Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo

About the Event

The Bike Abu Dhabi Festival is bringing a Gran Fondo to the Emirate! Starting in the capital city of Abu Dhabi and going all the way to the Garden City of Al Ain, the very first Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo is a challenging 150km race for our avid cycling community. With a total prize pool of AED 2,000,000 this Gran Fondo is the highlight of the cycling season. Participants will be split into different groups. The first group is dedicated to elite men and women (UAE clubs and teams). The remaining participants will be split based on their average speed. Participants are free to select from speed pods which best suit their abilities.

Entertainment The Bike Abu Dhabi Festival is also highlighted by the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships held alongside Abu Dhabi Corniche at Nation Towers Khalidiya car park, including a village area full of entertainment for visitors to enjoy.

Professional riders Athletes who have been registered as Professionals part of a UCI Worldteam, UCI Proteam or UCI Continental team, including the two years following their last membership as professionals, are admitted to participate exclusively for promotional purposes. Authorization of the sports club to which they belong needs to be shown to the jury. They will not be able to participate in any way in the ranking or be eligible for prize money. *Anti-doping regulations and professional rider restrictions will apply.