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The 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships were the culmination of a series of mass participation cycling events in the Gran Fondo/cyclosportive tradtition held across Scotland between 4 and 7 August 2023, predominantly in Perth, Scotland. Unlike the UCI Road World Championships, which are considered an elite professional event, the Gran Fondo World Championships are targeted at mass participation and cyclists not in full-time professional teams, uniting amateurs and retired professionals, dedicated club cyclists and age-group competitors.
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- ↑ "Gran Fondo | 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships". www.cyclingworldchamps.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ↑ "Gran Fondo cyclists pedal off from Perth". BBC News. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.