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2025 FUNRIDE PHOTO ALBUM
Honolulu 🇺🇸
NewYork City 🇺🇸
Port Douglas 🇦🇺
Brisbane 🇦🇺

As 2025 is gradually drawing to a close, what kind of year has it been for you?
When it comes to riding, although temperatures heading into winter dropped more gently than usual, the summer was relentlessly hot, and many of you may have found fewer opportunities to ride. To get through Japan’s hot and humid summers, early-morning rides may be the key. The vibrant early-morning community rides I encountered in Australia felt like exactly the kind of cycling culture that could truly take root in Japan.

Now, to round out the year once again, we are pleased to present a photo album highlighting fan ride events from overseas. From the United States, we feature the HONOLULU CENTURY RIDE in Honolulu and TD Five Boro Bike Tour (BIKE NEW YORK) in New York. From Australia, we introduce the PORT DOUGLAS GRAN FONDO FESTIVAL (the ride event concluded in 2025) and the BRISBANE CYCLING FESTIVAL.
Please enjoy the courses and scenery that showcase the unique character of each event.

目次

1 HONOLULU CENTURY RIDE
2 BIKE NEW YORK (Five Boro Bike Tour)
3 PORT DOUGLAS GRAN FONDO FESTIVAL
4 BRISBANE CYCLING FESTIVAL

1 HONOLULU CENTURY RIDE

Event Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Event Date: Sunday, September 28
Held annually on the last Sunday of September / In 2026: Sunday, September 27
Distances: Approximately 40 km, 80 km, 120 km, and 160 km
Number of Participants: Approximately 1,300 riders

View the post-event photo album here.
Part 1　https://globalride.jp/event/hcr25album01_en/
Part 2　https://globalride.jp/event/hcr25album02_en/

2 BIKE NEW YORK (TD Five Boro Bike Tour)

Event Location: New York City, United States
Event Date: Sunday, May 4
Held annually on the first Sunday of May / In 2026: Sunday, May 3
Distance: Approximately 64 km
Number of Participants: Approximately 30,000 riders

3 PORT DOUGLAS GRAN FONDO FESTIVAL

Event Location: Port Douglas / Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Event Date: Sunday, September 14
The fan ride event concluded in 2025; a half marathon event is scheduled to be held in 2026
Distances: Approximately 48 km, 60 km, 100 km, and 136 km

View the post-event photo album here.
https://globalride.jp/feature/cairns02_en/

4 BRISBANE CYCLING FESTIVAL

Event Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Event Date: Sunday, April 13
In 2026: Sunday, April 12
Distances: Approximately 50 km, 80 km, and 110 km

View the post-event photo album here.
Part 1　https://globalride.jp/event/ayaka_brisbane25_p1_en/
Part 2　https://globalride.jp/event/ayaka_brisbane25_p2_en/

Let’s meet again at fan ride events around the world next year!

Post Date：2025.12.26

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