2024 Point Series Champions Crowned by Gran Fondo National Series

The Gran Fondo National Series today congratulates 21 Points Series Champions at the conclusion of the 2024 Gran Fondo National Series.

The season-long competition rewards accomplishment and consistency by awarding points to cyclists who compete in at least three Gran Fondo National Series events.

A record number of cyclists participated in Gran Fondo National Series owned events in 2024, including a record number of cyclists who participated in two or more Series events. The Series achieved a 5% increase in overall participation compared to 2023, highlighted by an increase of over 25% in participation at Boone Gran Fondo. Series owned events include: Gran Fondo Florida, Tour of Georgia Gran Fondo, Highlands Gran Fondo, Gran Fondo Asheville, Boone Gran Fondo, Gran Fondo Maryland, and USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships. Cyclists can also earn Series Points at Partner-Events

Series Points Championships titles are awarded in each Gran, Medio, and Piccolo Route age-group category, to the rider who has the fewest number of points after participating in a minimum of three Gran Fondo National Series events in the same distance category. A rider’s best three results are counted towards their point totals.  Click here to see more about Series- Points.

Men's Gran Fondo Champions

Category                     Name

Gran MU23                 Charlie Hutchens
Gran M23-34              Felipe Aros
Gran M35-44              Noah Niwinski
Gran M45-54              Jeremiah Bishop
Gran M55-64              Jay Gump
Gran M65-69              Jay Trojan
Gran M70+                  Alan Lesage

Women's Gran Fondo Champions

Gran W23-34              Valentina Cummings
Gran W35-44              Jennifer Thornton-Brooks
Gran W45-54              Shannon Scanlon
Gran W55-64              Marni Harker
Gran W65-69              Gail Waldman
Gran W70+                 Camilla Buchanan

Medio Fondo Champions

Medio M35-44            Sergey Zvezdov
Medio M70+               Tom Gee
Medio W35-44            Monica Bishop

Piccolo Fondo Champions

Piccolo M23-34           Nicholas Cornell
Piccolo M65-69           Dan Heiman
Piccolo M70+              Michael Howard
Piccolo W23-34           Alexandria Cornell
Piccolo W35-44           Samantha Spangenburg

About Gran Fondo National Series

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 was the first series to implement 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.

For more information, please visit: granfondonationalseries.com