2017 M aratona dl es Dol omi tes Tour Bi k ePl usTours

Th e Ul ti mate Dol omi tes Cycl i ng Ex peri ence We are pl eased to present our 2017 M aratona dl es Dol omi tes Tour. Th i s tri p i s guaranteed to of f er a ch al l enge to ev en th e most av i d cycl i sts. A s w e are an of f i ci al trav el partner of th e M aratona, our tri p parti ci pants are guaranteed entry i n I tal y's premi er 'Gran Fondo' race. M ore i nf o i s at w w w .M aratona.i t Our i ti nerary w i l l gi v e you opti mal preparati on duri ng th e f i nal w eek bef ore th e ev ent, w i th out

w eari ng you out so you can enj oy th e great roads, tow ns and b reath tak i ng scenery of th e Dol omi tes. One of th e th i ngs th at sets our i ti nerary apart f rom th ose of f ered b y oth ers i s th at duri ng th e cycl i ng days of our tour w e'l l stay mul ti pl e consecuti v e ni gh ts i n ev ery h otel . Th i s w i l l gi v e you more ti me to rel ax i nstead of th e h assl e of dai l y pack i ng and unpack i ng.

A t a gl ance Tri p dates: 24 June 2017 to 4 Jul y 2017 Durati on: 10 ni gh ts / 11 days Cycl i ng di stance: 318 mi l es Cycl i ng v erti cal : 47,600 f t Smal l group: max i mum 16 guests Supported ri des w i th i ndustry l eadi ng 4 to 1 guest to staf f rati o Hotel accommodati on w i th al l break f asts and di nners i ncl uded Pri ce: $ 2,795 per person, si ngl e room suppl ement: $ 695

I ti nerary and El ev ati on Prof i l es Saturday 24 June:

Departure f rom th e US on an ov erni gh t f l i gh t to V eni ce M arco Pol o A i rport

Sunday 25 June: A rri v al at V eni ce ai rport and group transf er to Bel l uno. I n th e af ternoon you'l l h av e ti me to put your bi k e togeth er and go f or a q ui ck test ri de. M onday 27 June:

Bel l uno Loop (45 mi / 6,000 f t)

Cl i mb s: Pranol z, San Bol do, Praderadego

Our f i rst stage i s sh ort but i t pack s enough v erti cal to h opef ul l y get you i nto cl i mb i ng mode. Today's h i gh l i gh ts i ncl ude th e descent of th e San Bol do, w i th i ts h ai rpi nned tunnel s, and th e tough Praderadego cl i mb . We'l l be back at our h otel by mi d-af ternoon so you'l l h av e ti me f or l unch and to ex pl ore th e tow n.

Tuesday 28 June:

Bel l uno - M oena (51 mi / 8,000 f t) Cl i mb s: Franch e, V al l es

Today w e'l l ri de to our h otel i n M oena, a pretty tow n w h i ch w i l l b e our h ome f or th e nex t tw o ni gh ts. Th ere are onl y tw o categori zed cl i mbs i n today's route, b ut th e l ast one, th e i nf amous 'f i rst category' Passo San Pel l egri no w i l l h urt th e most as i t i s al most 20 mi l es l ong and v ery steep near th e top. Th e rew ard f or al l th i s i s great scenery on th e w ay up and a l ong descent al most al l th e w ay to our h otel .

Wednesday 29 June: On Wednesday w e of f er tw o v ery di sti nct opti ons: 1. Ri f ugi o Gardecci a (19 mi / 2,800 f t) Th i s i s a sh ort ri de to a h i gh mountai n h ut on a v ery steep (up to 16%) and spectacul ar road cl osed to car traf f i c. A t th e h ut you can h av e a cof f ee or ref resh ment b ef ore descendi ng b ack to th e h otel . You'l l h av e th e af ternoon to rel ax i n th e h otel 's 'w el l ness' area or spend some ti me i n tow n.

I ti nerary and El ev ati on Prof i l es (Conti nued) 2. M oena Loop (45 mi / 6,200 f t)

Cl i mbs: Lav aze and Costal unga

Th e second opti on i s a l oop th at starts w i th a 10 mi l e gradual dow nh i l l stretch f ol l ow ed b y tw o 'f i rst category' cl i mbs, w i th great v i ew s on th e w ay and especi al l y f rom th e summi t of th e f i rst cl i mb (Lav aze).

Th ursday 29 June: M oena - Col f osco On Th ursday w e'l l ri de to our h otel i n Col f osco w h ere w e'l l stay f or th e nex t f our ni gh ts. A gai n w e of f er tw o ri de opti ons: 1. Th ree Passes (57 mi / 8,600 f t) Cl i mbs: Costal unga, Castel rotto, Gardena A tough route w i th a steep cl i mb soon af ter th e start. You'l l h av e f un i n th e l ong descent to th e nex t cl i mb . Th e l ast cl i mb i s th e l ongest and busi est, but th e v i ew s are superb .

