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5-days/ 4-nights

Prosecco Hills and Gran Fondo del Dragone

STARTING PRICE

$1549

Discover the breathtaking Dolomiti Bellunesi on our 5-day cycling adventure through the Prosecco Hills and the challenging route that used to be one of Italy's most epic Gran Fondos: the Dragon GF. Conquer picturesque routes and embrace the challenge.

Bucket List Climbs
Passo San Boldo

Overview

TRIP DATES
May 9
to
May 13, 2024
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DURATION

5-days/ 4-nights

STARTING PRICE

$1549
Custom trip dates available!
Contact us for details.
Pick-Up Airport
Treviso
Drop-off Airport
Venice/Treviso Airport
Overnight
Bassano del Grappa-1nights
Belluno-3nights
Terrain
road
Distance
318‑332km
Elevation
5,615‑5,885m
Difficulty
Very Climby

This itinerary takes in the hilltop town of Asolo before passing through the heart of the Prosecco region and over the impressive Passo San Boldo. Some further exploration of the foothills of the Dolomiti Belunese and its time for the epic challenge with a spectacular mountain-top finish above Belluno.

Included in this trip

  • Pick-up and transfer from the airport to the pick-up hotel (also if arriving in advance of trip start)
  • 4 nights accommodation in select boutique hotels including breakfast
  • Support with set-up of rental bike, or assembly/disassembly of own bike
  • Orientation meeting on day 1
  • All on-trip luggage transfers
  • Daily multiple route options for rides leading up to the event
  • Daily on-trip van support
  • All on-trip transfers
  • Exclusive access to the CyclingHero Companion App with local insights
  • Access to Hammerhead Karoo-2 bike computer with pre-installed CyclingHero route options
  • Bike box storage for the entire duration of the trip

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Day-to-Day Schedule

Day
1
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Warm-Up and the Asolo Hills

Leaving Treviso after an optional visit to the beautiful Pinarello flagship store, there is a first taste of the hills in the Montello, before visiting neighboring Montebelluna, the sport-shoe mecca of Italy. After a coffee and cake in the main square of picturesque Asolo its on to the nearby town of Bassano del Grappa, famous for the 'Alpini' military division, and of course for the potent Grappa spirit with which it shares it's name.

Distance
65‑79km
Elevation
570‑840m
Salita dei Mondiali
(148m)
Overnight
Bassano del Grappa
Day
2
Friday, May 10, 2024
Prosecco Hills Epic Climb

The morning starts with a little climb up to the Canova monument in Possagno before the route crosses the river and passes through the town of Valdobbiadene, ground zero of Prosecco winemaking. Leaving Valdobbiadene, our next goal for the day is the Passo San Boldo, a 7 km climb on the far end of the Prosecco Valley.

Not the hardest or longest climb in the area, but arguably one of the most spectacular feats of road engineering in the world. From here it's a beautiful downhill and flat run all the way to Belluno.

Distance
78km
Elevation
1,478m
Possagno
(215m)
Overnight
Belluno
Day
3
Saturday, May 11, 2024
The Land of Cycling Heroes

The route today brings you through the foothills just south of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park to Cesiomaggiore, "town of cycling", and home to the “Museo Storico della Bicicletta”. Although not on a main tourist route, this carefully curated museum has an extraordinary amount of artifacts inside, from the earliest examples of working bicycles to Giro time trial machines. The route then loops back through the picturesque villages of Ponte Mas and Bolzano Bellunese before descending back into Belluno proper.

Distance
57km
Elevation
767m
Overnight
Belluno
Day
4
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Gran Fondo del Dragone

It's time for the real challenge! Ride the circuit of the (in)famous former GF del Dragone under the dragon coat of arms and conquer the Nevegal, "The balcony over the Dolomites".

Distance
117.7km
Elevation
2,800m
Vena d'Oro
(196m)
Tambre climb
(556m)
Malga Cate
(146m)
Pieve d'Alpago
(309m)
Valmorei
(453m)
Nevegal
(572m)
Special Event
Overnight
Belluno
Day
5
Monday, May 13, 2024
Goodbye!

After a last breakfast, it’s time to head back to Venice for your trip home or further explorations in the area.

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