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4 Ländergiro
GROUP CYCLING TOUR IN THE ALPS
4 LÄNDERGIRO
EXAMPLE GROUP PACKAGE (FROM 8 PEOPLE)
Discover our group package in the Austrian, Italian, Swiss, and Liechtenstein Alps! Choose your preferred time of year and let us organise a custom group cycling tour in the Alps for your cycling group. Climb the iconic cols you know from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Tour de Suisse, such as the Stelvio, Gavia, Mortirolo, Berninapass, Spluga, and the Kaunertal Gletscherstrasse. Experience the magnificent Alps with your cycling friends on this challenging, full-service stage tour. Check out our example group package below and remember: everything can be customized to your wishes. You cycle, eat, sleep, and enjoy; we’ll take care of the rest!
CUSTOM GROUP CYCLING TOUR IN THE ALPS WITH START AND FINISH IN THE AUSTRIAN BLUDENZ
Servus! Do you want to go on a custom group cycling tour in the Alps but can’t decide which country to choose? With the 4-Länder Giro, you don’t have to choose! We cycle through four Alpine countries in a single tour! This stage tour starts and finishes in Bludenz, Austria, and continues through Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. Over 7 stages, through stunning mountain landscapes, we conquer the iconic Italian trilogy and many other phenomenal cols. We ride through different regions, each with its own authentic culture, pass countless beautiful lakes, and stay in charming mountain towns. This is a tour for true climbers! After the 4 Länder Giro, you can tick off the following Grand Cols: Bielerhöhe, Kaunertaler Gletscherstraße, Passo della Spluga, Passo dello Stelvio, Passo di Gavia, Passo del Mortirolo and Bernina Pass. In most stages, you can choose between a black or an easier red route. If you choose the black route for every stage, you’ll cover a total of 750 kilometres and climb 17,500 metres of altitude gain. Prefer the less demanding red routes? Then you’ll cycle 725 kilometres with 15,500 metres of altitude gain.
Stages
7
Overnight stays
8
best time of year
June
September
Toughness
Distance (KM)
Red routes 725
Elevation gain (m)
Red routes: 15,500
Explanation Toughness routes
Is this your first cycling tour in the mountains and are you wondering if you can handle our routes? Or are you an experienced climber and are you curious whether the challenge is interesting enough for you? Using our five-point scale, we help you gain insight into the toughness of our routes. Based on the number of polka dots you can easily see if the routes of this cycling tour match your level and ambition!
all fit cyclists
reasonably trained cyclists with some climbing experience
trained cyclists with climbing experience
trained cyclists with a lot of climbing experience
well trained cyclists with a lot of climbing experience
Within stages we often offer different routes so that groups with cyclists of different levels can participate in the cycling tour:
red = easier route
black = tougher route
If you are unsure whether the routes are suitable for you and your cycling friends, don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re happy to help you!
EXPLANATION EXAMPLE GROUP PACKAGE
Inspiration for your group package
An example tour is a fully designed stage tour. We have selected the most beautiful cols, designed well-balanced routes and chosen cyclist-friendly hotels. This example group package gives you an idea of what a stage tour in this cycling region could look like. You can book this tour for your cycling group (from 8 people) or use it as inspiration for your own custom group arrangement.
Let us know your preferences, and we can adapt this example tour (and the price) for your group. Consider options such as adding or removing a stage or col, choosing different routes or overnight stops, including a rest day, or selecting more luxurious hotels. If you wish to travel with a group of fewer than 8 people, we will provide a custom price.
Our Terms and Conditions apply to this tour. The listed prices are based on the indicated best periods, include our full-service approach and VAT.
