Back "roads" around Sestriere
P_Tucker
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Planning to do this in September: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1068838
Can anyone offer any thoughts as to how rideable the offroad bits - specifically from the top of the Finestre to Sestriere, and Sestriere to Claviere - will be on a road bike? NB obviously, and I mean obviously, this will only be attempted when its dry and sunny.
Can anyone offer any thoughts as to how rideable the offroad bits - specifically from the top of the Finestre to Sestriere, and Sestriere to Claviere - will be on a road bike? NB obviously, and I mean obviously, this will only be attempted when its dry and sunny.
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It's difficult to work out from the linked map which are the 'offroad bits'. Your route seems to be pretty much entirely on either routes nationales/departmentales in France, or strade statali/strade provinciali in Italy (which are the equivalent). All of these will be tarmac.
IME unsurfaced roads in Italy are do-able if say you have a road bike with 25mm tyres (and a bit of patience and sense of adventure) - with less it might be a bit more iffy. 'Piste ciclabile' are usually tarmac.0 -
Finestre to Sestriere - http://goo.gl/maps/acU3 - looks alright to me
Sestriere to Claviere - http://goo.gl/maps/kVTG - er, not so sure...0
