Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist
All things Giro d’Italia, Bike Rebel style
My most favorite spot in this cycling heaven, is Corvara in Badia or Kurfar.
“Amore Infinito” is a Giro d’Italia official social media hash tag, which for me is perfect for this area ❤️♾️
My previous post was about the stages grasshopper Volkan and I will ride together, this one is dedicated to the rest of the “Bormio road book”.
I will have a maximum of 15 days / stages, if I don’t break myself beyond recovery during any of those.
I have Friday’s Prologue worked out and Sunday the 13th will be Stelvio Mapei Day; whether or not I cycle anything else that day remains to be seen.
When grasshopper Volkan asked about the stages I intend to ride with him, I figured it would be a good idea to write down what I have in mind for us to ride together.
Grasshopper will join us on Wednesday, cycling effectively starting on Thursday – that’s 4 stages, maybe 4½, if he cycles every day he’s in Bormio until Monday.
Meaning I need to create and “put aside” 5 stages we will cycle together…
Having ticked off 5 new passes from the “100 Greatest” – or so I hope – during the Dolomites Bike Days, I am aiming for more back in Bormio.
The “Italian Alps” part of the list consists of 37 climbs, and within reasonable distance of Bormio I should be able to pocket another 4, possibly 5.
Together with the 14 on the Dolomites list, I will have completed 25 of the 100 😅
After my last post on the “Dolomites Bike Day”, I looked at the “VeloViewer 100 Greatest” list again and changed my mind about the trip to Pozzo di Fassa.
My enthusiasm is as adorable as it is useless – I have a success rate of less than 50% when it comes to following the road book for any “grand tour”, but I can’t help myself 😂
As it stands now, I will swap the Manghen for two others on the list: the Passo delle Palade (#40) and the Passo della Mendola (#41).
I was looking for a hotel close to the Sella Ronda, as I have permission to pencil in a “Dolomites Bike Day”, when Paula asked me some details about the amenities in our Bormio apartment.
I navigated to the Italianway website for the page with the apartment’s info, but I couldn’t find it, so I emailed them and they got back to me the next day.
Turned out they were no longer renting out that apartment 😱
