Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, is located on the hillside of the Andean mountain at 9350ft above sea level. It was built over the foundation of an older Inca city and it is famous for its well preserved colonial downtown, with several churches from XVI and XVII century, and other buildings that mixes European and indigenous styles.

Quito is the first city declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. It is surrounded by 12 volcanos, many of them snowy ones, among them Pichincha volcano, Cotopaxi, Antisana and Cayambe, they make up a Majestic Andean contour that goes along with such amazing weather, sunny and cool, with an average temperature of 65F. Its people are very warm, the food is amazing and diverse, with a wide offer of restaurants and bars to enjoy the best Andean and international cuisine.

Around Quito, you will find ancient forests, home of the beautiful spectacled bear and from where you can enjoy trekking, bird and exotic fauna watching, sport activities (rivers and lakes), volcanos, archaeological Parks, natural reserves, among many other exciting activities. Also, a few miles from Quito Downtown you will find the famous Middle of the World monument and park, where you can enjoy a delicious Ecuadorean coffee or maybe a cup of traditional mulled wine, you wouldn’t like to miss the experience of standing between two hemispheres, exactly at 0 latitude.

Cycling culture is huge in Quito, you will be able to enjoy the bikeways along the city before and after the race.

The GFNY Quito course starts and ends at the historic Quito Hotel at a height of 2856m. We start with 27 km of flat roads, with very tight curves in the historic center and city circuit until we reach the detour of the long and medium courses in the Carcelén interchange to the north of the city heading towards Mitad del Mundo, at that point we head south on a route that goes up and down until we reach the Panamericana Norte, there the route changes pace with the first great climb of the day: the COLLAS mountain pass, second category , with a distance of 4.7 km, an accumulated drop of 394m and an average slope of 6%, this pass will be a short and fun challenge.

At the top of the climb we will have false flats and some breaks to take the Ruta Viva until we reach Cumbayá and begin the biggest challenge and mountain, the Guápulo mountain pass 106 km to the finish with a 9 km climb to the top, a climb of 572m of accumulated difference in height and an average gradient of 5.6%, this being a category 1 climb to experience a complete professional experience.

LONG COURSE IS A COMPETITION: Only the finishers of the long course are eligible for category rankings and Overall and Podium awards. If you want to race and be ranked in your category, you must complete the long course. Top 20% of finishers in each age group earn a spot in the Qualifier Corral at every GFNY World event.

MEDIUM COURSE IS NOT A COMPETITION: The riders of the medium course will be provided their start-to-finish time, but will not be ranked by finish time. All finish times will be listed in alphabetical order.