Why the Aussies will have the edge for 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

October 2025 may seem a long way up the road, but Aussie cyclists are already planning to book their place at the world’s premier amateur race – which, next year, will be right on their doorstep

The 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are heading to Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, and Australian riders have the advantage to qualify on home soil at the 2024 Amy’s Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo, which is being held this spring, on September 15.

To punch your ticket to Gran Fondo Worlds, you must finish in the top 25% of your age group in a UCI Gran Fondo World Series event.

Amy’s Gran Fondo will take on the same course as the 2025 Worlds, giving you the opportunity to explore the beautiful Great Ocean Road, Otway Ranges and all the region has to offer while preparing yourself for next year’s world titles.

At Worlds, the champions in each age group are awarded with the coveted rainbow jersey.

Australian riders have always shone on this stage: Sydney’s John Horsburgh won a silver medal last year in Glasgow, for example, while Roger Cull and Alan Nelson conquered snow and ice in Sarajevo back in 2021.

Next year’s Worlds will feature the road race and individual time trial based in Lorne, and a team criterium on Geelong’s waterfront. The event will take place from October 17–19, 2025.

You can register for Amy’s Gran Fondo here. Early bird pricing ends on June 12th, and AusCycling members receive a $10 discount.

2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships Qualifying Events

Granfondo Matildica
Reggio Emilia, Italy
23–25 August 2024

Amy’s Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo
Lorne, Australia
15 September 2024
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Tre Valli Varesine Granfondo
Varese, Italy
5–6 October 2024

UCI Gran Fondo Brazil
Pomerode, Brazil
10 November 2024

Granfondo Antalya
Antalya, Türkiye
15–17 November 2024

The full 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships calendar will be announced by the UCI around October 2024.