{"id":2772,"date":"2019-08-16T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/uncategorized\/giro-delle-dolomiti\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T10:05:38","slug":"giro-delle-dolomiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/reizen\/giro-delle-dolomiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a professional but still cycling the Giro: Giro delle Dolomiti"},"content":{"rendered":"
How often do you cycle in a peloton of more than 600 cyclists with closed roads? Under (police) escort and with mechanics, a broom truck and an ambulance at your disposal in case of emergency? And not through the flat Dutch polder, but through the amazing Italian Dolomites... It is possible... in the Giro delle Dolomiti! On behalf of CYCLOsportive we travel to picturesque Bolzano to experience it ourselves.<\/h6>\n

Text: Marcia van Gulik & Leendert Verweij
\nImage: Photostudio3<\/p>\n

6 stages, 650 kilometers, 10,000 elevation meters: Giro delle Dolomiti<\/span><\/h6>\n

In this Giro, which is for the 43e<\/sup> organized once, approximately 650 kilometers and 10,000 meters of altitude are conquered in 6 stages. Not an easy task. After arriving in Bolzano, we meet the other participants at the organization briefing. What strikes us is that many countries are represented: from India to Colombia and from Norway to Australia. There is a healthy tension in the air before the kick-off of the Giro. We are curious about what this week will bring us.<\/p>\n

Getting used to the peloton<\/h6>\n

The first 3 stages are 52, 133 and 178 kilometers respectively on the program. The short opening stage is all about getting acquainted with riding in a large peloton with all the guidance around it. We brave the first mountain of the outer category, called 'Ritten\/Renon' (13km at 7%). We already feel like professionals among so many cyclists with expensive racing bikes, encouragement from the side of the road and motorcycles and photographers everywhere around us! This leaves you wanting more and luckily there is much more on the program in the coming days. After all, the real work has yet to begin...<\/p>\n

'The evening before each stage we pin on our bib numbers and prepare all the gear so that we don't have to rush as much as possible in the morning. After all, the alarm goes off at 6:15 am, because the stages start promptly at 8:00 am. All stages are held as one large peloton.' <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Leendert and Marcia enjoy the Dolomites. Rightly so!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Famous mountains from the Giro d'Italia<\/h6>\n

In addition to more kilometers, stages 2 and 3 both also contain a number of long climbs: the Passo delle Erbe (23.6km at 5%), the Passo Sella Joch (34km at 5%) and the Passo Fedaia (7.4km at 7%). All these climbs are known from the Giro d'Italia. They take us up or over the magical limit of 2000 meters altitude, which provides a phenomenal view as a reward for the effort along the way. A long descent follows like a perfectly executed dance with the bike over beautiful asphalt and through many hairpin bends. A powerful feeling!<\/p>\n

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Suffering on day 3!<\/h6>\n

Especially the 3e<\/sup> day was tough! In addition to being the longest day, it was also the hottest day. The thermometer shows 37 degrees! For Marcia, this is her second longest ride ever... And with so many elevation meters and that scorching heat. Will she make it to the top of the mighty Dolomite giants? The motto is to hydrate a lot and choose your own pace. In addition to the well-maintained, permanent stops along the route, extra water is provided. For those for whom it is really too much, the broom wagon is a last refuge. Fortunately, this is not necessary for us. Sweaty and with sore legs, but with an enormously proud feeling, we reach the finish under our own power. This was the ride we were dreading the most beforehand. Afterwards we thought this was the most beautiful ride.<\/p>\n

'The impressive Passo Sella Joch should be on every cyclist's wish list!' <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But sometimes it's also hard!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The climb takes you to a great height with great views of the most famous mountain massif in the Dolomites. In the distance, eternal snow is visible on the surrounding mountain peaks.<\/p>\n

Rest day: wash, massage, enjoy<\/h6>\n

Time for the rest day. That means: extensive breakfast, legs up and cycling clothes to the launderette. We then cycle to the Fiera Messa for a massage to breathe some life back into the tired muscles and enjoy the experiences of the first 3 days. And of course looking forward to the 3 days to come with the Passo Valparola (13.9km at 6%), the Passo 3 Croci (7.9km at 7%) and the Seiser Alm (16.8km at 8%) on the program.<\/p>\n

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Performing and enjoying, both are possible<\/h6>\n

Every day a climb is completely closed off from traffic and a ranking is drawn up using time measurements. Now is the time to go full throttle! The level in the peloton is quite high. Leendert experiences the mutual competition with riders of a similar level as an incentive to be able to give that few percent extra, to make an attack and squeeze out a final sprint. Marcia notices that she is looking for a group of an equal level that encourages and mentally supports each other to reach the top together. No matter how you approach this segment, everyone ends up panting, puffing, sweating and gasping for breath. Fortunately, there is some time to recover, fill the water bottles and eat something. With a phenomenal view we wait until all riders have reported at the top, after which the descent can begin. The Giro ends with an awards ceremony for the best riders (15% of the participants are women) in the general classification.<\/p>\n

