Airport Transfers – Available at $50 one way, $100 return

Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Perth today or make use of our airport transfers. We provide a regular service from both Edinburgh (EDI) and Glasgow (GLA) airports. We will welcome you at the airport at our welcome desk and your coach will be waiting outside the terminal. We will also transport your bike in its box or bag. Transfers start at 10.00 and will be every two hours until 18.00 so 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00 and 18.00.

Transport of Bike Boxes – Available at $25 per bike per journey

If you are travelling with a bike box or bag, then we offer transportation at $25 per bike per journey. Please book this in advance to ensure that there is space on our vehicle.

Our hotel

You are staying at Boutique hotel Leonardo Huntingtower Perth. Breakfasts and evening meals are included with your stay.

What about my bike?

We are operating a centrally located bike store with continuous service from our team of bike mechanics. The bike store is within easy cycling distance of most hotels and close to all important venues in Perth. Bikes can be safely stored either at the hotel or at our bike store. Please check each hotel’s description for the details of where your bike will be stored.

Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel.

After breakfast, please ensure that you register for tomorrow’s event. We also offer a guided ride on the Gran Fondo route.

Event Registration

• 09.00 – 18.00 Registration and collection of race packs – Headquarters in Perth at Perth Concert Hall
• 09.00 – 15.00 – Technical briefing for Gran Fondo and Medio Fondo – Headquarters in Perth at Perth Concert Hall.

Guided Ride

After breakfast and any final bike adjustments, we will take you on a supported, guided ride exploring the Gran Fondo course. A short coffee spin has been organised to keep your legs moving, but nothing too strenuous the day before the sportive.

After the ride, please make your way to the event expo in Perth to collect your race pack and attend the technical briefing for tomorrow’s Gran Fondo.

Evening meal at the hotel.

Today is the day!

Getting to the start

It’s just a short roll out from each of our hotels to the start line. Please make your own way to the start this morning, based on your own start time. Our staff will be on hand this morning if you have any last-minute mechanical issues, or if you need directions to the start line.

Provisional itinerary

• 10.00 – 16.30 Gran Fondo
• 10.30 – Medio Fondo races
• 11.45 – Start of the public 100m mile Sportive
• 14.15 – Start of the short distance Sportive
• 17.00 – 2023 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships Podium ceremonies – Perth

After yesterday’s exertions we will have a relaxing day at the hotel today.

After breakfast, we will load the bikes on our transfer vehicle and we will take you to Dundee. Our team will lead you on a short guided ride of the Time Trial course. You can also register for tomorrow’s event and collect your race pack and attend the official riders briefing in Dundee.
Evening meal at the hotel this evening.

After breakfast, we will transport you and your bike over to the Time Trial course just outside of Dundee. We offer private warm up areas with turbo trainers to warm up and get ready for your slot. This afternoon the podium ceremonies and closing celebrations take place at the event HQ in Dundee. Return transport to the hotel and evening meal. Our team will assist you with preparing your bikes for travel.

Departure after breakfast. We offer airport transfers back to Edinburgh or Glasgow airport at set times today. If you want to depart at any other time, then we also offer private transfers on request. Please contact us for a quote