Our HighRoad Dolomites cycling tour is our first foray into this legendary mountain area of northeastern Italy. Come with us and climb Giro d’Italia giants like the Gavia, Motirolo, Tre Cime di Lavardo, Giau and, of course, the Stelvio. Our HighRoad Dolomites tour will spend a few days in the Dolomites themselves before riding west to climb the 48 switchbacks of the epic Passo dello Stelvio , the most famous of all Giro d’Italia ascents. The tour is a HighRoad Dolomites is one of our ‘Hors Catégorie’ bike tours, which are reserved for strong riders who can handle multiple days of long distances and sustained, steep gradients. The tour includes 7 nights accommodation, all breakfasts, lunches and 6 dinners (including wine), energy bars, gels, snacks and water on your rides, pick-up at Venice Airport (VCE) and drop-off at Milan Airport (MXP), all ground transport and baggage transfers, Owner-operator guides to see to your needs, maps and elevation profiles of each day’s route, a support van and a 44|5 Cycling Tours jersey and water bottle.
Transfer to the mountains and shake-out ride
D1
Ride: Tre Cime Loop. Approximately 52 km and 1400 m of ascent
D2
Ride: To Corvara via Passo Giau, Santa Lucia, Falzarego and Valparola. Approximately 67 km and 2300 m of ascent
D1
Ride: Sella Ronda. Approximately 52 km and 1700 m of ascent
D3
Ride: Corvara to Merano. Approximately 100 km and 1200 m of ascent
Merano to Bormio via the Passo dello Stelvio
D3
Ride: Mortirolo, Gavia Loop. Approximately 110 km and 3050 m of ascent
Departure
Hotel