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Since day one, Levi’s GranFondo has provided a universally celebrated cycling experience for people from around the world—whether they seek community, leisure, health, fitness, mental wellbeing, personal challenge, or elite competition. This event brings all of these elements together, creating a harmonious yet complex orchestration of riders moving through a network of beautifully intertwined roads.
This journey requires a shared awareness of the spirit of the ride—a collective experience we embark on together. Your movement has a ripple effect, shaping the day for everyone who partakes. We invite you to tread lightly and navigate Sonoma County’s bucolic landscape with grace and respect, ensuring that every participant can enjoy and celebrate this extraordinary event.
Founded by Fahri Diner in 2001, Skipstone is a premier producer of limited-production Bordeaux-focused varietal wines from its certified-organic Alexander Valley estate, set within the valley’s hillsides known as Pocket Peak. The 200-acre Skipstone estate, located along the Levi’s GranFondo route, features a 27-acre vineyard, state-of-the-art winery, olive orchards, and the private Residence at Skipstone, available for overnight stays.
Levi's GranFondo offers a variety of ride distances to suite cyclists of all ability levels. There are a total of seven unique routes that range in difficulty from a short, 10.8 mile option designed for beginners to a 138 mile long behemoth that deserves its minker as America's most difficult road race which rivals .
Levi's GranFondo is now the richest one-day professional road race in the world.
In 2024 we integrated a professional race into Levi’s GranFondo called The Growler. This year, thanks to the support of our new presenting partner, Skipstone, we're doubling down. Come witness, or partake in history being made.
1st Place: $25,000
2nd Place: $15,000
3rd Place: $10,000
4th Place: $7,000
5th Place: $6,000
6th Place: $5,000
7th Place: $4,000
8th Place: $3,000
9th Place: $2,000
10th Place: $1,000
1st Place: $25,000
2nd Place: $15,000
3rd Place: $10,000
4th Place: $7,000
5th Place: $6,000
6th Place: $5,000
7th Place: $4,000
8th Place: $3,000
9th Place: $2,000
10th Place: $1,000
Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor-Sonoma Wine Country is the Official Host Hotel of Levi's GranFondo. Our guests may SAVE 15% off regular rates. Book early for the biggest savings. Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor-Sonoma is under 2 minutes by bike or car from the Windsor Town Green where Levi's GranFondo takes place.
We have something for everyone. Here are the routes of Levi's GranFondo.
FREE to join!
The Family Fondo is FREE! Kids, parents and loved ones can join Levi's GranFondo at no additional expense, and enjoy a protected ride through beautiful rolling roads in Sonoma County's wine region.
There are no aid stations on the Family Fondo route, but it's short, and you'll be back at the festival within an hour and a half or less.
The Piccolino route is a petite, introductory 22-mile ride through picturesque wine country. It's a great match for beginner road cyclists. It does not feature a formal aid station, however, you may stop at Veteran's Memorial Beach in Healdsburg to top off water and take a break.
There are no aid stations on the Piccolino route.
The Piccolo route is a relatively easy 40-mile jaunt through picturesque wine country next to vineyards and gently rolling hills. It splits the difference between a beginner ride and the Medio. It's easy, but it's 40 miles of easy.
1 AID STATION
- 29mi: Rued Winery
The Medio route is the quintessential Sonoma County weekend ride. It features two aid stations evenly spaced for you to top off, amazing, fast-rolling tarmac with a mix of vineyards and two notable climbs.
2 AID STATIONS
- 31mi: Cloverdale
- 47mi: Alexander Valley
The Geysers route is a completely new flavor of Sonoma County and brings you up some serious climbs to accumulate over 6,000' of elevation in 81 miles. You will ride through a region that is home to North America's largest producer of clean, reliable renewable geothermal power, and experience sweeping views of Sonoma County's wine region.
3 AID STATIONS
- 31mi: Cloverdale
- 52mi: Geysers
- 66mi: Alexander Valley
Our Gran route continues to include road the event was named for: King Ridge. Participants make their way through Cazadero before traveling along one of California's most celebrated roads in cycling. This is a very difficult route, and while it's not quite the epic that the Growler is, you'll be challenged by two very substantial climbs.
3 AID STATIONS + 2 WATER STOPS
- 29mi: Cazadero (water)
- 45mi: King Ridge
- 67mi: Skaggs (water)
- 89mi: Cloverdale
- 1mi: Alexander Valley
The Growler is a behemoth with a signature level of difficulty that rivals some of the most difficult professional road race courses in the world. After tackling King Ridge, you then take on a completely new set of roads that travel like the spine of a dragon's backbone high above the surrounding hills of Sonoma County. Your return to the gently rolling valley floor comes at the price of taking on two more long, steep climbs along Stewarts Point Road. It's not nearly over. The Geysers, and another 3,000' of difficult climbing awaits long after you've already amassed nearly ten thousand feet of elevation over the course of the previous 90 miles.
4 AID STATIONS + 2 WATER STOPS
- 29mi: Cazadero (water)
- 45mi: King Ridge
- 67mi: Skaggs (water)
- 89mi: Cloverdale
- 109mi: Geysers
- 123mi: Alexander Valley
