance of 103 km. Miga outfoxed his three break-away companions Erdenebat Bilguunjargal, Wu Yunfei and Josh Bauer in the final 2 km. Stegehuis was the only woman who managed to attach herself to a big group of fast male riders . She took 9 minutes today on her rivals for the GC, such as Chelsie Tan, Chi Zhaoyuan and Marg Fedyna.
Read MoreMyagmarsuren Baasaankhuu and Anne Stegehuis have started the 2019 Granfondo Yunnan how they left it last year: as winners. Both won their prologue time trial. The Mongolian won by an impressive margin over Josh Bauer and Evgenii Vitmanovskii, making it clear who will once again be the man to beat. Stegehuis also had a 10 second bonus over an amazing Olivia Ghisoni and Marg Fedyna.
Read MoreGranfondo is mainly about the individual challenge to finish the long distance race courses within the given timeframe. However, as we are on public roads most of the time and these roads in China are typically closed for traffic so you can enjoy your ride in all safety, we must impose a minimum speed requirement that translates into a set of “cut-off times” at aid stations.
Read MoreAs part of a new collaboration between Yunnan Province and the region Emilia-Romagna in Italy, we are excited that the 50th edition of one of Europe's oldest and most popular granfondo events is now a partner event of ours. We are very glad to announce that the winner of 2019 colourful Yunnan Granfondo Cycling Festival will get a free entry to the 2020 edition of... Le Nove Colli !
Read MoreFor all full tour long distance riders, the Prologue time trial on Saturday kicks off the 6th edition of Colourful Granfondo Yunnan Cycling Festival. By clicking on the below buttons you can now find your starting time. In most cases this reflects your prefered time frame that you indicated when signing up. Please understand if your starting time is a bit later, or earlier, than wished for. The truth is that most wanted a morning slot, but obviously not everyone can start in the morning.
Read MoreWe 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.
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