2. M aratona Recci e (29 mi / 4,400 f t)

Cl i mb s: Sel l a and Gardena

A f ter a 10 mi l e w arm-up w e'l l start th e 'f i rst category' Passo di Sel l a cl i mb . Hal f w ay up w e'l l j oi n th e M aratona route, w h i ch w e'l l f ol l ow al l th e w ay to our h otel on th e oth er si de of Passo Gardena.

I ti nerary and El ev ati on Prof i l es (Conti nued) Fri day 30 June:

Col f osco Loop (34 mi / 4,800 f t)

Cl i mb s: V al parol a and Campol ongo

Today's l oop w i l l tak e us on anoth er stretch of th e M aratona course, al b ei t i n th e opposi te di recti on of th e race. Th e f i rst cl i mb i s th e 'f i rst category' Passo V al parol a. A t th e top th ere i s a ni ce mountai n h ut f or a cof f ee stop. Passo Campol ongo i s a rel ati v el y easy cl i mb th at b ri ngs us to Corv ara, th e starti ng poi nt of th e M aratona. We'l l si gn-i n f or th e race and pi ck up our goody b ag on our w ay b ack to our h otel .

Saturday 1 Jul y:

Rest day. Ti me to enj oy th e 'M aratona' f esti v al i n Corv ara or rel ax at th e h otel .

Sunday 2 Jul y:

M aratona dl es Dol omi tes Gran Fondo

Th e b i g day! Th e h otel w i l l put on a speci al earl y b reak f ast f or us. Th en i t's j ust ov er a mi l e dow n f rom our h otel to th e start l i ne. Th ere are th ree routes of f ered and you can deci de duri ng th e ri de w h i ch one to do. A l l th ree routes start w i th th e f amous Sel l a Ronda l oop. 1. Th e cl assi c M aratona course (86 mi / 14,000 f t) Th e stats tel l th e story: th i s i s one h el l of a ri de! Eternal b raggi ng ri des i f you f i ni sh th i s one.

2. Th e 'medi um' M aratona (67 mi / 10,300 f t) Th i s route i s not as h ard as th e f ul l course, b ut sti l l not to b e underesti mated, w i th th e 'f i rst category' cl i mb of th e Passo Fal zarego at th e end.

I ti nerary and El ev ati on Prof i l es (Conti nued) 3. Th e Sel l a Ronda (35 mi / 5,900 f t)

Cl i mb s: Campol ongo, Pordoi , Sel l a and Gardena

Th i s i s th e cl assi c Dol omi tes l oop w i th 4 cl i mb s and panorami c v i stas al ong th e w ay.

M onday 3 Jul y:

Our Last day i n th e Dol omi tes

You can go f or an opti onal l ast ri de i n th e morni ng b ef ore pack i ng your b i k e and getti ng ready f or our pri v ate bus transf er to our h otel at V eni ce A i rport. We'l l h av e a cel ebratory di nner i n th e ev eni ng to mark th e end of our tour. Tuesday 4 Jul y:

Fl i gh t h ome

Th e h otel sh uttl e w i l l tak e you to th e ai rport f or th e f l i gh t h ome.

Wh y Bi k ePl usTours? 15 Years of ex peri ence i n organi zi ng perf ormance cycl i ng tri ps i n Europe Routes th at combi ne f amous cl i mbs w i th beauti f ul l ocal byw ays Smal l group si ze I ndustry l eadi ng 4 to 1 guest to staf f rati o Great v al ue f or money

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Group ai rport transf ers f or you, your l uggage and your b i k e Combi ned v an support and l uggage transf er on ri di ng days Support duri ng th e ri des f rom our ex peri enced tour gui des on b i k es Tw o support v eh i cl es 9 ni gh ts of * * * / * * * * h otel accommodati on on th e b asi s of a doub l e room (si ngl e rooms av ai l abl e w i th suppl ement) A l l di nners and break f asts Suppl ementary w ater, snack s and f rui t on th e ri des Lami nated cue sh eets w i th detai l ed di recti ons and al ti tude prof i l es GPS f i l es of al l ri des Guaranteed entry spot i n th e M aratona dl es Dol omi tes Gran Fondo (3rd starti ng b l ock ) Th e of f i ci al M aratona 2017 cycl i ng j ersey b y Castel l i

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Fl i gh ts to and f rom V eni ce M arco Pol o A i rport Trav el i nsurance Lunch es, dri nk s, gratui ti es and personal ex penses

Pri ce: $ 2795 per person, si ngl e room suppl ement: $ 695 Pl ease e-mai l Carol yn and Pi eter f or more i nf ormati on and b ook i ng: i nf o@bi k epl ustours.com

We reser ve t he r ig ht t o chang e t his it inerar y d ue t o availab ilit y of accom m od at ion, road closures, weat her or ot her unexpected circum stances. Our tr ip s are catered t o exper ienced cyclist s wit h excellent b ike hand ling skills. We r ide rain or shine. You will b e req uired t o com plete all r ides by b ike. Van transfer is not availab le excep t in case of an em er g ency. Marat ona im ag es cour tesy of Marat ona d les Dolom ites - Enel