Best Road Cycling Races Southwest 2025

Strambecco rates the Best Road Cycling Events Southwest 2025 based on factors including reputation, route quality, location, rider feedback, and the event's or race's overall uniqueness. Spanning California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, the Southwest terrain features of Strambecco's best list include mountains, canyons, mesas, buttes, high broad basins, plateaus, desert lands, and some plains characteristic of the Basin and Range Province. The entire southwestern region features semi-arid to arid terrain. The list includes events in Northern California marked by old-growth forests, spectacular coastal routes, and generally cooler temperatures.
If we had to pick the best of the best road cycling events Southwest 2025, or those you'd classify as bucket list events, we'd recommend two Northern California events, Levi's Gran Fondo in the Spring and Tour of CA Alps (aka The Death Ride) in July. We'd also recommend the Utah-Cache Gran Fondo in the Fall. We find a strong correlation between the best events and professional event producers. The Southwest premiere event producers include Outside Events, Life Time Events, and the Gran Fondo National Series.
Strambecco does not list every event. We strive to identify and review events that are special and noteworthy. If you have suggestions on other events we should consider or review, please get in touch with us here or send us a note at editors@strambecco.com. You can also see some of our other best guides here:
Last updated January 5, 2025 The 2025 event date is not confirmed — The Utah-Cache Gran Fondo 2025 is an annual Italian-style ride in Cache Valley in Northern Utah that has consistently…
Last updated March 26, 2025 — The Death Ride – Tour of the California Alps 2025 is a legendary annual cycling event that challenges riders with its grueling climbs through the scenic…
Last updated April 3, 2025 — One of Strambecco’s Best Road Cycling Events in the Southwest and California, the annual Tour de Big Bear 2025 is a Southern California gem with multiple…
Last updated April 4, 2025 — The Enchanted Circle 2025 road cycling event, produced by The Ride Collective, offers riders some of the most picturesque riding in the southwest and a unique…
Last updated April 16, 2025 The LoToJa Classic 2025 (Logan, UT to Jackson, WY) was started in the 1980s by two Logan cyclists who wanted a race that resembled the difficulty of…
Last updated April 16, 2025 In the heart of the Sierra mountains in California is Mammoth Gran Fondo 2025, a fun and challenging road cycling event that offers three courses for various…
Last updated May 7, 2025 Valley Spokesmen Bicycling Club is celebrating the 42nd annual Mt. Diablo Challenge 2025, an 11.2-mile ride that climbs to the summit of Mount Diablo, one of the…
Last updated May 14, 2025 This year will mark the 41st annual edition of El Tour de Tucson 2025, one of Arizona’s largest and longest-running participative events. Held the Saturday before Thanksgiving…
The Belgian Waffle Ride Gran Fondo 2026, part of the iconic Belgian Waffle Ride Series, offers road cyclists an unforgettable Gran Fondo experience in the heart of San Diego. The Gran Fondo…
Last updated May 6, 2025 The event for 2026 has not been confirmed yet… L’Etape Las Vegas 2026 is another impressive and unique cycling experience that L’ETAPE Event Series has brought to…
Last updated June 9, 2025 The 2026 event has not been confirmed yet… Gran Fondo Utah 2026 is brought to you by the producers of the acclaimed Gran Fondo National Series. This…