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'It was a week of suffering, but above all a lot of enjoyment!'<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The week has flown by. After a week that was completely dedicated to cycling, we return home tired but satisfied with great impressions, many climbing kilometers in our legs and great memories to look back on. It was a week of suffering, but above all a lot of enjoyment!YouTube Giro delle Dolomiti: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5kFUwK15n58O8Ey7gYYeIQ<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How often do you cycle in a peloton of over 600 cyclists with closed roads? Under (police) escort and with mechanics, a broom wagon and an ambulance at your disposal in case of emergency? And then not through the flat Dutch polder, but through the magnificent Italian Dolomites... It is possible... in the Giro delle Dolomiti! On behalf of CYCLOsportive we travel to the picturesque Bolzano to experience it for ourselves. Text: Marcia van Gulik & Leendert Verweij Image: Fotostudio3 6 stages, 650 kilometers, 10,000 meters of elevation: Giro delle Dolomiti In this Giro, which is being organized for the 43rd time, some 650 kilometers and 10,000 meters of elevation are conquered in 6 stages. No easy task. After arriving in Bolzano we get to know the other participants at the briefing of the organization. What strikes us is that many countries are represented: from India to Colombia and from Norway to Australia. There is a healthy tension in the air before the kick-off of the Giro. We are curious about what this week will bring us. Getting used to the peloton The first 3 stages are 52, 133 and 178 kilometers on the program respectively. The short opening stage is all about getting acquainted with riding in a large peloton with all the support around it. Here we conquer the first mountain of the outside category, called 'Ritten\/Renon' (13km at 7%). We already feel like professionals among so many cyclists with expensive racing bikes, encouragement from the side of the road and motorbikes and photographers everywhere around us! This tastes like more and fortunately there is much more on the program in the coming days. After all, the real work has yet to begin... 'The evening before each stage we pin on our race numbers and prepare all our gear so that we have to rush as little as possible in the morning. The alarm goes off at 6:15, because the stages start promptly at 8:00. All stages are ridden as one big peloton.' Famous mountains from the Giro d'Italia Stages 2 and 3 contain, in addition to more kilometers, both also a number of long climbs: the Passo delle Erbe (23.6km at 5%), the Passo Sella Joch (34km at 5%) and the Passo Fedaia (7.4km at 7%). All these climbs are known from the Giro d'Italia. They take us to or over the magical limit of 2000 meters altitude, which provides a phenomenal view as a reward for the effort along the way. A long descent like a perfectly executed dance with the bike on beautiful asphalt and through many hairpin bends follows. A mighty feeling! Suffering on day 3! The 3rd day in particular was suffering! In addition to being the longest day, it was also the hottest. The thermometer read 37 degrees! For Marcia, this is her second longest ride ever\u2026 And then with so many meters of altitude and that scorching heat. Will she reach the top of the mighty Dolomite giants? Hydrate a lot and choose your own pace is the motto. In addition to the well-maintained, fixed stops along the route, extra water is provided. For those for whom it really becomes too much, the broom wagon is a last refuge. Fortunately, this is not necessary for us. Sweaty and with sore legs, but with an enormous sense of pride, we reach the finish under our own steam. This was the ride that we were dreading the most in advance. Afterwards, we found this to be the most beautiful ride. 'The impressive Passo Sella Joch should be on every cyclist's wish list!' The climb takes you to a great height with a fantastic view of the most famous mountain range in the Dolomites. In the distance, the eternal snow is visible on the surrounding mountain peaks. Rest day: washing, massage, enjoying Time for a rest day. That means: an extensive breakfast, putting your feet up and taking your cycling gear to the launderette. We then cycle to the Fiera Messa for a massage to breathe some life back into our tired muscles and enjoy the experiences of the first 3 days. And of course we look forward to the 3 days yet to come, including the Passo Valparola (13.9 km at 6%), the Passo 3 Croci (7.9 km at 7%) and the Seiser Alm (16.8 km at 8%). Performing and enjoying, both are possible Every day, a climb is completely closed off from traffic and a classification is drawn up using time measurements. This is the time to go full throttle! The level in the peloton is quite high. Leendert experiences the mutual battle with riders of a similar level as an incentive to give that extra few percent, to make a break and to squeeze out a final sprint. Marcia notices that she is looking for a group of the same level that encourages each other and supports each other mentally to reach the top together. No matter how you tackle this segment, in the end everyone reaches the top panting, puffing, sweating and gasping for breath. Fortunately, there is some time to recover, fill the water bottles and have something to eat. With a phenomenal view, we wait until all the riders have reported to the top, after which the descent can begin. The Giro ends with an award ceremony for the best male and female riders (15% of the participants are women) in the general classification. 'It was a week of suffering, but above all of great enjoyment!' The week flew by. After a week that was completely dedicated to cycling, we return home tired but satisfied with beautiful impressions, many climbing kilometers in the legs and nice memories to look back on. It was a week of suffering, but above all of great enjoyment! YouTube Giro delle Dolomiti: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5kFUwK15n58O8Ey7gYYeIQ<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-2772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reizen","tag-bolzanocyclosportivedolomietengiro-delle-dolomitiitaliekeeponcyclingleendert-verweijmarcia-van-gulikpasso-delle-erbepasso-fedaiapasso-sella-jochwielrennen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2772"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4078,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2772\/revisions\/4078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-travel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}