STAGE 1 & 2: VORARLBERG AND TIROL
We start and finish in the Austrian mountain town of Bludenz, in the Vorarlberg region. Bludenz lies in the northern Alps and is easily accessible by train. In stage one, we immediately tackle the Grand Col Bielerhöhe via the stunning Silvretta Hochalpenstraße. After a demanding finale, we pass the Silvretta-Stausee, an imposing reservoir, at the summit. From there, we descend into Tirol, where the short but steep Pillerhöhe and the majestic Kaunertaler Gletscherstrasse await us in stage two. This last climb, up to 2,743 metres, is one of the most beautiful and challenging Grand Cols in Europe. Muß mit! We ride through a breathtaking nature reserve to the ski area at the foot of the glacier. Austria may not offer much memorable cycling history, but the sheer beauty of its cols more than makes up for it. Austria will enchant you, that’s a promise!
‘In the 4 Ländergiro you don’t have to choose;
we cross four Alpine countries in one go!’
STAGE 3 & 4: THE ITALIAN TRILOGY WITH THE CIMA COPPI
Ciao tutti! After Austria, we enter Italy via the friendly Reschenpass. We ride through a stunning region where cycling history awaits at every hairpin bend! In stages three and four, we conquer the famous Italian trilogy: Stelvio, Gavia, and Mortirolo! The Passo dello Stelvio (2,757 metres), with its 48 legendary tornanti, is the Cima Coppi of Italy and our 4 Ländergiro. The stunning, rugged Passo di Gavia is notorious for the brutal snow stage in the 1988 Giro. Van der Velde reached the summit first, yet Breukink claimed the stage win. The Passo del Mortirolo is one of the steepest cols in the cycling world. Don’t worry, we climb the less demanding western side. Dutch climbers Kruijswijk and Bouwman and Italian legend Pantani have been first over the summit here. Il Pirata earned a monument for his climb on the Mortirolo.
STAGE 4, 5 & 6: SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN
In stage five we ride from Italy over the road to the long and though Berninapass into Switzerland. At the summit we pass the famous Ospizio Bernina, now a hotel. On this stage we pass several large lakes and descend the winding Malojapass. After a stunning ride, our hotel awaits us back in Italy! In stage six we climb the Passo dello Spluga. This monster climb, with no fewer than 51 hairpin bends, is one of the absolute highlights of the 4 Ländergiro! At the top of this Grand Col we ride back into Switzerland. We descend to Thusis and finally tackle the famous Lenzerheidepass, finishing in Chur. On the final stage we cycle through Liechtenstein back into Austria, where the tough final climb, the Furkajoch, awaits. After the descent of this hidden gem, we finish where we started: in Bludenz.
What's included in the price?
The price includes:
- Hotel accommodation in nice, cycle-friendly hotels (minimum 3 stars) on the route (double room, 8 nights)
- Breakfast (7 times) and dinner (7 times – the first evening we do not dine together as arrival times differ)
- Participation in the stages prepared by Grand Cols Cycling Tours (7 stages)
- Professional, digital road book with all relevant route information
- GPX files for uploading routes to navigation devices
- Picnic lunch, coffee stop with good, freshly ground coffee and sports nutrition (sports drink, water, bars, etc.) during the stages
- Support during the stages with a support car, for example: handing over clothing and carrying out minor repairs
- First aid and AED
- Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
- Help with minor repairs along the way and the use of a bicycle pump, lubricant and bicycle tools
- Grand Cols Cycling Tours cycling jersey (contact us if you would like to design a custom jersey)
- Participation in the VZR guarantee scheme
The price does not include:
– The outward journey to the starting location and the return journey from the finish location
– Personal insurance, such as travel and cancellation insurance
– Drinks during the dinners
– Equipment (you participate with your own equipment, such as: bike, helmet and clothing)
Optional extra:
- Upgrade to a single room € 300, –
- Additional overnight stay (without dinner) before the start of the cycling tour (double room): € 100, –
- Je fiets door ons laten vervoeren van en naar een locatie in Nederland (zolang er plaats is): € 75, –
- Commonly used spare parts, such as: tyres, cleats and batteries (at cost price)
Anything else? Let us know!
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