THE 2025 STAGES
5 stages (total approx 650KM) + PROLOGUE TT
The 2025 Granfondo Yunnan will visit the same cities as in 2024, following the successful major redesign last year. However, some of the race courses will change considerably. On the race schedule are five genuine stages for a total distance of 650+ km (long distance category) that are part of the General Classification of Granfondo Yunnan. NEW in 2025: a DUO TT on Friday, 31 October that will feature as Prologue to the event and that will NOT count towards the General Classification. In other words, if you cannot arrive so soon in Dehong-Mangshi, you will not lose anything. On the other hand, you can win another great experience :-)
The event will start in Dehong - Mangshi in Yunnan’s Southwestern corner near Myanmar on Friday, 31 October with the Duo TT and the first official stage on Saturday, 1 November. The finish line after one week of cycling will again be drawn in Xishuangbanna - Jinghong, near the border with Thailand. Both cities have airports, Xishuangbanna in particular is well-connected within China and even Hong Kong. As always, Yunnan is a mountainous province so expect quite a bit of climbing at elevated altitudes. There will be 2 longer bus transfers on Monday and Wednesday, which will allow participants to prepare and recover from the Queen’s Stage in Lincang - Fengqing.