The fastest bicycles are in Antalya.

The international cycling race UCI Nirvana Gran Fondo World Series, organized by the International Cycling Union, will start tomorrow at 10:00 AM on the Antalya Expo road with a 20 km time trial course.

The first race of the UCI Nirvana Gran Fondo World Series, which will be held in Antalya from November 14-17, will take place tomorrow as a Time Trial (TT). In this 20 km flat course, designed as 10 km out and 10 km back, 230 athletes from 26 countries will compete.

The Time Trial race provides slots for participation in the World Championship organized under the UCI Gran Fondo World Series. Participants will try to complete the 20 km course in the shortest time possible. This race, where each athlete starts individually and competes alone according to the rules, will have the athlete with the lowest time declared the winner. Those who finish in the top 25% of their age category will qualify for the Time Trial competition at the World Championship.

Short and long course races will push boundaries
The international cycling race UCI Nirvana Gran Fondo World Series will take place in Antalya on Sunday, November 17, with Long Course (98 km), AG Tohum Short Course (66 km), and Paracycling Course (66 km) races.

UCI Nirvana Gran Fondo World Series Antalya, which is one of the mandatory preliminary stages to participate in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championship and distinguishes itself from other Gran Fondo races, will be held with the support of the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Turkish Cycling Federation.

The race program is as follows:

November 15, Friday – Start: Antalya EXPO Road
10:00 – 15:00: Time Trial Race (20 km)
15:30: Time Trial Race Award Ceremony
10:00 – 18:00: Fair Area Activities

November 17, Sunday – Start: Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel
10:00 – 14:00 UCI Nirvana Gran Fondo World Series Antalya Race
Long Course (98 km)
AG Tohum Short Course (66 km)
Paracycling Course (66 km)
14:15 – 15:45 Award Ceremony
09:00 – 17:00 Fair Area Activities