2027 Italian Tour
Event Date:2027 Italy Tour – 2 Mountain locations
Your Italian Experience commences the moment you touch down at Marco Polo Airport. You will be greeted by European Cycle Events and taken by coach to your first location that being Corvara the home of the Dolomites and the most well known Gran Fondo the Maratona.
Here are a few taster climbs to discover , Passo Campalongo, Passo Sella , Passo Gardena , Passo Pordoi, Passo Ebre, Passo Giau. Your arrival day is TBC. We will have 6 nights in Corvara with 5 days riding to tackle the Dolomites. In Corvara we will have a choice of a 5 star hotel – part way up the Passo Gardena which is stunning and I have personally stayed at on many occasions or a 3 star hotel 1km from the town centre which I have also stayed in and is very nice – the trip price will depend on the hotel you choose.
After our stay in Corvara riders will be transferred by coach to your second location that being Bormio. During our transfer we will stop part way for something to eat. Bormio is a stunning location in the Italian Alps and the home of passes such as the Mortirolo , Gavia and famous Stelvio along with many others. Our stay will be for 8 nights , giving us 7 days of riding. Our hotel is 4 star with a wellness centre and swimming pool and a 1km walk from the town centre.
Short Video of a group from Australia I took in 2025 and are returning in 2027
Bike Hire
Should you decide to hire a bike then here are selected bike shops in each location re recommend
Corvara – Break Out Sports :- https://www.breakoutsport.it/en/road-bike-en/
Bormio – Celso Bike :- http://www.celsosport.it./bici.html
Excited ? – what’s included
Included
- Marco Polo Airport > Corvara – coach
- Corvara > Bormio transfer – coach
- Bormio > Malpensa Airport – coach
- HB Breakfast – Bed Breakfast and Evening Meal
- Energy Products
- Guided rides
- Trip Jersey
- Discount at Celso clothing shop in Bormio
- Transfers between locations
- Wellness Centre at Hotels
- 4 Star hotel in Bormio
- 3 or 5 star hotel in Corvara
Excited ? – What’s not included
Flights
Insurance
Drinks.
City tax
At Bormio the hotel will wash your cycle clothes at a cost of 1 euro per item and it will be added to your room bill.
Trip Dates
Trip date payments
TBC
Excited – Cost
Cost Corvara & Bormio
TBC – Per person sharing
TBC – Single Occupancy
All trips require a £300.00 deposit
All Trips interim payment of £300.00 on/by dd/mm/yy
Balance dd/mm/yy
Airport Transfers
On arrival we will transfer you from Venice > Corvara on dd/mm/yyyy , and the coach leaves @ hh:mm
Departing , the coach leaves at 10:00am from Bormio and will transfer you to Malpensa Airport , the journey is
circa 3.5 hours so please factor this in when booking your return flight.
Refunds
Before booking please take a look at our payment and cancellations terms these override any in our T&C’s
Climbs available
Campalongo Pass
Passo Pordoi
Passo Sella
Passo Gadena
Ride to Cortina – Corvara
Cortina is a famous ski station and hosts some of the events for the 2026 winter Olympics and lovely place. First climb of the day will be the Valparolo followed by a shallow part of the and Falzargo and onto Cortina for lunch. After lunch we will then retrace our steps back to Corvara.
Todays ride will be covering circa 80km – 100km
Maratona , Passo Valparolo.
Ride to and up the Passo Giau- Corvara
Today we will be riding to the top off the Passo Giau a famous climb that scales over 2200+ meters and very testing covering 10km. We will refuel at the top the ride should cover circa 90km. On our return we will climb the Falzago – short climb.
Ride to Passo Erbe – Corvara
Today you will travel down the valley road for some time , entering one short 400m tunnel so please have your lights even though it’s reasonably lit. Upon exit it’s a short further roll down before you see the name of the pass and a left turn Passo Delle Erbe. This pass is a hidden gem and little known as it’s down the valley road, it’s only been used 3 times in the Giro and should be used more often.
After your 13km climb you will be greeted at the top with two locations to eat , one each side on the road, we used the one on the right in 2024 and it was great. As this road is a pass we will go over the top and route our way back to the hotel.
Sella Ronda this time clockwise – Corvara
Today we will be taking on the Sella Ronda clockwise this time to experience the key climbs the other way , this is more noticeable when climbing the Passo Pordoi
Altitude difference “Sellaronda Bike Day”: 1.650 m
Campalongo, Pordoi , Sella and Gardena
Campalongo Pass
Passo Pordoi
Passo Sella
Passo Gadena
Bormio Experience
Those of you who have been before will be familiar with the climbs , here a list available and below are profiles.
Cancano Lake , Bormio 2000 , Foscango (to Livigno) , Gavia ,Mortirolo , Stelvio ( single or double ) , Stelvio with the Umbrail Pass.
dd/mm/yy – Return home
Sadly our long journey comes to an end and we have to return home , the coach leaves 10:00 for Milan Malpensa – Terminal 2
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