2nd annual chq gran fondo

2016

The proceeds from the second-annual Gran Fondo went towards the SWCS Education Foundation, the Mental Health Association, and the Chautauqua County Veteran’s Endowment Fund.

The Ride. The Picnic. The Music. 

In only its second year, the Chautauqua Gran Fondo has become an excellent end-of-the-summer community event. Designed to promote health and well-being for cyclists of all skill levels, the Gran Fondo meshes both activity with family-friendly entertainment. 

Featuring live music from nationally recognized recording artists Deb & the Dynamics and The Stickers, the after-party was lively was again. The Make-Your-Own Ice Cream Sundaes station, provided courtesy of Tastee Corners of Jamestown, was a delicious hit with the adults and children alike.

Riders once again could choose between four cycling routes: the scenic 20-mile tour, the 40-mile fitness tour which included a ride on the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry, the 37.3-mile challenge tour, and the 58-mile challenge which took cyclists up to Lake Erie’s Barcelona Lighthouse before returning to circle Chautauqua Lake.