Cycling Dolomites - 7 days

September 2021.

This summer, we have the Dolomites on our bucket list, Spätzli (which is, the name of my bike) and me.

The grandiose, magnifiscent Dolomites...but there is a high price to pay for them, better got a pair of prepared legs to tame the beast!

Day 1: Warm up on Passo dello Spluga pass, 20km, 695d+ from Splügen.

Bivouac at Poschiavo, next to Bernina

Day 2 : Passo di Gavia, 116km, 3000d+

Day 3: Stelvio day! 101km, 3000d+

Day 4: Santa Magdalena, Seiser Alm. Rest day with hiking

Day 5: Niederdorf and Tre Cime di Lavaredo, 112km, 2500d+ https://www.komoot.fr/smarttour/81136

Day 6: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Passo Pordoi and Passo Sella, 65km, 1900d+

Day 7: Via ferrata and trail running day next to Cortina d'Ampezzo

Day 8: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Falzarego, Valparola, Campolongo, Arabba and Giau passes , 110km, 3250d+ https://www.komoot.fr/smarttour/6115453

Day 9: Austria, Furkajoch pass from Rankweil, 1400d+, 21km https://www.cyclingcols.com/col/Furkajoch

So 7 days of cycling, almost 3000 elevation gain everyday - fueling on pizzas and espressos!