Event Schedule

Updated 6/26 5:13 EST

EVENT DATE – June 28th, 2025

Venue location for 2025: Bristol Rec Park at 110 Airport Drive. Bristol, Vermont.

Online Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET

INFORMATION REGARDING FEES HERE

The Vermont Gran Fondo is a non-competitive ride through Vermont’s Green Mountains. This ride will test your fitness with its challenging climbs. There are fantastic views at the top of each gap—savor them before you speed downhill, NOT TOO FAST.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Friday 6/27 –

Frog Hollow Bikes, 74 Main Street, Middlebury – MAP

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Packet pick-up and registration.

NOTES: GRAN-X Riders should all collect packets at this time. If you cannot make it, allow time in the morning to collect before roll-out.

No timing chips are handed out at this time. They must be collected on Saturday morning.
There are no clothing sales at this time, only pre-purchased items.

Saturday 6/28

All activities at Bristol Rec Field, 110 Airport Dr, Bristol, VT.

The local Recreation Park has ample space for our venue tent, after-party food vendors, and no shortage of parking.

We will be on-site from 4:30 am. Main venue: 110 Airport Drive, Bristol, VT. Map.

4:30 am – 9:30 am: Packet and timing chip pick up at the main venue. Gran-X riders should have collected their packet on Friday (notify us if you cannot). (NOTE: Piccolo route is not timed)

5:00 am – Gran-X Fondo (150 mi) group departs

7:00 am – Gran Fondo (109 mi) group departs

9:00 am – Medio Fondo (80 mi) group departs

9:30 am – Piccolo Fondo (40 mi) group departs

12:30 pm – Food serving begins

2:00 pm – Lincoln Gap KOM/QOM Awards

8:00 pm – The end. (No riders should be on the course at this time)

COURSES & REST STOPS:

For segment information, please see the maps on the website.

All course information: https://vermontgranfondo.com/explore-the-course/

Gran-X Rest Stops: (provisional)

Warren (25 miles)
Randolph (54 miles)
Rochester (70 miles)
East Middlebury (97) Time Cut-Off point at 2 PM (9 hrs)
Middlebury Gap Summit (106 miles)
Warren (125 miles)
Lincoln (136 miles)

Gran Rest Stops: (provisional)

Warren (25 miles)
Lincoln (35 miles)
Middlebury Gap Summit (50 miles)
Rochester (60 miles)
East Middlebury (88 miles)

Medio Rest Stops: (provisional)

Lincoln (7 miles)
Middlebury Gap Summit (23 miles)
Rochester (33 miles)
East Middlebury (60 miles)

Piccolo Rest Stops: (provisional)

Lincoln (7 miles)
East Middlebury (20 miles)

Gran Cut-Off time 12:00 pm: At the intersection of Ripton Rd and Rt 125 in Ripton, riders arriving after this time must turn right.

Gran-X Cut-Off time is 2:00 p.m. Riders arriving after this time must turn right at the Lower Plains Rd and Rte 125 intersection, which is at the 100-mile mark and the Weybury Inn rest stop.

Perks:

Four amazingly scenic, challenging, and well-marked routes
Route signage marking every turn, cue sheets, and route maps at each rest stop.
Rest stops with the foods you expect at endurance cycling events (PBJ, Hammer Fuels and Fluids, an assortment of fresh fruits), plus a variety of specialty treats
SAG support and mechanical support will be provided along the course.
Insurance coverage is included in the registration

Mountain Gap Hill Climb Challenge: King and Queen of the Mountain

This year, a timed Gap Hill Climb Challenge with KOM & QOM trophies will be awarded to the top three men and women. The most challenging gap of the course will be designated as the challenge. As part of the Gran Fondo National Series (GFNS), we will be timing each gap** KOM for the GFNS points, but only awarding Lincoln Gap for VTGF awards.

Riders seeking a bit of additional motivation can empty the tank by attempting to set personal bests and comparing themselves to others on each gap. Upload your climb times (for any or all of the four gaps) via Garmin or iPhone to Strava and compare your times on our event KOM and QOM segments for each gap.

Driving Directions:

All of the weekend’s activities are centered at the Bristol Rec. Club on 110 Airport Drive, Bristol. Click here for directions.

Parking:

Parking is not finalized as there is planned repaving of the parking lot utilized in the past, and the timing is not finalized. If you do not see an announcement, follow the orange parking signs.

At the venue at 110 Airport Drive.

*If a road closure or construction affects access to a designated ‘Gap Challenge’, the next most challenging gap will become the ‘Gap Challenge.’

**Some gaps are not timed for Gran-X