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Highlights:
On this tour, we will do many of the climbs that have become household names and regulars for the Giro d’Italia. We spend 2 nights in each location giving you the opportunity to really soak up the atmosphere and breathtaking scenery. Only the best hotels on this tour. Bellissimo!
Day One - Bolzano Warm-up Ride
Main Route: 40km
Total Ascent: 1,000m
Time: 2 hours
Town: Bolzano
Bolzano is a wonderfully cosmopolitan city with strong German influences. Lots of Beer and Weisswurst! Easy ride over undulating terrain to tease out the jet lag and enjoy the fresh air.
Day Two - Bolzano Loop to Passo Palade
Main Route: 100km
Total Ascent: 1,600m
Time: 4 hours
Towns:Caldaro - Tesimo
The Passo Mendola is a great climb to start this tour. It’s a perfect way to acclimatise with its long and steady ascent. We then do the Passo Palade, also nice and steady followed by a long descent into Bolzano trough vineyards and apple orchards.
Day Three - Bolzano to Canazei
Main Route: 80km;
Total Ascent: 1,700m
Time: 4 hours
Towns: Collepietra - Vigo di Fassa
We enter the Dolomites with a beautiful climb up to Collepietra, followed by the Passo Costalunga to Canazei. You’ll be enchanted by the little ski town of Canazei. Great good warm up ride for some bigger days ahead.
Day Four - Canazei Loop to Val di Fassa
Main Route: 90km
Total Ascent: 2,700m
Time: 5 hours
Towns: Alleghe - Moena
Today we get serious! Two big, well-known passes, the Passo Fedaia and the San Pellegrino. We traverse the scenic Val di Fassa and the Valle Agordina. We pass through dozens of mountain villages and the Marmolada Glacier provides an impressive backdrop!
Day Five - Canazei to Brunico
Main Route: 100km
Total Ascent: 2,000m
Time: 5 hours
Towns: Selva di Val Gardena - Bressanone
Passo Sella is the most famous climb we’ll do toay, but not the only one! We’ll ride through the famous Val Gardena and the mediaeval town of Bressanone, ending our day in the enchanting town of Brunico.
Day Six - Brunico Loop to Plan de Corones
Main Route: 80km
Total Ascent: 2,000m
Time: 5 hours
Towns: Marebbe - Plan de Corones
This is an optional rest day with a cable car rid to the top of the Plan de Corones, with some hiking on top. Alternatively we can take the ride up bringing us to the top of Plan De Corones. Many of you may remember this famous mountain for the ITT at the Giro! Mountain goat territory. Simply spectacular views from the top!
Day Seven - Brunico to Cortina d'Ampezzo
Main Route: 70km
Total Ascent: 2,000m
Time: 3.5 hours
Towns: Badia - Corvara
Today we enjoy some challenging climbing through spectacular mountain terrain. Passo Campolongo and the Falzarego are the highlights of the day, together with the town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy’ premier ski resort and host to the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Day Eight - Cortina Loop to Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Main Route: 80km
Total Ascent: 2,000m
Time: 5 hours
Towns: San Biagio - Misurina
Turn left and head up hill! Today our route takes us to the tranquil Lake Misurina, and then onwards and upwards to arguably one of the most panoramic views in the Dolomites at Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Day Nine - Cortina to Belluno
Main Route: 100 km
Total Ascent: 2,500m
Time: 5 hours
Towns: Selva di Cadore - Agordo
The last day across the Dolomiti Bellunesi, we climb the Giau first, then Staulanza and last the passo duran! what a day!! last town is Belluno, the door of the dolomites often used on Giro.
Day Ten - Arrivederci!
Recommended Arrival Airport - Bolzano or Venice
Recommended Departure Airport - Venice
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