Team

About Gran Fondo Israel & the Team

Gran Fondo Israel is a sporting events production company that specializes in promoting cycling events. Our goal  is to become the leader in cycling events and sporting productions throughout Israel. Together with our partners, we bring extensive experience and a commitment to professionalism and excellence to all every sporting event. We seek to promote local businesses and tourism through our Gran Fondo events, which are  organized in full cooperation with local authorities and organisations.

Team

Harel Nachmani 

promoter and producer of the event

Born in 1971, Harel is a father of 3 and lives in Pardes-Hanna. He is an avid triathlete, Ironman  Marathon and Trail runner both in Israel and around the world. After being exposed in Europe and North America to the concept of Gran Fondo, in 2010  Harel initiated Gran Fondo  and then .together with Shai Rishoni in April 2012  organized the Gilboa-Hermon event, which was a stunning success.

The International Arad – Dead Sea Gran Fondo 2016 continued the  tradition of first class ‘Gran Fondo Israel’  events that will put Israel on the map of international cycling.

 

 

Yuval Golan 

Tecnical Director

‪​Yuval was born in raised in the Southern city of Beersheba and began his association with sports with basketball and athletics. He is a former member of the Israeli national cycling team (cadets and juniors). Yuval is a PE.B.ed graduate and currently coaches cycling youth and is a TV commentator for road races.

 

 

Ziv Kashi

Production Manager

Ziv. 40, from Gan HaDarom,  is  married with 4 children. He boasts more than 13 years of experience creating and promoting mega-events across country, including festivals, concerts, sports and branding events. 
Ziv’s  passion for the challenge and desire for excellence are the what drives him  to succeed and invent himself with each and every project, making a unique and challenging experience for  the participants. “Grand Fondo Arad -Dead Sea 2016 was a new challenge for me and my staff which required creative solutions for making it fun, comfortable and safe and an event  for everyone to remember.” 

 

 

Ido Eindor

President of the Commissaire Panel.

Ido is a veteran of  the competitive cycling world,, whose extensive cycling past spans several decades. He is a former member of the Israel National Team, a  certified coach and  leader of cycling teams,and a national/international commissaire.
He has an in-depth familiarity with and understanding of both  the organizational and management aspects of cycling  races in Israel and abroad, at all levels – from small local races to World Cup and World Championships. Ido is currently the Commissaire and Timekeeping coordinator for the Israel Cycling Federation, with hands-on responsibility for timekeeping at ICF races as the chief timekeeper.
Background includes a B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Science, an M.S. in Computer Science and an MBA.

 

 

Yarden Gazit 

Technical Director 

Yarden is an elite national commissaire for cycling road races, and the technical director of the Israel Cycling Federation, and a former elite rider. He is responsible for the smooth coordination of all technical aspects of the Gran Fondo with UCI and Israel Cycling Federation’s regulations.

 

Also on the team:

Hanan Peretz

Producer

Doron Shapira Orel

Media and Internet Webmaster