Giro d'Italia 2023 The Dolomites : Trento to Venice

Sunday 21st May 2023 : Optional early arrival day

(Coming Soon)

Arrive today and book an extra night pre-tour. Please make your own way to the hotel. 

Monday 22nd May 2023 : Giro rest day and arrival day.

As the riders of the 2023 Giro d’Italia enjoy their final rest day, we will welcome you at Venice Marco Polo airport. Our head guide, Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato, and the Sportive Breaks team, will be at the airport awaiting your arrival.

Our transfer will then leave the airport at 11.00. Please ensure that you arrive in plenty of time before our departure time.

Bikes

If you are travelling with your own bike, then we will transport your bike and bike box or bag for the duration of the tour. When we move to the next hotel, there’s no need to re-pack your bike. Alternatively, we also offer bike rental for the duration of the tour. Bikes can be stored at the hotel.

This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available to help you.

Our hotel

Sport & Wellness Hotel Cristallo is located high up in Levico Terme, in a quiet area near the spas and Imperial Park. The hotel has a spa, a garden with swimming pool, and a panoramic terrace. The hotel also features a wellness area and pool.

Guided Warm Up Ride

This afternoon Andrea will offer an optional guided bike ride in this beautiful area. The hotel’s proximity to the lake offers a great opportunity to discover the area by bike.

Later this evening we will gather for an evening meal together at the hotel restaurant. After dinner you are free to head into town to explore. 

Tuesday 23rd May : Stage 16 – Sabbio Chiese > Monte Bondone Mountain stage

After breakfast we have a great day lined up for both cyclists and spectators.

Guided ride – 75km with 2565m of ascent

Andrea will lead a group ride that takes us over the Passo Sommo to Serrada. After a lunch break in Aldeno we will ride Monte Bondone. We will cross the official Giro d’Italia finish line and we have the amazing experience of taking photos on the official winner’s podium before awaiting the arrival of the Giro riders in comfort in the hospitality area. The experience is open to spectators as well.

After the stage finish, we will transport you back to the hotel where the evening meal awaits.

Cross the Finish Experience

Feel like a pro for the day and cross under the official finish line of an actual Giro stage. We will guide you over the final kilometres of the stage and you will cross under the finish line before we take photos on the winner’s podium.

Finish Hospitality

Finish hospitality offers a superb vantage point along the finishing straight. Non-stop catering and open bar service are included. Plasma TV screens broadcast the race until the riders come into view live.

Wednesday 24th May : Stage 17 – Pergine Valsugana > Caorle Sprint Stage

Today we will enjoy the start of the Giro in Pergine Valsugana from the Start Hospitality area. After today’s guided ride in the area, we will check out of the hotel and transfer to Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Guided ride - 100km with 2350mt ascent

We will ride from Baselga di Pinè to Alleghe in the afternoon and climb the Passo Rolle before transferring to Cortina d’Ampezzo where we will be staying for the next three nights.

Start Hospitality

Every day, in the start town, the Start Village offers a Hospitality Area at the start. Guests watch the riders get ready and witness the sign-on ceremony whilst enjoying drinks and snacks.

Thursday 25th May : Stage 18 – Oderzo > Val di Zoldo Mountain Stage

Today we will take a break from the Giro d’Italia to do some cycling in this beautiful region. We will take you on a classic Dolomites loop that includes Passo Falzarego, Passo Valparola and Passo Campolongo. The ride is 86km long with 2500mt ascent. We will have a lunch break in Corvara

Hotel and evening meal in Cortina

Friday 26th May : Stage 19 – Longarone > Tre Cime Lavaredo  Mountain Stage

Today our guided ride will take in Passo Giau and Tre Cime di Lavaredo (55km and 2550m ascent). We will await the arrival of the riders at Misurina lake where will also stop for lunch.

Final night at the hotel in Cortina

Saturday 27th May : Stage 20 – Departure from Venice or Rome extension

With today's Giro stage being far away we will miss this one. It will give the riders a 750km transfer to get to Rome on Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Instead we offer two options today:

Departure from Venice. 2h.30min transfer from Cortina to Venice Airport. Expected arrival at 12.00 for flights that depart after 14.00 If you would like to leave the tour at Venice instead of coming with us to Rome, please click here

Rome extension. Morning transfer today to Venice and 4hr train journey to Rome. Bike boxes and luggage will be transported by us. Collection from the train station followed by two nights hotel in the centre of Rome. Evening meal at in Rome. If you would like to join us in Rome rather than leaving in Venice, please click here

Option to add an additional night at our hotel in Venice - contact us

About our Tour:

We arrive on the second rest day of the 2023 Giro d’Italia. We will stay in Trentino ahead of our first taste of Giro action on Stage 16 on Tuesday. After Trentino we move to Cortina d'Ampesso. Due to the penultimate stage being so far away, we transfer to Rome on Saturday. We also offer the option to depart on Saturday.

Review of the stages

Stage 16 – Tuesday 23^rd May - Sabbio Chiese – Monte Bondone – Mountain stage

Monte Bondono features on Stage 16. The Monte Bondone is one of the most spectacular panoramic terraces of the Alps. Over two thousand meters high, it is only 15 km from Trento and is easily accessible. This climb was used recently during the 2022 Granfondo World Championships and for the 2021 European Cycling Championships. It’s also host to a Gran Fondo which celebrates Charly Gaul’s attack in a snowstorm in 1956.

Stage 17 – Wednesday 24^th May - Pergine Valsugana – Caorle – Sprint Stage

This is the last day of the 2023 Giro for sprinters apart from the final day in Rome. Those sprinters who have managed to drag themselves over the mountains so far will have their chance to win in Caorle on the Venetian Coast.

Stage 18 – Thursday 25^th May – Oderzo – Val di Zoldo – Mountain Stage

What follows next is a tryptic of mountain stages with some spectacular stages in the beautiful Dolomites. Stage 18 is 160km long but mega difficult. The final 10 kilometres are very difficult with the 5 kilometres including sections over 19%.

Stage 19 – Friday 26^th May – Longarone - Tre Cime Lavaredo – Mountain Stage

The 182km long stage 19 between Longarone and Tre Cime di Lavaredo has 5400 metres of climbing through and takes us through the beautiful but brutal Dolomites. The last section of the stage includes some famous Giro climbs like the Passo di Campolongo, the Passo Valparola, the Passo Giau, Passo Tre Croci and finally Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

Stage 20 – Saturday 27^th May – Tarvisio – Monte Lussari – Mountain Time Trial

The final stage before Rome will be a mega steep Individual Time Trial. This stage takes the riders close to the border with Slovenia. This means that there will be a huge 750km transfer at the end of the day to take everyone to Rome. The climb has an average of 12%, with the opening 4.5 kilometres at 15%! Many riders will decide to swap TT bikes for climbing bikes halfway through.

Stage 21 – Sunday 28^th May – Roma!

The 2023 Giro d’Italia winner will be crowned after a sprint stage on the uncomfortable roads of Rome. The setting could not be more iconic with the Fori Imperiali ruins and the Colosseum as a backdrop.