Date
Sat, 15 May 2027
Venue
Sugar Creek Winery, 125 Boone Country Lane, Defiance, Missouri 63341
Defiance, Saint Charles County
Countdown
May
The long road day: 161 km on tarmac with a timed Schluersburg climb. The climbing is modest at around 1,500 m, so the challenge is the distance and the clock.
Key facts
01SAG cut-off at 16:00, so keep your pace honest over 161 km
02Mass start
03Schluersburg climb is timed
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The course
The route
Defiance
Distance161km
Total climb1,474m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate157.6 km
Weather
Mid-May, Defiance
25°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
47%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 47% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Carter Snow04:29:0635.9 km/h
02Andy Schnurbusch04:29:1435.9 km/h
03Sean O'Connor04:30:5935.6 km/h
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Finishers
5:23:40
Median time
29.8 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBig Shark Bicycle Company and Sugar Creek Winery
Instagram@bigsharkbicycleco
Running since2010
Training
Training for the Vino Fondo Gran Fondo 161 km
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161 km with 1,474 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
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