We haven’t quite gathered all our impressions yet, as we’re still reliving the wonderful moments of our amazing event, but we can definitely say that this year’s edition of ALPE GRAN FONDO 2025 is once again successfully behind us.
Beautiful weather, tough competition from top cyclists, and participants from 15 countries – it was more than we could have wished for. While last year we were greeted by rainy weather at the start, which practically didn’t let up all day, this year our cycling celebration was marked by heat and sunshine, with not a single cloud in the sky.
All of this was possible thanks above all to you – the cyclists – and the entire team that helped deliver the event with such quality.
Once again, the numbers are truly impressive:
- 70 police officers on the route in Slovenia
- Police support along the routes in Austria
- 15 motorcyclists on the course
- Over 130 route marshals
- Three medical teams
- The entire Tourism Kamnik team, led by Luka Svetec
- Thanks to all 10 municipalities along the route, and especially to the authorities in Austria
- Our entire organizational team, and of course
- The mayor of Kamnik, Mr. Matej Slapar, who once again supported the realization of our event
Thank you all.
Excellent weather conditions and ideal road surfaces contributed to record-breaking times across all routes.
RESULTS
THE PODIUM RESULTS FOR ALL ROUTES ARE LISTED BELOW, and interestingly, all winning times—both in the men’s and women’s absolute categories—were 6 to 15 minutes faster than last year’s top podium times.
PRO COURSE – 130 km, Men
🥇 1st place: Hans Joerg Leopold (AUT) – 3:24:25.0
🥈 2nd place: Nejc Čenčič (SLO) – 3:28:13.9
🥉 3rd place: Gregor Matija Cerne (SLO) – 3:29:20.9
PRO COURSE – 130 km, Women
🥇 1st place: Maja Mencigar (SLO) – 3:44:45.9
🥈 2nd place: Longyka Anja (SLO) – 3:53:28.0
🥉 3rd place: Maruša Klemenc (SLO) – 3:53:28.3
🚴♂️ HOBBY COURSE – 75 km | Men’s Results
🥇 Nik Gračanin (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 1:34:35.6
🥈 Filip Novak (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 1:40:42.4
🥉 Matej Kladnik (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 1:42:25.2
🚴♀️ HOBBY COURSE – 75 km | Women’s Results
🥇 Majda Horvat (Austria)
⏱️ Time: 2:01:28.9
🥈 Iva Radeva (Bulgaria)
⏱️ Time: 2:18:51.1
🥉 Agnieszka Szymczyk (Poland)
⏱️ Time: 2:23:47.2
⛰️ ČRNIVEC CLIMB – 15 km | Women’s Results
🥇 Aleksandra Fortin (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 40:39.4
⛰️ ČRNIVEC CLIMB – 15 km | Men’s Results
🥇 Leon Komac (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 29:03.4
🥈 Sašo Osenar (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 36:16.6
🥉 Matic Osenar (Slovenia)
⏱️ Time: 36:17.0
COURSES
Once again, participants took on three beautiful courses, with the majority naturally opting for the longest and most challenging 130 km “PRO” course, which loops around the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in all their breathtaking glory:
- PRO – 130 km
Featuring three mountain passes and over 2,000 m of elevation gain - HOBBY – 75 km
Includes two demanding climbs with 1,454 m of elevation gain - ČRNIVEC CLIMB – 15 km
A focused ascent with 534 m of elevation gain
📸 PHOTO GALLERIES
Some photos are already available on our Facebook page, and we’ll be publishing more images from our photographers in the galleries below as soon as we receive them:
- 🔗 [Facebook Page – CLICK HERE]
- 📷 [Gallery 1]
- 📷 [Gallery 2]
- 📷 [Gallery 3]
- 📷 [Gallery 4]
- 📷 [Gallery 5]
- 📷 [Gallery 6]
- 📷 [Gallery 7]
- 📷 [Gallery 8]
🎁 GENEROUS PRIZES FOR PARTICIPANTS
The top performers shared valuable prizes provided by our generous sponsors, but we also awarded plenty of prizes to other participants as part of the celebration.
Prize sponsors included:
- Vidim Eye Center
- Decathlon
- Vittoria
- MaxiSport Čerin
- Avtohiša Real
- Radgonske Gorice
- Gostišče 902 Črnivec
SPECIAL NOTES & INCIDENT
This year, our race was part of the Slovenian Cup, under the supervision of the Cycling Federation of Slovenia (KZS). Unfortunately, the event was also marked by an unfortunate incident.
The third rider to cross the finish line on the longest route, Tadej Sadar, who placed third overall, was found to not be officially registered for the event. He was wearing another participant’s race number, and during the official podium photography, he did not disclose this to the organizers.
This act is a serious violation of competition rules. Upon investigation, the race committee determined that this was not his first offense of this kind. As a result, he was disqualified, and disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against both him and the registered participant whose number he used, under the authority of the Cycling Federation of Slovenia.
This behavior is shameful, and we regret that such an incident occurred at our event. It reflects poorly on individuals who believe they are above the rules.
Thankfully, no other violations were observed by the race officials.
We will continue to update the full news post as soon as we receive more photos and additional information for publication.
🎉 Once again, congratulations to all participants, and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who stood by us and helped make this event possible.
👋 See you next year!
And now… you’ve definitely earned your vacation! ☀️🚴♂️🍹
