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 ❤️♾️
While the presentation of both the women’s and men’s Giro d’Italia routes have been postponed, I’m not sitting on my hands waiting for it.
Besides, I’m pretty sure that the routes are basically finished, only a problem with the “Grande Partenza” preventing the official presentation(s).
Anyway, I have started to put together some ideas for my own Giro d’Italia 2025…
Towards the end of 2024, the Secretary of the Treasure sanctioned the organization of a Giro d’Italia 2025.
HELL YEAH!!!
However, as the costs for an apartment in the Dolomites was still way over our budget, we settled for one in the Ortler Alps.
After two forced changes in reservation, our base camp was smack in the middle of Bormio at the foot of the Stelvio, the Gavia and the Foscagno.
The official Giro d’Italia 2025 will be announced on November 12, so I beat them to the punch officially announcing my own Giro d’Italia.
Since my previous post on the possibility of getting another Giro in the books, I’ve been looking for apartments in the area that Grasshopper would like to visit.
As he mentioned the Sella Ronda as a “want to do”, I was looking for options around the Sella Group.
Provided you want to do other climbs in the area, best places would be Corvara, Arabba or Canazei, with Pocol or Cortina d’Ampezzo as alternatives.
The possibility of another Giro d’Italia is becoming a reality, although the base camp will most likely not be in the Dolomites, but in the area around Bormio.
But if you think Bormio is “just” about the equally beautiful but less legendary climb of the Stelvio, or the deemed “easier” end of the Gavia, you are sadly mistaken.
True, at the centre of the upper Valtellina valley in the province of Sondrio, Bormio is mostly a popular winter sports resort.
Having just returned from another Tour de France, I am allowed to pencil in a possible Giro d’Italia for next year.
Every time when I planned a Tour (4 in a row) I was secretly looking at affordable options in Italy as well.
I’d really like to get at least one more Giro d’Italia in before I’m too old, and my heart will always belong to the Dolomites in particular.
