best place in italy for mountain riding?

tbonelynch
tbonelynch Posts: 3
edited January 2011 in Tour & expedition
having cycled for the past 2 years in French alps would like to head to Italy for a change. would like to pick a small town to base ourselves so that we can cycle 4-5 hrs a day, has to be alps or dolomites.....any ideas would be most welcome, thanks

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  • PieterM
    PieterM Posts: 167
    Alps: Bormio
    Dolomites: Corvara
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  • dilemna
    dilemna Posts: 2,187
    Road or off road riding?
    Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
    Think how stupid the average person is.......
    half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.
  • rhnb
    rhnb Posts: 324
    For the Alps, I'd second Bormio. Fantastic riding around there with the Stelvio, Umbrail, Gavia, Mortirolo, Foscagno etc. Had a week there in 2008 and there's a write up and some pics here... http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/bormio2008/index.htm


    For the Dolomites I'd recommend Arabba. We spent a great week there in 2009. Small town at the foot of the Pordoi and Campolongo passes. We managed the following that week...
    Pordoi, Sella, Gardena, Campolongo, Giau, Fedaia, Staulanza, Duran, Tre Croci, Falzarego, Valparola and the Tre Cime de Lavaredo.

    Write up and pics here... http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/dolomites2009/index.htm

    You wouldn't go wrong with either of those hotels we stayed in either. Superb.

    Cheeers... Allan.
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