Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo 2025

The Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo is back for it’s 4th Edition!

This time there is a twist with starting in the Garden City of Al Ain and finishing in the capital Abu Dhabi, taking riders through a challenging 150km route.

One of the region’s most anticipated community cycling events, the 2025 edition will feature once again a massive AED 2,000,000 prize pool. But it gets even better, as the number of awards has been increased to total of 364!

The 2025 edition will see participants start in different speed groups. The first group is dedicated to elite men, women, and teams. The remaining participants will be split based on their average speed and set off accordingly.

*Anti-doping regulations and professional rider restrictions will apply.

Special Notes or Additional Info

Elite teams & elite riders

• Riders in the elite category will have to present their local or international license, obtained from their local federation to the organizers in order to be allowed to start in the first wave. The license number will have to be entered and a copy of the licenses has to be uploaded as part of the registration process and a license check will be conducted by the organizers. If no valid license is presented participants will be placed in the next speed group

Professional riders

• Athletes who have been registered as Professionals part of a UCI WorldTour team, UCI Women WorldTour team or UCI Proteam, including the two years following their last membership as professional, are admitted to participate exclusively for promotional purposes and will be released in the final start group in order to not effect race standings. Authorization of the sports club to which they belong needs to be shown to the jury.
• They will not be able to participate in any way in the ranking or be eligible for prize money.

Anti-doping

• In case of being tested positive during the anti-doping controls carried out at the event, or in case of being tested positive in the 6 (six) months following it, the organization reserves the right to ask for the compensation from the participant Requesting an amount of AED 200,000.00 to cover the damages to the image of the event.
• If the participant belongs to a sport association, the latter will be jointly obliged to pay the sanction. The sum of money will be used to promote youth sport practice.