GROUP CYCLING TOUR DOLOMITES

GIRO DELLE DOLOMITI

EXAMPLE CUSTOM GROUP CYCLING TOUR DOLOMITES

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Discover our group package in the Italian Dolomites! Set your preferred dates with us and let us organize a custom group cycling tour in the Dolomites for group cycling group. Ride through one of Europe’s most beautiful cycling regions and conquer the iconic cols known from the Ötztaler Radmarathon, Sella Ronda and Giro d’Italia, including Passo di Gardena, Passo di Giau, Timmelsjoch and Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Experience the stunning Dolomites on this challenging full-service stage tour together with your cycling friends. Check out our example group package below and know everything can be customized to your wishes. Ride Where the Pros Ride!

CUSTOM CYCLING TOUR IN THE DOLOMITES WITH START AND FINISH IN OETZ

Ciao ragazzi! The Italian Dolomites, located in South Tyrol, are among the most beautiful cycling areas in Europe. Perfectly maintained roads run through beautiful, rugged mountains. We start and finish in Oetz, located in Tyrol (Austria), to save some travel time and because you must have cycled the beautiful Grand Cols of the Ötztaler Radmarathon at some point. We cycle a tour with seven stages. Along the way we climb the following mythical Grand Cols: Küthai Sattel, Passo di Sella, Passo di Gardena, Tre Cime de Lavaredo, Passo di Giau, Passo di Fedaia, Mendelpass and Timmelsjoch.

In this custom group cycling tour in the Dolomites you can choose between a tough black route or an easier red route almost every day. The black routes add up to 720 kilometers and 18,250 meters of elavtation gain. The red routes cover 620 kilometers and 12,400 meters of elevation gain.

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best time of year

June
September

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TOUGHNESS

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Distance (KM)

Red routes: 700

Elevation gain (M)

Red routes: 17,500

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!

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Within stages we often offer different routes so that groups with cyclists of different levels can participate in the cycling tour:

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\ 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 or use it as inspiration for your own custom group package.

Let us know your preferences, and we can adapt this example tour 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.

Our Terms and Conditions apply to this tour.

STAGE 1, 2 & 3: START OF THE ÖTZTALER RADMARATHON AND SELLARONDA

Stage 1 of the Giro delle Dolomiti starts in Oetz, Austria, in the Ötztal. We’ll jump right in with the first two cols of the famous Ötztaler Radmarathon: Kühtai Sattel (2,017 meters) and the long Brenner Pass (1,370 meters). We finish after the descent in Sterzing, Italy. In stage 2 we enter the Dolomites via the difficult Passo delle Erbe (1,991 meters). From Corvara we climb the first Grand Col of the great Sella Ronda: the breathtaking Passo Gardena (2,121 meters). In stage 3 we continue our way on the Sella Ronda with Passo di Sella (2,244 meters) and Passo Pordoi (2,239 meters). In this area, known from the Maratona dles Dolomites, few flat meters are to be found; you climb or you descend. Finally we climb the Passo di Falzarego (2,109 meters) and finish in Cortina d’Ampezzo.

‘Perfectly maintained roads run through the beautiful, rugged landscape of the Dolomites.’

STAGE 4 & 5: BEAUTIFUL, STEEP CLIMBS

In stage 4 we ride from Cortina d’Ampezzo towards the northeast. We quickly gain altitude on the short, ultra-steep climb Tre Cime di Lavaredo, to the beautifully situated Rifugio Auronzo (2,357 meters). Great champions won here in the Giro: Gimondi, Merckx and Nibali. The view at the top is wonderful! The fantastic Passo di Giau (2,236 meters) and the equally beautiful Passo di Fedaia (2,057 meters), which we climb in stage 5, also have very steep finales. Perhaps that is why Hindly waited until the last kilometers pf this climb to make his decisive attack in the Giro d’Italia 2022. We complete stage 5 with two beautiful, less difficult climbs, including the Passo di San Pellegrino (1,918 meters) before we finish in the area of Cavalese.

STAGE 6 & 7: DIE WEINSTRASS AND MAGNIFICENT MERANO

In stage 6 we ride west and leave the rugged Dolomites. Don’t worry, there are still a few beautiful Grand Cols waiting for us! The landscape changes; we ride through the beautiful wine region of South Tyrol, climb the Mendel Pass (1,363 meters) and head for the romantic mountain town of Merano, where empress Sissi often stayed. In the final stage we return to the route of the Ötztaler Radmarathon. We ride back to Austria via the Timmelsjoch (2,474 meters), or Passo del Rombo in Italian. This long, tough final climb of the Ötztaler Radmarathon is a worthy way to end our adventure, both in terms of challenge and landschape; there are few cols that are so heavy and so beautiful! After descending the Timmelsjoch we arrive in the winter sports village of Sölden. What remains is the descent through the Ötztal, back to Oetz, where we conclude our Giro.

WHAT's INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

We tailor the price to your wishes. If you would like to book this group cycling tour and opt for Grand Cols Cycling Tours’ full-service approach, we would normally offer the following (optional) services. Have different requirements? Let us know, and we’ll adapt our services to suit your needs.

The price includes:

Hotel accommodation in nice, cycle-friendly hotels (double rooms)
Breakfast and dinner
Breakfast and dinner
Professional, digital road book with all relevant route information
GPX files for uploading routes to navigation devices
Picnic lunch, coffee stop with good, coffee and the opportunity to restock your sports nutrition (sports drinks, water, energy bars, etc.) during the stages
Support with a support vehicle (please note: not all unpaved roads are accessible by support vehicle): handing out extra 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
Additional overnight stay (without dinner) before the start of the cycling tour
Bike transport from the Netherlands to the start location and back (subject to availability)
Commonly used spare parts, such as: tyres, cables and batteries (at cost price)

Anything else? Let us know!

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