10 most popular Cyclosportives and Gran Fondo in Europe

according to our worldwide audience

With the start of the classic cycling season just ahead of us, we have to list the 10 most popular cyclosportives and gran fondo in Europe, our most popular episode 5, as usual based on the browsing behavior of our visitors, just as we explained in our first episode “most popular granfondo in Italy”.


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Top 10 most popular Cyclosportives and Gran Fondo in Europe

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10. Cicloturista Bilbao-Bilbao (Spain)

The 34th edition of the Cicloturista Bilbao-Bilbao, in full the Marcha Cicloturista Internacional Bilbao-Bilbao, takes places on Sunday 19 March 2023, in Bilbao, and this exactly one hundred days before the start of the Tour de France in the capital of the Basque Country. The Cicloturista Bilbao-Bilbao presents 3 routes … read more

Entries for “La Clásica Cicloturista” are still open but if you can’t make it, add the Cicloturista Bilbao-Bilbao to « my Bucket List »   and we will notify you when the 2024 edition is announced.

9.   Reto Oiz Erronka (Spain)

The second cyclosportive in the list is the Reto Oiz Erronka, also known as the Martxa Zikloturista Jabi Amorrortu, and offers 3 routes through the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a natural region of Biscay, Basque Country. The upcoming edition takes place on Saturday 17 June 2023 with departure in the town of Gernika (in Spanish Guernica) part of the municipality Gernika-Lumo… read more

Registration for “La Marcha Cicloturista De Urdaibai” are still open but if you can’t make it, add the Reto Oiz Erronka to « my Bucket List »   and we will notify you when the 2024 edition is announced.

8.   Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff  Sportive (Belgium)

The first Belgian cyclosportive Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff in our ranking of most popular road sportives is a well-established one among the cyclosportives and part of the Proximus Cycling Challenge. The 52nd edition will take on Saturday 03 June 2023 with departure in Tilff, Wallonia. 

As Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff takes places in June it could be a good alternative later on the season for the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge as it presents traditionally some well-known climbs from the cycling monument Liège-Bastogne-Liège such as the "Col du Rosier" and "Côte de la Redoute" ... read more

Entries are not yet open!

7.   Granfondo Tre Valli Varesine (Italy)

Being part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series, the Granfondo Tre Valli Varesine might need no introduction for the granfondo addicts. 

Granfondo Tre Valli Varesine 2023 will take place in the last weekend of september, offering 3 routes crossing the three valleys that give the name to the competition: the Valcuvia, the Valganna and the Valtravaglia … read more

Registrations for edition 2023 are still open.

6.   Amstel Gold Race Experience (Netherlands)

The Amstel Gold Race Experience is the cyclosportive version of the Amstel Gold Race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands and takes places on Saturday 15 April 2023, one day before the pro race, with departure and finish in Valkenburg.

The 2023 edition is already sold out, but when you add Amstel Gold Race Experience to « my Bucket List »  ,  we will notify you when the next edition is announced ... read more

5.   Gran Fondo Strade Bianche (Italy)

On the fifth place we have the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche, which crosses the beautiful Tuscan countryside and ends in the famous Piazza del Campo in Siena. The Gran Fondo version will take place on Sunday 05 March 2023, the day after the pro race and has become rapidly a bucket list ride for many riders … read more

The 2023 edition is already sold out, but when you add Gran Fondo Strade Bianche to « my Bucket List »  ,  we will notify you when the next edition is announced ...

4.   Granfondo Ischia (Italy)

The popular Granfondo Ischia 100, cancelled in 2022 is now planned for May 7 and takes place on the beautiful island of Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples ... read more

Read also our episode “most popular granfondo in Italy”

3.   Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge (Belgium)

The Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge is the cyclosportive version of the cycling monument Liège-Bastogne-Liège and will take place on Saturday 22 April 2023 and let you complete the entire long and arduous course, exactly as the pros who make their appearance one day later. The event offers also shorter routes with the main climbs of the final of « La Doyenne »… read more

Entries for epic challenge are still open but if you can’t make it, add the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge to « my Bucket List »   and we will notify you when the 2024 edition is announced.

2.   La Chouffe Classic (Belgium)

La Chouffe Classic, also part of the Proximus Cycling Challenge, is the second most popular cyclosportive in Europe and takes place on Saturday 13 May 2023 with departure in Houffalize, Wallonia and introduces you to all the beauty that the province of Luxembourg and the East Cantons have to offer ... read more

Entries close on Friday 12 May

1.   Tour of Flanders Sportive (Belgium)

The most popular cyclosportive in Europe is the Tour of Flanders Sportive (We Ride Flanders) will take place on Saturday 01 April 2023. 

One day before the pro’s dispute this cycling monument, amateur cyclist can start in Bruges for the full route with the same cobblestone sections and legendary steep and cobbled slopes like the Koppenberg, Kwaremont and Paterberg. We Ride Flanders offers also shorter distances with departure and finish in ...... read more

Entries for this bucket list ride are still open but if you can’t make it, add the Tour of Flanders Sportive to « my Bucket List »   and we will notify you when the 2024 edition is announced.



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