3rd Edition
GGAG3
30 March 2024
GRANGUANCHE
700 km
GRAVEL
+ 16.000 m
★
Omar
Martinello
2 days 13 hrs 14 mins
★
Verena
Walter
3 days 7 hrs 45 mins
THEY MADE THE AUDAX
☆
Omar
Martinello
☆
Federico
Bassis
☆
Niccolò
Varanini
☆
Rasmus
Bozyk
☆
Ramon
Comulada
☆
Gregor
Lah
PRESS – REPORTS – VIDEOS
dotwatcher.cc
The GranGuanche Audax Gravel is a self-supported, single-stage, fixed-route, endurance cycling event across the Canary Islands. It’s not a race, it’s a collective adventure and a challenge to finish the route. There’s no cut-off time, there are no prizes, no medals, no brevet cards or finisher diplomas. The Audax is focused on the experience rather than the final results.
It’s a demanding route for experienced riders as it includes serious climbs, high mountains, and remote areas. Experienced means well-trained, technically skilled, and wisely equipped. Exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and night rides add even more risk to a challenging ride. Participants are fully responsible for their safety and logistics.
The Audax Pace
Is the challenge to connect all the scheduled ferries in a non-stop ride, it’s only achievable by ultra-cycling athletes, the entry fee will be fully refunded to every rider fast enough to make it.
AUDAX
PACE
+
Sat – 1st Night – audax starts at 22:00
Lanzarote
110km +2.000m » Next ferry in 9h30min
Take it easy, you will finish around 4 am. Resting for a few hours will make a big difference later.
≈ Ferry: Armas 08:00 (35min)
–
Sun – 1st Day
Fuerteventura
160km +2.300m » Next ferry in 7h40min – Avg speed 21km/h
Another easy one, you will finish around 5 pm. Rest as much as possible on the 2-hour ferry.
≈ Ferry: Fred Olsen 17:00 (120min) or Armas 18:00 (120min)
–
Sun – 2nd Night
Gran Canaria
140km +3.600m » Next ferry in 9h30min – Avg speed 15km/h
After 24 hours on the bike, you must keep a steady pace on the steep climb and be careful on the unpaved descent.
≈ Ferry: Fred Olsen 06:00 (80min)
–
Mon – 2nd Day
Tenerife
170km +4.500m – Next ferry in 9h25min – Avg speed 18km/h
It’s a big challenge, stop in La Esperanza for a quick resupply.
Time limit as reference:
10 am, km40 – La Laguna -> 3 pm, km105 – Teide observatory -> 4.30 pm, km150 – Vilaflor
≈ Ferry: Armas 17:30 (165min)
–
Mon – 3rd Night
El Hierro
We will sleep a few hours and start the final loop at 5 am.
Tue – 3rd Day
120km +3.600m
You will finish around 12, plenty of time to catch the Ferry back to Tenerife at 2 pm.
