Day One : Cortina to Tre Croce - 40km and 860m
Arrival day into Venice Marco Polo Airport. Our transfer departs the airport at 11.00 for a 2hr transfer to Cortina. After a quick lunch (not included), our mechanic is on hand to build bikes before a warmup ride passing under the mighty Tre Cime and climbing the Tre Croci before heading back to the hotel for dinner at 8pm where our guides talk through the plans for the rest of the week.
Day Two : Cortina to Corvara: Giau and Campolongo – 61km and 2163m
Breakfast from 7am and meet at 8am for an 8.30am rollout. Today's ride has two big climbs packed into 61km. Straight out of Cortina we start climbing before turning onto the Giau and then onto the to the magnificent Campolongo finishing in Arabba. Corvara is an incredible base for the next two nights.
Day Three : Corvara to Corvara: Sella Ronda - 82km and 2481m
A classic Dolomites route. From Corvara we head over the picturesque Valporolo with stunning views in all directions before descending all the way to Arabba and then the last three climbs of the Sella Ronda - the Passo Pordoi, Sella & Gardena. A fantastic and not too difficult day allowing for a relaxed afternoon at the spa & a couple of beers on the terrace.
Day Four : Corvara to Merano: Gardena & Sella - 113km and 1640m
The easiest day of the week as we leave the Dolomites before finishing the week in the Italian Alps. We head out over the beautiful Passo Gardena and then the Sella before finishing the ride on the picturesque valley road to Merano.
Day Five : Merano to Bormio: Stelvio - 97km and 2563m of climbing
A gentle first 70km and then a massive last 50km today. We all ride together on the valley road from Merano to Prato and then grab coffee in town before the taking on the mighty Stelvio. This is the famous side of the mountain with 48 hairpins. At the summit we regroup over a coffee before the fun descent into Bormio, our base for the last two days.
Day Six : Bormio to Bormio: Gavia - 52km and 1492m of climbing
After 5 glorious days on the bike we take on one final climb to draw an end to the week with the magnificent Gavia. This fine climb is the perfect way to end the week before descending back to Bormio.
Day Seven : Departure day
Our transfer home is at 11am so you can enjoy a bit of a lie-in, late breakfast before getting on the coach to go back to Milan Malpensa Airport.
Please book flights to depart from Malpensa after 5.00pm, to allow for transfer time and check-in.
