# 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

The 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships were the culmination of a series of mass participation cycling events in the Gran Fondo/cyclosportive tradtition held across Scotland between 4 and 7 August 2023, predominantly in Perth, Scotland. Unlike the UCI Road World Championships, which are considered an elite professional event, the Gran Fondo World Championships are targeted at mass participation and cyclists not in full-time professional teams, uniting amateurs and retired professionals, dedicated club cyclists and age-group competitors.
Qualification for the World Championships was achieved through participation in the 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Series.
This edition was the first time the Gran Fondo World championships were held together with the elite road racing championships as part of the inaugural 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. Medals were awarded in road race and time trial, across age-group classifications. Older riders competed in Medio Fondo,a shorter version of the Gran Fondo.
Age group winners included several former elite professionals, most notably London 2012 road race champion Alexandr Vinokurov and Tour de France veteran Johnny Hoogerland, while Atlanta 1996 road race and multiple road and track cycling world champion Jeannie Longo won the time trial championship in her age class (W65-69).

## Results
### Men
#### Road race

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Gran Fondo Age 19-34 | Lars van Coppenolle Belgium | Matteo Cigala Italy | Matthias Studer Switzerland |
| Gran Fondo Age 35-39 | Wojciech Szczepanik Poland | Fabio Porco Belgium | Stefan Kirchmair Austria |
| Gran Fondo Age 40-44 | Johnny Hoogerland Netherlands | Jeppe Tolboll Denmark | Carlo Porco Belgium |
| Gran Fondo Age 45-49 | Jone Ellingsen Norway | Carlos Brito Portugal | Peter Verstraete Belgium |
| Gran Fondo Age 50-54 | Alexander Vinokurov Kazakhstan | Raul Patino Spain | Adrian Jach Poland |
| Gran Fondo Age 55-59 | Michael Schaefer Germany | Lieven van der Perre Belgium | Pascal Herve Canada |
| Medio Fondo Age 60-64 | Jørn Fjeldavlie Norway | Rob Pears Great Britain | Mike Twelves Great Britain |
| Medio Fondo Age 65-69 | Sylvan Adams Israel | Arnaldo Salazar Venezuela | Ron Paffen Netherlands |
| Medio Fondo Age 70-74 | Liberto Correas France | Bernard Siguenza France | Luciano Metxelena Spain |
| Medio Fondo Age 74-79 | André Petipas France | John Horsburgh Australia | Rob Stones Great Britain |
| Medio Fondo Age 80-84 | James McDonald United States | John Jones Great Britain | Robert McGowan Great Britain |

#### Time Trial

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 19-34 | Guillaume Saye Belgium | Espen Helgesen Norway | Will Lowden Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 35-39 | Michele Paonne Liechtenstein | Wojciech Szczepanik Poland | Jonny Allen Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 40-44 | Simon Wilson Great Britain | Paul Kennedy Ireland | Jeppe Tolboll Denmark |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 45-49 | Andy Critchlow Great Britain | Jone Ellingsen Norway | Matthew Smith Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 50-54 | Girts Vivers Latvia | Raul Patino Portugal | Richard Brook Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 55-59 | Richard Oakes Great Britain | Michael Schaefer Germany | Robert Nunes Costa Rica |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 60-64 | Kevin Tye Great Britain | Brendan Sullivan United States | Mike Twelves Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 65-69 | Sylvan Adams Israel | Javier Benet Fabregas Spain | L Painter United States |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 70-74 | Paul Mowery United States | Gilles Pellet France | Johann Taucher Austria |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 75-79 | Andre Petipas France | Ed Chamberlain United States | John Horsburgh Australia |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 80-84 | Marcel Eve France | Robert McGowan Great Britain | Herbert Lackner Austria |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 85-89 | Brian Lewis Great Britain | | |

### Women
#### Road race

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Gran Fondo Age 19-34 | Emily Proud Great Britain | Marine Lenehen Ireland | Michelle Gagnon Canada |
| Gran Fondo Age 35-39 | Wies de Jong Netherlands | Kim Knaeps Belgium | Petra Pasar Slovenia |
| Gran Fondo Age 40-44 | Mary Wilkinson Great Britain | Claudia Sutter Switzerland | Lina Cepak Slovenia |
| Gran Fondo Age 45-49 | Ils van der Moeren Belgium | Esta Bovill Canada | Helen Jackson Great Britain |
| Medio Fondo Age 50-54 | Amy Phillips United States | Jutta Stienen Switzerland | Michela Gorini Italy |
| Medio Fondo Age 55-59 | Annick van Leuven Belgium | Ina Pfuhler Germany | Julie Rae Ireland |
| Medio Fondo Age 60-64 | Suzie Godart Luxembourg | Lillian Pfluke United States | Marianne Hald Denmark |
| Medio Fondo Age 65-69 | Linda Dewhurst Great Britain | Jeannie Longo France | Kathryn Churchill Great Britain |
| Medio Fondo Age 70-74 | Vanessa Cooney United States | Gisele Thureau France | Mary Cullen New Zealand |

#### Time Trial

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 19-34 | Jessica Rhodes-Jones Great Britain | Lisanne Heemskerk-Immerzeel Netherlands | Laura Simenc Slovenia |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 35-39 | Kimberley Miller Germany | Laura Tibitanzl Germany | Jenny Asplund Sweden |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 40-44 | Anna Rzasowska Poland | Jennifer George Great Britain | Rebecca Seal Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 45-49 | Sonja Moi Norway | Jeannie Blakemore New Zealand | Naomi de Pennington Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 50-54 | Adelheid Schutz Germany | Molly van Houweling United States | Marijke de Smedt Belgium |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 55-59 | Angela Carpenter Great Britain | Elin Gronvik Norway | Ivana Cicchelli Australia |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 60-64 | Sarah Matthews Great Britain | Ruth Clemence United States | Andrea Nightingale Great Britain |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 65-69 | Jeannie Longo France | Linda Dewhurst Great Britain | Diane Schleicher United States |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 70-74 | Mary Cullen New Zealand | Vannesa Cooney United States | Gisele Thureau France |
| Gran Fondo time trial Age 80-85 | Sarah Powers United States | | |

## Medal table

After 42 events
2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships medal table :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR)* | 11 | 5 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 42 | 40 | 40 | 122 |