GF National Series — Cache Gran Fondo

Gran Fondo National Series Information

The Utah-Cache Gran Fondo is an official 2026 SENA Gran Fondo National Series event. This includes an opportunity for riders who participate in the Cache Gran Fondo to earn Series Points and qualify for the 2026 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships, which will be held on Sept 20, 2026 in Frederick, Maryland. Scoring for Gran Fondo National Series points at Cache Gran Fondo will be determined by adding each riders’ overall Start-to-Finish time with their segment-times. Age-groups for scoring will be matched to Gran Fondo National Series age-groups.

Specificity calculation for GFNS Medio (77-mile course) AND GFNS Century Route (105-mile Course) placement and points will be calculated in the following way:

Gran Route = Cache Century Route (Start-to-Finish time) + (competitive time for SERIES Gran Route placement and points)

Race Route = Cache 77mi Route (Start-to-Finish time) + (SR 23 sprint segment time) + (River Bottoms KOM/QOM) + (Utah/Idaho Border Sprint) = (competitive time for SERIES Medio Route placement and points)

USA CYCLING GRAN FONDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ELIGIBILITY & QUALIFICATIONS

Please refer to the qualification criteria on the Gran Fondo National Series website: https://www.granfondonationalseries.com/gran-fondo-national-championship

The Gran Fondo National Series® series and USA Cycling are pleased to announce the USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships. This National Championship will occur at one of the Gran Fondo National Series events each year. This event will crown age group Gran Fondo National Champions at this prestigious event. At the end of the Gran Fondo National Series season, riders with the best three Gran Fondo finishes (including the National Championships) in their age groups will be crowned Series Winners of the Gran Fondo National Series.

Notification of Qualification

Athletes who qualify through results at qualifier events will be notified via email the Thursday after Gran Fondo National Series receives event results from the organizer. Athletes who believe they have met the qualification criteria and have not been contacted can apply for an entry by emailing jason.calderon@granfondoseries.com. Athletes who qualify will be able to register for the championships event (National Championships wave of 2026 Gran Fondo Maryland) immediately upon being notified that they have met the qualification criteria. Entry to the championships event will require an entry fee.

Why is the Qualification Period 18 Months?

We chose to recognize results from within the 18 months prior to the Gran Fondo National Championship in order for cyclists to be able to qualify by riding the same gran fondo two consecutive years. While we encourage cyclists to participate in many different events, we recognize there might not be a second Qualification Event nearby. As an example, a rider who participates in Gran Fondo Highlands in June 2024 and June 2025 would qualify for the National Championship on September 14, 2025. The 18-month qualification window also creates future opportunity to move the National Championship event to other locations at various times of year.

Qualification Events

Riders can meet the performance standards above by participating in any of the following gran fondos within a period of 18 months prior to the GF National Championships event. Additional events may be added to the list at any time, based on Event Organizer’s decision and Gran Fondo National Championships Series Event Qualification Criteria.E-Fondo Series Points Competition

Gran Fondo Florida; Pasco County, FL - Sunday, March 22, 2026

Tour of Georgia Gran Fondo; Helen, GA - Sunday, April 19, 2026

Cheaha Challenge GF; Jacksonville, AL - May 2026

Highland Gran Fondo; Butler, NJ - Sunday June 7, 2026

Gran Fondo Utah; Payson, UT - June 13, 2026

Cache Gran Fondo; Logan, UT – July 2026

719 Ride; Colorado Springs, CO - July 2026

Gran Fondo Asheville; Asheville, NC - Sunday, July 19, 2026

Boone Gran Fondo; Boone, NC - Sunday, August 2, 2026

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Gran Fondo; Fincastle, VA - August 2026

Gran Fondo Maryland; Frederick, MD - Sunday, September 20, 2026

2026 National Gran Fondo Series Sponsors

How do the Categories Work?

There are several categories. The overall winners are those who finish first regardless of categories (first as in best time section times. For example a rider who is in the 35-39 Category and has the fastest times of the day will win the overall as well as 1st place for 35-39 Category. For the Gran Fondo National Championship, the fastest time of the day for riders in their respective categories will be crowned the Gran Fondo National Champion and will earn a Gran Fondo National Champion title and jersey. Similar for the Series, the riders in each age-gender category will win a Gran Fondo National Series title and jersey.

Competitive Categories 76-Mile Course

The Utah-Cache Gran Fondo Qualifier for the Gran Fondo National Series event will provide results for the following different age groups, (both women and men):

14-16, 17-18,19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and over.

Age Groups are defined by riders’ age on December 31st of the year of the National Championships.

Your racing age is the age you will be on December 31st of the current year we are in. (example: If you race on Sept 22nd and are 44 years old on the day of the race, and your birthday is Nov 3rd, your racing age would be 45).