2016 Event Photos
The Bruce Buckley Photography team was on the course and at the Start and Finish of the 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. The team captured thousands of images of the day.
A highlight gallery has been posted, with thousands of images coming soon.
Galleries will be posted at the site linked above.
Get Your Ridge Supply Alpine Edition Socks Before They’re Gone
Ridge Supply, designers of limited edition cycling socks made in the USA, have partnered with the 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo and introduced an Alpine Edition of the classic Skyline Dawn sock design.
The Ridge Supply booth was onsite all weekend at the Gran Fondo, so most participants stocked up, but you can find this limited edition design on the Ridge Supply website until Friday, October 7th.
LIVE Timing and Results
We are LIVE on course from the 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo.
Follow riders as they pass through Prostate Cancer Awareness Project King of the Mountain timing points and arrive at the finish line.
Event Brief 2016
All the details you need to arrive prepared for the 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo!
The final event newsletter was published on Monday, September 19.
It can be viewed by following this link.
BICYCLING Magazine: Alpine Loop #1 Road Climb with a View
In its Ride Destinations column, BICYCLING Magazine has curated their selection of “mountain passes that promise jaw-dropping vistas along with major bragging rights” in its feature Top Road Climbs with a View; naming the Alpine Loop #1 on the list.
Nicknamed by professional mountain bike racer Jeremiah Bishop, the Alpine Loop is among his favorite training rides and the namesake for the annual event the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo presented by the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project.
As BICYCLING tells it, “This 104-mile loop starting in Harrisonburg delivers a quad-burning 11,000 feet of Blue Ridge Mountain climbing, complete with two dirt road sections (including a 10-mile haul to Reddish Knob—the highest point in northern Virginia). The terraced farms dotting the landscape are so like Europe’s you’ll expect a plate of gooey raclette at the end.”
The 2016 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo takes place September 25. Registration is open until event reaches capacity.
