The Tour of the Battenkill was a single-day road cycling race held in the Battenkill valley, in Washington County, New York. It was 62.2 miles long, includes many hills, dirt and gravel road sections and as of 2011 it has been held seven times. From 2010 to 2012, the race was rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI America Tour.
Tour of the Battenkill founder Dieter Drake of Anthem Sports sold the event to Rugged Races in late 2017. Rugged Maniac was then purchased by Gannett Media who then ran the event under their endurance sports division, Ventures Endurance through 2024.
In October of 2024, it was announced that the Tour of the Battenkill will return (in 2027), and be organized by its original founder, Dieter Drake of Anthem Sports under a new name — "Battenkill" — after Ventures Endurance declined to continue with the event. Battenkill will return to the Village of Cambridge, NY where it was held from 2009 through 2014.
Battenkill is preparing to return to the UCI international calendar with an Elite Men’s UCI 1.2 road race on May 22, 2027.
Results YearDateParticipantsMen's WinnerTimeWomen's WinnerTimeMen's 2nd placeMen's 3rd place200919 AprilScott NydamKarl MenziesFrançois Parisien201018 April2585Caleb Fairly4:57:07 Floyd LandisJay Robert Thomson201111 April3093Brett Tivers4:07:37Lex AlbrechtJesse AnthonyBrendan Housler201215 April3180Francisco Mancebo4:55:54 Véronique Fortin3:00:38Jesse AnthonyJeremy Vennell201313,14 April3376Adam Farabaugh3:30:12Simon Lambert LemayCameron Cogburn20143,4 May2740Scott Zwizanski4:24:00Kathleen GilesTim MitchellEneas Freyre201520 April201621 MayCurtis WhitePier-André CôtéNicolas Ducharme2017201828 April2019Nicolas Rivard3:29:26Paul DavisJeremy Powers2020202119 JuneJacob Hacker3:30:02Justin ParkerTaylor Delhagen20227 MayLuke Valenti3:27:10Lea Davison3:37:04Jacob HackerTheo De Groote202329 AprilBrian Oliver3:50:14Denise Esposito4:41:34Daniel DurangoKurt Dericks
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