Gran Fondon.

Brit.

/ˌɡran ˈfɒndəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɡræn ˈfɑndoʊ/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian gran fondo.

Etymology: < Italian gran fondo (1958 or earlier; 1930 or earlier denoting a long-distance alpine event; also earlier in cycling in corsa di gran fondo (1920)) < gran great (see grand adj.) + fondo athletic endurance (1907 or earlier in corsa di fondo and gara di fondo , both denoting long-distance alpine events; first half of the 14th cent. in sense ‘limit, extreme’; a1321 in sense ‘bottom’) < classical Latin fundus bottom (see fundus n.).The term is recorded earlier in an English context as the name of a long-distance swimming race held in Italy: 1990 Times 18 July 42/3 Tracey Wickham..made a gruelling return to competition this week by winning the 20-kilometre Gran Fondo race on Lake Trasimeno.

A long-distance cycling event of a type originating in Italy, in which a large number of participants follow a marked route.

ΚΠ

2002 Herald (Glasgow) 24 June 19/5 I told her grumpily that Mike was taking Andy and Dave to the Gran Fondo.

2007 G. Andrews Road Bike Maintenance vii. 112/1 Standard Cassette Ratios... 13-29. The choice ratio for riding in the high mountains (for those in the know). It's also the main choice for Challenge rides, gran fondos, ‘centuries’ and the Etape du Tour.

2014 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 14 July (Sports section) b8 The UCI-sanctioned Tour of Alberta, plus the growth in public participation events like Gran Fondos,..elevated the profile of cycling in Canada.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gran fondo
释义	Gran Fondon. Brit. /ˌɡran ˈfɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɡræn ˈfɑndoʊ/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian gran fondo. Etymology: < Italian gran fondo (1958 or earlier; 1930 or earlier denoting a long-distance alpine event; also earlier in cycling in corsa di gran fondo (1920)) < gran great (see grand adj.) + fondo athletic endurance (1907 or earlier in corsa di fondo and gara di fondo , both denoting long-distance alpine events; first half of the 14th cent. in sense ‘limit, extreme’; a1321 in sense ‘bottom’) < classical Latin fundus bottom (see fundus n.).The term is recorded earlier in an English context as the name of a long-distance swimming race held in Italy: 1990 Times 18 July 42/3 Tracey Wickham..made a gruelling return to competition this week by winning the 20-kilometre Gran Fondo race on Lake Trasimeno. A long-distance cycling event of a type originating in Italy, in which a large number of participants follow a marked route. ΚΠ 2002 Herald (Glasgow) 24 June 19/5 I told her grumpily that Mike was taking Andy and Dave to the Gran Fondo. 2007 G. Andrews Road Bike Maintenance vii. 112/1 Standard Cassette Ratios... 13-29. The choice ratio for riding in the high mountains (for those in the know). It's also the main choice for Challenge rides, gran fondos, ‘centuries’ and the Etape du Tour. 2014 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 14 July (Sports section) b8 The UCI-sanctioned Tour of Alberta, plus the growth in public participation events like Gran Fondos,..elevated the profile of cycling in Canada. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2002
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