Italian Alps Cycling Hubs

Where the French Alps encourage linear exploration, Italy rewards density: tighter geography, more interconnected passes.
Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist
For any Giro d’Italia, I will look for a stay in the Dolomites in the northeast first. My most favorite spot in this cycling heaven, is Corvara in Badia or Kurfar, in the Alto Adige region.

Where the French Alps encourage linear exploration, Italy rewards density: tighter geography, more interconnected passes.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is Italy's north-easternmost region, bordering Austria to the north and Slovenia to the east.

Veneto is a region located in the north-eastern part of Italy, bordered by Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Trentino-Alto Adige.

Trentino is a province of Italy in the country's north. Together with Alto Adige, it forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige.

Alto Adige is a province of Italy in the country's north. Together with Trentino, it forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige.

Few places reward suffering quite like the Dolomites, where pale limestone towers explode out of the valleys and roads cling improbably to their flanks.