Trans Dolomites Cycling Tour

Warm-up ride, Mont Zoncolan, 40 km, 1,600 m

We will ride up Monte Zoncolan which is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, with an elevation of 1,600 metres. It is one of the most demanding climbs in professional road bicycle racing but dont worry we will take it a little bit easier, having been used in the Giro d’Italia seven times and the Giro d’Italia Femminile twice now its a first day you will remember.

We will ride 96km of beautiful scenery and elevation to get the legs pumping to Cortina which is a Cortina d’Ampezzo is a ski resort region in northern Italy. It’s part of the Dolomiti Superski area so the views will be impressive. 

Riding to Corvera we will pass through Giau which has the Giau Pass, a high mountain pass in the Dolomites in the province of Belluno in Italy. It connects Cortina d’Ampezzo with Colle Santa Lucia and Selva di Cadore. It is located at the centre of a vast mountain pasture at the foot of Nuvolau and dell’Averau. Another 2400m today but nothing your legs can’t handle. 

Stunning scenery that genuinely deserves the word ‘dramatic’ as the bulk of the Piz Boè looms above you. The climb is not particularly long or very steep and the total amount of climbing is pretty manageable. We will do it together with the support van right by your side should you need it.

Today we ride to Bolzano. Bolzano is a city in the South Tyrol province of north Italy, set in a valley amid hilly vineyards. So when we stop we would suggest you taste the local wine. It’s a gateway to the Dolomites mountain range in the Italian Alps and has a medieval city centre.

The Passo Stelvio needs no introduction. Incredible, amazing, and breathtaking. Superlatives flood your mind as you stand at the summit of the Stelvio.

The Passo dello Stelvio is a civil engineering marvel, a 48km-long ribbon of tarmac with nearly 70 hairpin bends that soars 2,757m into the sky and back down again.

It was established between 1820 and 1825 in order for Austria to gain control of Lombardy, its imperial foothold in Italy. The words ‘Stilfser Joch,’ the Stelvio’s Austrian name, can still be found on maps and on some signposts, we know you will love this Iconic climb that has been featured in many grand tour stages.

Two passes are on the cards for today with the ​​Passo Gavia being the main attraction of the day. This is a high mountain pass in the Italian Alps and is the tenth highest paved road in the Alps. The pass lies in the Lombardy region and divides the province of Sondrio to the north and the province of Brescia to the south. So soak up the scenery as we spin our legs over these two great climbs.

Today we wave goodbye as we think back on the awesome days before we spent riding together.