Short news: UCI Gran Fondo World series, Tour de Kärnten

CycloWorld regularly publishes short news about gran fondos and sportives. Stay informed!

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• The entire programme of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series will be updated. The organizers are also investigating whether it's possible to move the UCI World Championship Gran Fondo. More news is expected later in April.

• The Classico Boretti, a popular sportive in the Netherlands, has been moved to 10-7-2021.

• The Tour de Kärnten has been moved to 4-9-2021. The 6 stages remain unchanged. Participants who had registered can also advance their ticket to 2022 if they wish.

• Who dreams of one day seeing the snow walls of the Galibier up close must pay very close attention. A new gran fondo sees the light: Le Galibier Challenge. This gran fondo will be ridden just a few days after the official opening of the col, on June 6. The longest distance has 110 km 3350 meters of elevation.

• There are still about 50 spots available for the Gold distance of the Alpenbrevet, reports the organization. 

• Lille-Hardelot will not be ridden on June 27, 2021. The event has been moved to May 2022.

• Stijn Claessen and Jef Claessen win the team ticket for the TOUR Transalp. Congratulations gentlemen!