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2024 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Date Announced
The 2024 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo will take place October 6, with start/finish in downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia. Registration will open Wednesday, April 3, at 10AM. New for 2024, the event will partner with Gran Fondo National Series. Details in announcements coming soon. Meanwhile, save the date and ride inspired for great adventure!
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2023 Photos
The Bruce Buckley Photography team captured dramatic images from the 2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. Join us in reliving this amazing day when you browse the highlight gallery – complete coverage coming soon. Full-size high-resolution pictures from the finish line photo booth and podium will be included in the gallery linked above. Those photos will also be available for free web-resolution download in the event’s Facebook Page – link coming soon.
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2023 Results
SVE Timing – Mid-Atlantic results are posted for Sprint, King and Queen of the Hill, and the Mountains contests, reported for 5-year age groups. To view your overall time on course, click your name to expand the view to include all timing data. There were some fierce competitions out there. Congrats to everyone who set out on the amazing adventure! Mountains Contest (Shenandoah Mountain Century and Shenandoah Mountain Adventure routes categories combined and Alpine Loop) winners are awarded jerseys. Winners who were not present will be contacted later this week by The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project to arrange sizing and…
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2023 Event Brief
Ready for the Adventure! 2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Need-to-Knows This is one of the most exciting times of the year for us. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing in some great adventures. We want your experience at the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo to be outstanding. Need-to-know information highlights follow, below. Route Switch? We will account for all riders on course, and knowing which route you intend to complete is very important. Please use the Entry Edit feature prior to 5PM on Thursday. After that time, route updates should be relayed to volunteers at the packet pickup (in advance)…
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2023 Fundraisers Ride Inspired
The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo has a multi-faceted charitable mission, a major component of which is through partnership with the Cancer Journeys Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Project. Each year, participants are invited to join in the optional fundraising efforts in support of this mission; and each year fundraising riders show up with amazing dedication, purposeful goals, and inspired leadership. Every year we say it, and every year we mean it with renewed awe: these fundraising participants are amazing! 2023 fundraisers are rallying contributions through September 25. Their stories and fundraising pages are featured at PledgeReg.com where everyone is invited to…
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2020 Supporters List
Active Fundraisers To see who is actively working to raise funds in support of Cancer Journeys Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Project, visit the 2020 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo fundraising portal, where you can also support an individual fundraiser or contribute to the event-wide fundraising goal. At the conclusion of active fundraising (Oct. 1, 2020) this page will be updated to reflect the names of participants who actively gathered contributions in support of The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project and will be listed in order of most funds raised. Additional Contributions Alpine Loop Gran Fondo participants are also showing their support for…
2020 Fundraising Incentives Updated
The optional opportunity to support the charitable mission of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo couldn’t be simpler: Just sign up for the 2020 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo and give what you can! If you want the option to go above and beyond as a fundraiser, you can use your customized PledgeReg.com fundraising page (automatically created with event registration) to recruit additional contributions toward the charitable mission. For 2020 the following additional incentives are available to those who meet the following fundraising goals: Fundraising for Prostate Cancer Awareness Project $25: 1 Pair PCAP Cycling Socks, available to first 25 individuals to…
Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Video as Experienced by The Vegan Cyclist
For a first-person perspective of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo as experienced by The Vegan Cyclist, check out Chasing Young Bucks Around at Jeremiah Bishop’s Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. You’ll have a peak at the mountain climbs, hear a lot of “vegan excuses,” get the VC breakdown of the best bike for the course, see the big reveal of a special summit, and watch as the experience comes full circle. It’s likely to leave you inspired to take on your own Alpine Loop Gran Fondo adventure. The Vegan Cyclist is a self-described cat 2 road cyclist living in California. His…
The Journey of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo
Majestic scenery along wild mountain roads sets the scene in the Adventure Seen video of the 2014 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo presented by The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project. This incredible film will give you a glimpse of the inspiring journeys taken by cyclists who join Jeremiah Bishop in riding the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo.
