Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo

June 11 2023
Thornbury, ON, Canada
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Distances: 63, 102 km
Difficulty: Gently rolling terrain with one or two short hills

The Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo is a new event organized by Bruce Bird, multiple UCI Gran Fondo World Champion in both time trial and road racing and organizer of the Blue Mountains Gran Fondo who was part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series from 2015-2019.  The event in Ontario’s lake region is a true Gravel paradise.

The course starts and finishes in the center of Thornbury at the Georgian Bay for a first flat 10k.  The gravel roads then head south for a tough 7k uphill with a gradient varying from 2% to 6% and an average of 3% followed by a small downhill and another 2k uphill at 6% average.  The middle section of the course has rolling hills with a third 3k hill starting at km 69 at 4.5% average before entering a single track section.  The last 27km towards the finish is back on the same roads that were used in the start.

The shorter 63km course makes a shortcut after the second hill to rejoin the 102k course for these same final 27km towards the finish in the city center of Thornbury.

Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo

 
Start Located At: Thornbury, Ontario
 
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May 20 2023 - NEWS: Cromwell and Swift take dominant solo victories at The Gralloch Gravel Race
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May 13 2023 - NEWS: Nankervis and Cromwell fastest at UCI SEVEN Gravel race downunder
May 07 2023 - NEWS: Neefjes and Kongstad fastest at UCI Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk
Apr 30 2023 - NEWS: Maltha and Kielich fastest at UCI Gravel Fondo Limburg in the Netherlands
Apr 30 2023 - NEWS: Basson and Colyn fastest at UCI Swartberg 100 Gravel Fondo
Apr 23 2023 - NEWS: Valverde Shows He's Still In Great Shape At La Indomable
Dec 22 2022 - NEWS: Trek UCI Gravel World Series doubles in size in its second year
Dec 13 2022 - NEWS: The Swartberg 100 in South Africa joins UCI Gravel World Series
Dec 09 2022 - NEWS: Fayetteville to represent U.S. as gravel cycling world championship qualifier city
Oct 16 2022 - NEWS: Cyclists celebrate Veneto week with Cancellara, Colbrelli and Pozzato
Oct 09 2022 - NEWS: Gianni Vermeersch wins the first men's UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 08 2022 - NEWS: Pauline Prevot-Ferrand takes first rainbow jersey at UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 04 2022 - NEWS: Van der Poel and Sagan to ride UCI Gravel World Championships at the Veneto Classic
Oct 07 2022 - NEWS: UCI Gravel World Championships Elite Start Lists
Jun 11 2023 - EVENT: Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo
Jun 18 2023 - EVENT: Wish One Gravel Race
Jun 24 2023 - EVENT: Highlands Gravel Classic
Jul 15 2023 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Jul 22 2023 - EVENT: Gravel Adventure
Aug 05 2023 - EVENT: Jingle GX Gravel Race
Aug 19 2023 - EVENT: Gravel Grit n Grind
Aug 26 2023 - EVENT: Houffa Gravel
Sep 02 2023 - EVENT: La Monsterrato-Strade Bianche
Sep 09 2023 - EVENT: Specialized Gravel Series Limburg
Oct 07 2023 - EVENT: 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 28 2023 - EVENT: Gravelista
May 04 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk
 
ucigravelws
May 20 2023 - NEWS: Cromwell and Swift take dominant solo victories at The Gralloch Gravel Race
May 13 2023 - NEWS: Neefjes and Voß fastest at UCI 3RIDES gravel race In Achen, Germany
May 13 2023 - NEWS: Nankervis and Cromwell fastest at UCI SEVEN Gravel race downunder
May 07 2023 - NEWS: Neefjes and Kongstad fastest at UCI Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk
Apr 30 2023 - NEWS: Maltha and Kielich fastest at UCI Gravel Fondo Limburg in the Netherlands
Apr 30 2023 - NEWS: Basson and Colyn fastest at UCI Swartberg 100 Gravel Fondo
Apr 23 2023 - NEWS: Valverde Shows He's Still In Great Shape At La Indomable
Dec 22 2022 - NEWS: Trek UCI Gravel World Series doubles in size in its second year
Dec 13 2022 - NEWS: The Swartberg 100 in South Africa joins UCI Gravel World Series
Dec 09 2022 - NEWS: Fayetteville to represent U.S. as gravel cycling world championship qualifier city
Oct 16 2022 - NEWS: Cyclists celebrate Veneto week with Cancellara, Colbrelli and Pozzato
Oct 09 2022 - NEWS: Gianni Vermeersch wins the first men's UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 08 2022 - NEWS: Pauline Prevot-Ferrand takes first rainbow jersey at UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 04 2022 - NEWS: Van der Poel and Sagan to ride UCI Gravel World Championships at the Veneto Classic
Oct 07 2022 - NEWS: UCI Gravel World Championships Elite Start Lists
Jun 11 2023 - EVENT: Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo
Jun 18 2023 - EVENT: Wish One Gravel Race
Jun 24 2023 - EVENT: Highlands Gravel Classic
Jul 15 2023 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Jul 22 2023 - EVENT: Gravel Adventure
Aug 05 2023 - EVENT: Jingle GX Gravel Race
Aug 19 2023 - EVENT: Gravel Grit n Grind
Aug 26 2023 - EVENT: Houffa Gravel
Sep 02 2023 - EVENT: La Monsterrato-Strade Bianche
Sep 09 2023 - EVENT: Specialized Gravel Series Limburg
Oct 07 2023 - EVENT: 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 28 2023 - EVENT: Gravelista
May 04 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk