Giro d’Italia 2025 – Stage 6

Cycling the Foscagno Pass and Forte di Oga, with construction delays and a steep final on a quasi-rest day before Volkan's arrival tomorrow.

Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist

Cycling the Foscagno Pass and Forte di Oga, with construction delays and a steep final on a quasi-rest day before Volkan's arrival tomorrow.

The Dolomites Bike Days offered three tough stages, ticking off 5 cols from my "100 Greatest" list, but skipping a few others.

The Mapei Day/Aldo Sassi Memorial ride up the iconic, car-free Stelvio Pass—an inspiring cycling challenge through fog and chill, with none of the usual views.

The original plan for today was climbing something close to the apartment, or Monte Padrio. I did that yesterday, so an easier stage was my next option...

As we arrived in Davos around 2:30 PM yesterday, I had time to cycle to Dürrboden as a Prelude or Appetizer before starting my Giro d'Italia 2025 on today. This is listed as a hidden gem and it is indeed.

While looking at transfer times for the "Dolomites Bike Day" side trip later on, I noticed that Google avoided the Stelvio. It's closed and that messed up my planned Prologue...