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The flagship Gran Fondo New York: a hilly, timed ~160km road gran fondo from the car-free George Washington Bridge up to Bear Mountain and through hilly New Jersey. ~2,600m of climbing where W/kg matters. Next edition Sunday 16 May 2027.
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.
160km north through the Palisades on Route 9W, up into Bear Mountain State Park, then home through the hilly New Jersey rollers to Fort Lee.
It's timed and raced by age group, and it's genuinely hilly. 2,600m of climbing means your power-to-weight, not your handling, decides the day.
Is GFNY World Championship New York for you?
- Riders with a strong power-to-weight ratio. On a course that climbs 16m every kilometre, the lighter, punchier climber gains time all day.
- Anyone confident in a fast bunch. The flat stretches of 9W reward riders who can sit in and draft rather than grind solo into the wind.
- Age-group racers chasing a result. It's chip-timed with category podiums, so it suits riders who want to race, not just tour.
- Riders who pace their own effort. Bear Mountain is the famous climb, but the back-half New Jersey rollers punish anyone who over-cooks it early.
Training plan for GFNY World Championship New York
A training plan for GFNY World Championship New York isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 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
- 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
- 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
