Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	40km	860m	2/5 Flat to rolling day with max one main climb.

Arrival day into Venice Marco Polo Airport. Our transfer departs the airport at 11.00 for a 2hr transfer to Cortina. After a quick lunch (not included), our mechanic is on hand to build bikes before a warm up ride passing under the  mighty Tre Cime and climbing the Tre Croci before heading back to the hotel for dinner at 8pm where our guides talk through the plans for the rest of the week.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	61km	2163m	3/5 Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

Breakfast from 7am and meet at 8am for an 8.30am rollout. Today’s ride has two big climbs packed into 61km. Straight out of Cortina we start climbing before turning onto the Giau and then onto the magnificent Campolongo finishing in Arabba. Corvara is an incredible base for the next two nights.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	82km	2481m	4/5 Plenty of climbing but suitable for most regular riders.

A classic Dolomites route. From Corvara we head over the picturesque Valporolo with stunning views in all directions before descending all the way to Arabba and then the last three climbs of the Sella Ronda – the Passo Pordoi, Sella & Gardena. A fantastic and not too difficult day allowing for a relaxed afternoon at the spa & a couple of beers on the terrace.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	113km	1640m	3/5 Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

The easiest day of the week as we leave the Dolomites before finishing the week in the Italian Alps. We head out over the beautiful Passo Gardena and then the Sella before finishing the ride on the picturesque valley road to Merano.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	97km	2563m	4/5 Plenty of climbing but suitable for most regular riders.

A gentle first 70km and then a massive last 50km today. We all ride together on the valley road from Merano to Prato and then grab coffee in town before the taking the mighty Stelvio. This is the famous side of the mountain with 48 hairpins. At the summit we regroup over a coffee before the fun descent into Bormio, our base for the last two days.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	52km	1492m	3/5 Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

After 5 glorious days on the bike we take on one final climb to draw an end to the week with the magnificent Gavia. This fine climb is the perfect way to end the week before descending back to Bormio.

Our transfer home is at 11 am so a well-earned lie-in, late breakfast and time for some last-minute souvenirs before heading to Milan Malpensa airport.