Monthly Archives: August 2012

Our fabulous cycling trip came to an end today, with a flat 3 hour ride to Venice. After arrival we took our bikes apart and got them ready for our return trip back home. A special thanks goes out to … Continue reading →

Today was our last day of climbing as we traveled from Trento to Thiene.  Again along the climb up and down Passo Fricca and Vezzena, the scenery was beautiful.  However, we are no longer seeing the snow covered mountains.  The … Continue reading →

Half the group went for a ride around Trenton and climbed the Manghen mountain, which was over 15 miles in length and gained over 5,000 ft. We all thought that this was the most picturesque climb of the trip. The … Continue reading →

On most of our days we started climbing right out of town and this morning was no different. After 16.5 miles we reached the top of the Gavia, the climb where Andy Hampsten conquered the coveted pink jersey and became … Continue reading →

Today we set out to ride the Mortorolo,which translated means “Mountain of Death”  It was by far the toughest climb we encountered.  Most of the road up was just wide enough for one car.  When Cheryl and Cindy were met … Continue reading →

A proud group conquered the Stelvio today, the highest mountain pass in all of Italy. This mountain is situated just outside Bormio, in the Italian Alps and rises to 9,000 feet.  48 switchbacks took us to the top.      … Continue reading →

For the time being we finished our “Dolomiti” climbs till later next week. We added another  Giro favorite by passing the Pordoi climb.On top of trhis mountain they have a statue of Fausto Coppi,possibly the most decorated rider of all … Continue reading →

A beautiful ride over 6 mountain tops in the heart of the Dolomites, started with 2 Giro favorites, the Giau and Fedaia passes. The scenery in this area can be summed up in one word, spectacular.         

Every ride out of Cortina starts uphill, which makes the first couple miles of the ride very hard . Yesterday we had a short day on the schedule with a ride up the Tre Cime climb. Under a beautiful sunny … Continue reading →