Competition
Gran Fondo New York has prizes valued at $100,000! With fun categories like Best Vintage Cyclist, Fastest Brooklynite, Largest Team, Oldest Rider, Youngest Rider, and more. Would you like to be a sponsor of a category? We'd love to hear from you, email us at info@granfondony.com
Individual Competition
Individuals can also register as members of a team to take part in the GFNY Team Competition.
- The four timed climbs are added together to determine a total time and overall ranking.
- The age groups are:
- 18-39 male/female
- 40-44 m/f
- 45-49 m/f
- 50-54 m/f
- 55-59 m/f
- 60-64 m/f
- 65+ f
- 65-69 m
- 70-74 m
- 75+ m
- The medals:
The top 25% of each category receive a gold medal. All other finishers including Medio Fondo finishers receive a silver medal. The medals co-function as a bottle opener.
Team Competition
Individuals can register as members of a team to take part in the GFNY Team Competition.
- The four fastest times from a team will be added and ranked to determine the fastest team.
- All team member splits are totaled and ranked.
- The podium 4-person teams will be awarded prizes.
- All members of a Cycling Team are eligible for individual age group prizes.
Him+Her Category
A female and male rider have to start and finish each of the four climbs within thirty seconds of each other.
- Because it's tough to find two riders of the same ability and fitness, pushing, pulling, dragging, encouraging, screaming, shouting and any other means of working together is allowed.
- The Him+Her team competion consists of two age categories: sub-90 and 90+ years old combined.
- Members of a Him+Her team are not eligible for individual age group prizes because rider assistance among team members in this category is permitted.
Competition and raffle prizes valued at more than $100,000
- Winners of all categories will receive special winners' jerseys.
- The King and Queen of Mountain will ride home on their new PINARELLO road bikes.
- MAVIC racing and training wheels
- Campagnolo groupsets
- 45 pair of DIADORA racing shoes
- 48 LIMAR Ultralight helmets
- 48 LIMAR shades
- 50 SELLE SAN MARCO saddles
- 115 VITTORIA tires
- 50 buckets of FINISH LINE bike maintenance products
- 200 HIBROS body maintenance products
- The fastest New Yorker Team enjoys a Blue Ribbon pub and restaurant crawl.
- Anyone who beats the pre-existing Strava record on any of the timed climbs is invited to the Strava booth at the finish to upload their ride and receive a prize.
- Distribution of prizes is at the discretion of the organizer. Raffle prizes will be given out during the awards ceremony among particicpants. How? Just be there!
- All prizes will be confirmed at a later stage. Please check back for updates!




































