Events/GFNY World Championship New York

GFNY World Championship New York

Road

Date

Sun, 16 May 2027

Venue

George Washington Bridge (NYC) → Bear Mountain → Fort Lee, NJ

Countdown

May

Distance

160km

Total climb

2,600m

The world championship of the Gran Fondo series, and it starts on the car-free George Washington Bridge. Around 5,000 riders from close to 100 nations roll out over the Hudson together.

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The course

The route

160km and roughly 2,600m of climbing, out from the car-free George Washington Bridge up Route 9W to the sustained Bear Mountain ascent, then back through the New Jersey rollers to the finish in Fort Lee. That works out to about 16m of climbing for every kilometre.

Weather

Mid-May, George Washington Bridge (NYC) → Bear Mountain → Fort Lee

20°CTypical high

10°CTypical low

1°CColdest in 20 years

40%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 40% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the GFNY World Championship New York

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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A climber's road race

Typical sessions

160km with 2,600m of climbing, a full 4.5 to 9 hours in the saddle

The sustained Bear Mountain ascent, a tempo-to-threshold effort that sets your time

Repeated New Jersey rollers where most of the day's time is quietly lost

Fast group dynamics on 9W, where drafting saves the legs for the climbs

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Threshold climbs: 2 to 3 by 15 to 20 min at 95 to 105% FTP on a gradient, for Bear Mountain

Roller repeats: 8 to 12 by 1 to 3 min over threshold with short recovery, for the New Jersey rollers

Long hilly rides of 4 to 6 hours with 1,500 to 2,500m of climbing to build durability

Fast group rides at pace to sharpen drafting and positioning

Not a generic schedule

Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo

One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet

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