Due to conflicting events, we have decided to move the Gran Fondo Moab to May 7th, 2011, in order to provide a better experience for GFM participants. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, while encouraging you to come on out to Moab on May 7th for what will be a stellar second event. Stay tuned to this site, or subscribe to our feed for notifications and the absolute latest GFM information.

It’s official, the date for the 2nd annual Gran Fondo Moab is May 14, 2011.

This date has been changed! Please see this article.

We’d like to send out a big “thank you” to everyone who attended, you made this next one possible.

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the first Gran Fondo Moab. The ride turned out to be great other than the cold weather. We can assure you that this is not the normal weather patterns that we get in May. Keep checking the website as we will post the dates for the 2011 event soon. We will also have an early bird registration discount. For 2011 we are looking at having jerseys and socks available for sale.

KING of the Mountain
1.) Howard Groots #100
2.) Jonathon Delacy #170
3.) Mark Sevenoff #201
4.) Jeff Richards #196
5.) Neil Baker #126

Queen of the Mountain
1.) Betsy Richards #59
2. Beth McMaster #54
3.) Kathy Ross #18
4.) Rebecca Koffmann #33
5.) Michele Keeve #34

The preliminary results for the GFM are in!

You can click on the categories below to view.

OVERALL

MEN OVERALL

WOMEN OVERALL

TANDEM

MEN 20 & UNDER

MEN 21-29

MEN 30-39

MEN 40-49

MEN 50 & OVER

WOMEN 21-29

WOMEN 30-39

WOMEN 40-49

WOMEN 50 & OVER

Congratulations to you all on making the 1st Gran Fondo Moab a tremendous inaugural event. We hope to see you all and many others next year.

GRAN FONDO MOAB IS ONLY 10 DAYS AWAY*

Thanks for registering or inquiring about the 1st annual Gran Fondo Moab. We are working super hard to make this an event that you will come back to next year and spread the word. Our website at www.granfondomoab.com will get updates as they come up, so continue to check back.

**If you are a vegetarian, email me to put your order in for a Vegi panini for lunch. Lunch will be served by the great folks from Love Muffin Cafe.

Here are some inportant reminders for ALL riders:

Scheldule

Friday April 30, 3pm-9pm Mandatory Packet Pick Up.  (Moab Swanny Park/behind Poison Spider Bicycles) We cannot do packet pick up on Saturday before the event. There is no last minute registration. Registration ends April 29th at midnight. Let your friends know to register ASAP. You will get a T-shirt if you registered before April 23, as I ordered extras.

Saturday May 1, 7 AM Gran Fondo Moab MASS Start at Swanny Park.  Remember that the Start is in town and the Finish is about 5 miles outside of town at Old City Park. There will be an Aid Station and Lunch at the Finish.

*Route Time Limits:  6 Hour Time Limit (7am-1pm). The Course is open from 7am- 1pm with timing. If you leave before 7am you will not get a result or time. If you do not make it to the Finish Line before 1 PM your time will be listed as 6+ Hours.  The finish is on a closed portion of road which we need to have re-opened to traffic by 1 pm.  All Sag Wagon and Police support will remain on the course after 1 pm to help any riders.

Prizes: KOM and QOM will each win a set of brand new road wheels:

1st Male: Bontrager RXL Scandium Wheelset

1st Female: Mavic Ksyrium Elite Wheelset

2nd Place Male and Female each get $125.00

3rd Place Male and Female each get $75.00

4th Place Male and Female each get $50.00

5th Place Male and Female each get a set of Vittoria Open Corsa Evo tires

We are encouraging you to RACE to the Top- Geyser Pass Road turnoff. There is a super steep curvy downhill after that. We DO NOT want you to take risks with your speed on this section. You will NOT win anything! Please descend safely and in full control and remember there will be oncoming traffic on the entire 20 mile downhill until just before the finish.

There will be no prizes awarded for your time at the finish, only for the top five male and female riders to the top. (Geyser Pass Road)  All other prizes will be used in the raffle, so everyone gets a chance to win.

Safety: Ride with Caution- there are catlle guards, potholes and some area’s of loose gravel to look out for. DO NOT RIDE ABOVE YOUR LIMITS. The route will be on open roads with two way motorized traffic. Cyclist’s must obey traffic laws at all times. There will be a STRICT center line rule. We have a rolling closed road from town to the Castle Valley- Loop Road turnoff. If you fall behind the last Utah Highway Patrol vehicle on this section, please ride single file. It will be a neutral start from town until HWY 128. Once on 128 it is game on!

A reminder- NO HANDUPS (water or food). You must use the aid stations for food and water. We want to minimize the amount of traffic on the Loop Road.  Please do not have anyone out on the roads for any type of support.

ALL RIDERS will get a course map with mileage details of course hazards and aid stations.

Sunday May 2, 9 AM Fun Day- Enjoy all the great adventures Moab has to offer.Come by Swanny Park and demo a bicycle. Yeti bicycles will have mountain bikes to take out for a half day to check out the great mountain biking in the area.

If you have any questions PLEASE EMAIL ME AT info@granfondomoab.com

Thanks,
GFM Team and Poison Spider Bicycles 

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