Gran Fondo Las Vegas

After a Hiatus in 2017 due to road construction Gran Fondo Las Vegas returns. 

Gran Fondo Las Vegas will not obey the Vegas motto of what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas as you are bound to take away great memories and a sense of accomplishment from tackling the 70-mile Gran Fondo route or 100-mile Ultimo Fondo ride.

Limited to 300 riders.

Routes

Gran Fondo:  70 miles with about 5,500′ climbing. Starting at Las Vegas Cyclery, you’ll enjoy a nice, flat warm-up before you hang a left on Charleston, which becomes Highway 159. It’s a gentle climb to the right turn onto the Scenic Drive heading into Red Rock Canyon. From here the climbing begins. It starts gradually and then pitches up a bit as the scenery becomes more and more beautiful! At the top of the climb you’ll enjoy the view and drinks and snacks at the first checkpoint.

You’ll climb a bit more before you reach the summit – then it’s a wonderful, rewarding descent down to Highway 159 where you’ll make a right. The road rolls gently along Highway 159 all the way to the right turn to Blue Diamond, where you’ll find the second checkpoint (which is the turn-around for the Mini Fondo). Then you head back to Highway 159 again until you come to the t-intersection at Highway 160, where you’ll turn right.

Here the climbing begins again. About 8 miles of climbing to the summit of Mt. Potosi and the 3rd checkpoint (and turn-around).

Ultimo Fondo: Just shy of 100 miles with about 8,000′ climbing. Same as Gran Fondo route except from the summit of Mt. Potosi you’ll enjoy a screamin’ downhill descent to the right turn onto Lovell Canyon. Lovell Canyon is an 11-mile, very gentle climb. At the end of the road you’ll refuel, make a u-turn and retrace the route back the way you came. The return is a straight shot down Highway 160 to the left on Highway 159 and back to Las Vegas Cyclery. Of course you may re-visit the Blue Diamond checkpoint on the way back to refuel and rejuvenate.