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2023 Sponsors
The 2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo was made possible thanks to the generous support from these partners: Cancer Journeys Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Project The Myrias Group Brothers Craft Brewing Jeremiah Bishop Training Bluestone Bike and Run Bruce Buckley Photography Chanellos Pizza Chestnut Ridge Coffee Roasters City of Harrisonburg, Virginia Cutaway USA East Coast Bicycle Academy Experience Learning Flow Formulas Hanks BBQ Harmony Harvest Farm Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance HoneyBaked Ham Harrisonburg Honey Stinger Ridge Supply Rocktown Bicycles Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition SVE Timing – MidAtlantic Sweetwater Farm Trail Center Take Aim Cycling Trade Show Direct ThanBilt Tradeshow Direct Trail Labs…
2021 Bib Numbers Assigned
2021 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo bib numbers are available here: 2021 Participant Bib by Last Name Packet Pickup will take place: Saturday, September 25, 2-6 p.m. Outdoor Patio Brothers Craft Brewing 800 N Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia Sunday, September 26, 6:30-7:45 a.m. Turner Pavilion / Staging Area & Finish Line Location 228 S Liberty Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia For those able to, please collect your packets on Saturday. Event-day packet pickup is for those unable to arrive on Saturday. Please spread apart in line. There’s no need to crowd packet pickup. Masks should be worn at the packet pickup tables and…
2021 Volunteer Opportunities
Community, camaraderie and encouragement are at the heart of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. Just like riders, volunteer participants are a big part of this event! (Sign up opportunities will continued to be added and updated through the first week of September. Check back for live links, coming soon.) From pre-event preparations, packet distribution, venue setup, rest station excitement, and post-ride cleanup, volunteers arrive with many special talents to share and important roles to fill. The 2021 event will operate in new ways and some of the help needed will look a bit different because of that. This year, 100%…
Participants, Claim Your Ridge Supply Socks
Fresh from Ridge Supply, The Alpine – Loop 10 edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the event and your #MyGranFondo Challenge. Included with your entry, all participants receive one pair of this custom design shipped direct. Details about how to claim your complimentary pair of this Alpine edition were sent to all participants via e-mail titled “Your Gran Fondo Challenge, Contests and How To’s” on September 16. Look for that info and claim your pair today.
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2023 Sponsors
The 2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo was made possible thanks to the generous support from these partners: Cancer Journeys Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Project The Myrias Group Brothers Craft Brewing Jeremiah Bishop Training Bluestone Bike and Run Bruce Buckley Photography Chanellos Pizza Chestnut Ridge Coffee Roasters City of Harrisonburg, Virginia Cutaway USA East Coast Bicycle Academy Experience Learning Flow Formulas Hanks BBQ Harmony Harvest Farm Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance HoneyBaked Ham Harrisonburg Honey Stinger Ridge Supply Rocktown Bicycles Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition SVE Timing – MidAtlantic Sweetwater Farm Trail Center Take Aim Cycling Trade Show Direct ThanBilt Tradeshow Direct Trail Labs…
2023 Results
SVE Timing – Mid-Atlantic results are posted for Sprint, King and Queen of the Hill, and the Mountains contests, reported for 5-year age groups. To view your overall time on course, click your name to expand the view to include all timing data. There were some fierce competitions out there. Congrats to everyone who set out on the amazing adventure! Mountains Contest (Shenandoah Mountain Century and Shenandoah Mountain Adventure routes categories combined and Alpine Loop) winners are awarded jerseys. Winners who were not present will be contacted later this week by The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project to arrange sizing and…
Weather Update [Sat. 9AM]
There are very different weather conditions, depending on where you are right now. Today, Harrisonburg is being impacted by the weather from tropical storm Ophelia. We’ll see gusty winds and periods of rain on and off throughout the day. The Fundraising Riders event has been updated. Those participants have been notified (check your inboxes). At this time, the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo is scheduled to take place as planned. Our local meteorologist is forecasting the impacts of the storm to move out in the late night/early a.m. hours, with clearing on Sunday. All participants have been e-mailed. We’ll provide additional…
2023 Bib Numbers Assigned
2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo bib numbers are available, scroll down to view. Packet Pickup will take place: Saturday, September 23, 2-6 p.m. Brothers Craft Brewing 800 N Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia Brothers Craft Brewing parking lot can be accessed from 160 E. Washington Street. Parking is also available in the adjacent Montebello Packaging parking lot on N. Main Street; and curbside. Sunday, September 24, 6:30-7:45 a.m. Turner Pavilion / Staging Area & Finish Line Location 228 S Liberty Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia For those able…
2023 Event Brief
Ready for the Adventure! 2023 Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Need-to-Knows This is one of the most exciting times of the year for us. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing in some great adventures. We want your experience at the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo to be outstanding. Need-to-know information highlights follow, below. Route Switch? We will account for all riders on course, and knowing which route you intend to complete is very important. Please use the Entry Edit feature prior to 5PM on Thursday. After that time, route updates should be relayed to volunteers at the packet pickup (in advance)…
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