26 Jul ISB SPORT SPONSOR OF Giro delle Dolomiti
ISB Sport keeps supporting the cycling industry sponsoring events like “Giro delle Dolomiti”. The oldest weeklong bicycle event for Dolomites-lovers celebrates its 45° edition and will take you through the city of Bolzano, up to Renon, Passo Erbe, Val Venosta, Val Sarentino and through the Lake Valley and the city of Trento. Even more amazing and challenging! Are you ready to ride?
Founded more than 40 years ago, the Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Giro delle Dolomiti, a non-profit association, has hosted every single year this unique weeklong cycling experience. Tens of thousands of people have over those years joined our Giro delle Dolomiti and enjoyed fantastic rides through our timeless mountains.
STAGE 1 – MENDELPARADIES
25 July – 1659 m | 90,8 km | h 9:00
Crono Fondo – Palade | 11,7 km • 523 m • 4,5%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
It’s our first day together and even though the climb to the Mendel Pass is of particular beauty and therefore often the timed stretch for the Giro delle Dolomiti and the Tour of the Alps and the Giro d’Italia, we thought it would be too early to measure our physical condition and decided to do a long but less steep climb from Fondo to the Palade Pass on the frontier between Alto Adige Südtirol and the Province of Trento. Also, the Tour of the Alps did the same stretch last year, we will let you know how long it took them :-). After regrouping on the Pass we cycle through the Adige valley back to Bolzano for Lunch.
STAGE 2 – SEISER ALM
26 July – 1768 m | 88,8 km | h 9:00
Giro Sprint going uphill to Briè | 2 km • 186 • 7,3%
Crono Crossroads San Valentino – Compaccio | 9 km • 735 m • 6,8%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
A few kilometres of warming up from Bolzano, we will turn right going up into the peculiar valley in the direction of Briè where there will be a refreshment, at the end of the 2 km Giro Sprint. And it’s just a taste of the beauties that will keep you company during one of the longest timed climbs of the Giro: the view from Compaccio on the Sciliar group has no equal!
STAGE 3 -DOLOMITI DEL BRENTA
27 July – 2521 m | 145,4 km | h 6:30 from Fiera, h 8:00 from Mezzolombardo
Giro Sprint Tavodo – Sclemo | 2,0 km • 124 m • 6,2%
Crono Pinzolo – Madonna di Campiglio | 8,3 km • 456 m • 6,8%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
A totally new and amazing route on the road of the Giro d’Italia 2020. We transfer to Mezzocorona from where we climb the Fai della Paganella overlooking Trento. After the base of the norwegian alpine ski team of Andalo and the lake of Molveno we’ll find our first stop, after a quick Giro Sprint, in Ponte di Rendena. Then we cycle to Pinzolo, the base of the summer camps of several Serie A football teams from where the climb to Madonna di Campiglio, a famous ski resort in the Brenta Dolomites, starts. Via the Val di Sole and then the Val di Non it’s all downhill to Mezzocorona.
STAGE 4 – SELLARONDA – POWERED BY ISB SPORT
29 July – 3.303 m | 160,3 km | h 7:00
Crono Plan de Gralba – Passo Gardena | 5,5 km • 236 m • 4,3%
Crono Corvara – Passo Campolongo| 4,4 km • 269 m • 6,2%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
Probably even more beautiful than what you have done before. Why? Because we start from and return to Bolzano! The longest stage of the week, 4 peaks and an amazing scenery will be on our side for 160km. We have planned for several food stations so as to help all participants to enjoy this unique day to its fullest and come back to Bolzano in absolute serenity and unique memories – especially after two timed climbs.
STAGE 5 – ROSENGARTEN
30 July – 2173 m | 89,6 km | h 9:00
Crono San Cipriano – Carezza | 13,2 km • 625 m • 4,8%
Giro Sprint Bivio SS241 – San Valentino / Gummer | 2,0 km • 184 m • 9,2%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
October 2018 we had a hurricane in this area eradicating millions of trees. You will see yourself the damage the hurricane has done to this amazing landscape. Nonetheless the climbs, the views, the surroundings are unique and will give you memories you can only dream of. From Bolzano we climb to Tiers then to Saint Cyprian from where the time stretched part begins. And it’s the beginning which is very tough. But earn for yourself. At the end of the stage we have the Giro Sprint along beautiful turns up to Gummer from where the return to Bolzano goes on secondary roads in midst of dense woods.
STAGE 6 – TEAM CRONO
31 July – 402 m | 86,5 km | h 9:00
Giro Sprint Frangarto – Cornaiano | 2,0 km • 121 m • 6,1%
Crono Cortina sulla Strada del Vino | 15,7 km • 22 m • 0,1%
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
We have had 60 teams participating at the last day last year at the Giro delle Dolomiti. This is why we offer the same course this year. Its flat, it’s fun, it’s in the midst of the historical village of Cortina on the Wine Road. As usual the timing will have no impact on the overall standing.