Gran Fondos, Cyclosportives and Ironman Races in France
Cycloscape has preparation pages for 13 gran fondos and cyclosportives and 10 Ironman and 70.3 races in France. The next on the calendar: Paris–Roubaix Challenge (10 April 2027), Colnago Granfondo Mont Ventoux (6 June 2027), Lille–Hardelot (6 June 2027). France's cyclosportives are mountain days: the Étape du Tour, La Marmotte, the Ardéchoise and the Vosges, with Ironman races in Nice, Vichy and the Loire Valley.
Gran fondos and cyclosportives in France
In order of the next edition (undated ones last), with the longest route of each:
- Paris–Roubaix Challenge — Busigny / Roubaix, France, 10 April 2027 — 170 km on its longest route
- Colnago Granfondo Mont Ventoux — Vaison-la-Romaine – Mont Ventoux, France, 6 June 2027 — 118 km on its longest route
- Lille–Hardelot — Lille – Hardelot, France, 6 June 2027 — 167 km, 1,775 m on its longest route
- L’Ardéchoise — Saint-Félicien, Ardèche, France, 8–12 June 2027 — 232 km, 4,425 m on its longest route
- L’Ariégeoise — Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, France, 26 June 2027 — 182 km, 4,150 m on its longest route
- L’Alsacienne — Kruth, Alsace, France, 27 June 2027 — 195 km on its longest route
- La Marmotte Granfondo Alpes — Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Alpe d'Huez, France, 27 June 2027 — 177 km, 5,000 m on its longest route
- L’Étape du Tour de France — French mountains, a new course every year, 11 July 2027 — 170 km, 5,400 m on its longest route
- Corima Drôme Provençale — Montélimar, France, date to be confirmed — 146 km on its longest route
- Granfondo Vosges — La Bresse-Hohneck, France, date to be confirmed — 178 km, 3,500 m on its longest route
- La Classique Les Copains — Ambert, Auvergne, France, date to be confirmed — 121 km, 3,160 m on its longest route
- La Drômoise — Die, Drôme, France, date to be confirmed — 138 km, 2,250 m on its longest route
- Ronde Picarde · Henri Sannier — Eaucourt-sur-Somme, France, date to be confirmed — 158 km, 1,450 m on its longest route
Ironman and 70.3 races in France
The bike leg of each race has its own page:
- Ironman Aix-en-Provence 70.3 — Aix en Provence, France, 23 May 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman Les Sables d'Olonne 70.3 — Les Sables d'Olonne, France, 1 July 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman Vichy — Vichy, France, 22 August 2027 — 180 km bike
- Ironman Vichy 70.3 — Vichy, France, 22 August 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman France — Nice, France, 12 September 2027 — 180 km bike
- Ironman Nice 70.3 — Nice, France, 12 September 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman 70.3 World Championship – Men — Nice, France, date to be confirmed — 90 km bike
- Ironman 70.3 World Championship – Women — Nice, France, date to be confirmed — 90 km bike
- Ironman Tours Loire Valley — Tours, France, date to be confirmed — 180 km bike
- Ironman Versailles 70.3 — Versailles, France, date to be confirmed — 90 km bike
Preparing for one of them
Each page gives the event's date, routes and what its course asks, with the organiser's sources. Event Coach turns the event you choose into a plan to its date, built around your time and what you already ride.
Frequently asked
How many gran fondos are there in France?
Cycloscape lists 13 gran fondos and cyclosportives in France, each with its own preparation page; it is not every event in the country, but the best known.
What is the next gran fondo in France?
Of the events listed here, Paris–Roubaix Challenge on 10 April 2027, according to its organiser.