Cycling DOLOMITI-stelvio
June 24 - July 2, 2020
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This week covers everything on your cycling bucket list! If you’re looking for iconic climbs in the gorgeous Italian Dolomites, this week has it all including the mountain passes of Tre Cime Lavaredo, Giau, Gavia, Mortirolo, and the infamous Stelvio. The main event is the Dolomite Bike Day, an annual single-day road ride covering seven spectacular mountain passes.
But don’t forget the food! Because you’re going to earn it. Each evening, award-winning Chef Fabio will prepare incredible meal or select a local restaurant to savor the best in authentic, local cuisine. Grab a friend and don't miss the chance to ride in the Italian Dolomites with Fabio Tours! |
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Itinerary
- 12:00pm - Pick-up at Venice Airport
- 3:00pm - Arrive at Hotel Argentina, Cortina d’Ampezzo
- 4:00pm - Bike set-up; Optional quick ride up to Falzarego
- 6:30 - Aperitivo & Briefing (rides, lunches, dinners, transfers, daily schedule, Maratona race day)
- 7.30pm - Dinner at the hotel
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Ride 60 miles including Dobbiaco, Lago di Misurina, Tre Cime di Lavaredo (optional), Passo Tre Croci, Cortina, Pocol
Note: Every day, please be ready to ride at 8:50am for departure at 9:00am. If we are delayed, the day gets too long. - 2:00pm - Lunch at hotel
- 6:00pm - Depart for a passeggiata in Downtown Cortina
- 8:00pm - Dinner in Prosciutteria dell’Ava
- 10:00pm - Return at the Hotel
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Ride 40 miles including Passo Falzarego, Santa Cristina, Passo Giau, and Pocol. Giau is known as the Queen of all Stages and is 10 kilometers with a 9% average grade.
https://www.strava.com/routes/13503478 - 2:00pm - Lunch at hotel
- 5:30pm - Depart for Rifugio Cinque Torri, followed by a short walk to Rifugio “Scoiattolo”
- 8:00pm - Dinner in Rifugio “Scoiattolo”
- 9:30pm - Walk back to the Vans
- 10:30pm - Return to the Hotel Argentina
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Ride 60 miles heading south to Falzarego, Passo Campolongo, and Corvara
https://www.strava.com/routes/13503864 - 2:00pm - Lunch at hotel
- 3.00pm - Enjoy an afternoon at the Hotel or take a passeggiata in Cortina
- 8:00pm - Dinner at the Hotel Argentina by Chef Fabio
Dolomiti Bike Day
- 7.00am - Breakfast
- 7.30am - Transfer to Corvara for the start Of “Bike Day”; option to add Sella Ronda before which would create the same route at the Maratona Medio
- 8.30am - Start of Dolomiti Bike Day
- 11.30am - Lunch at the top of Passo Campolongo
- 3.00pm - End of the ride
- 5.00pm - Transfer back to Hotel Argentina
- 12:00pm - Lunch at the top of Campolongo
- 8.00pm - Pizza in downtown Cortina at “Pizzeria Geddina”
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Check out and transfer to Bormio via back side of the Stelvio; Will stop in Canazei for Espresso
- 12:00pm - Lunch in Downtown Bolzano
- 1.00pm - Depart for Bormio; Stop at the top of Stelvio
- 5.00pm - Arrive at the Hotel Cristallo - Bormio
- 7.00pm - Aperitvio
- 8.00pm - Dinner at the Hotel and walk in downtown Bormio
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Start Ride to the top of Stelvio front side with back side optional
- 3.00pm - Return to the hotel
- 8.00pm - Dinner at the “Agriturismo Locanda Ladino”
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Start Ride to Passo Gavia and the easy side of Mortirolo (long day) with lunch half way
- 5.00pm - Return to the hotel
- 7.30pm - Aperitivo in downtown Bormio
- 8.00pm - Dinner in downtown Bormio
Thurs - Day 9
- 8.00am - Breakfast
- 9.00am - Transfer to Venice (about 5 hour drive with lunch half way)
- 3.00pm - Arrive at Venice Airport
Cuisine
The food is a key ingredient of this adventure. Chef Fabio will provide a mix of hand-picked restaurants and his own cooking throughout the week. All meals will feature locally-sourced fruits, vegetables, legumes, beef, and seafood bright with flavor. In addition to incredible food, you’ll drink wine that represents the history and personality of the region.
To respect and reflect Italian culture, meals will be served at the appropriate times of day.
To respect and reflect Italian culture, meals will be served at the appropriate times of day.
- Breakfast will be served each morning at 8.00am.
- Lunch is planned each day around 1.00pm.
- Dinner will be served around 8.00pm.
lodging
For the first 5 nights, we'll stay at the exclusive Hotel Villa Argentina in Cortina d'Ampezzo. This hotel is situated in the pleasant resort of Pocol, in the middle of the Dolomites and surrounded with meadows and conifer forests. The next 3 nights, we'll situate ourselves in Bormio at the Hotel Cristallo.
Preparation
With daily routes between 40 - 70 miles and 4,000+ feet of elevation gain, Cycling Dolomiti is for the serious cyclist. You've read about - and watched - these climbs on TV, and now you get to ride them! Terrain varies between long roads with switchbacks averaging 2-4% grade, plus difficult sections of ascent and descent up to 12% grade. All roads are paved asphalt, perfect for road bikes. In addition to breathtaking vistas of the Dolomites, you'll pass through historic villages of Northern Italy. Leading up to the trip, we recommend that guests are consistently riding 4 or more days a week with long rides of 50+ miles so that they are comfortable in the saddle for 4-6 hour rides. Riders should be accustomed to climbing and descending, as well as bike handling on hills and curved roads.