Dolomites and Italian alps
Frank the tank
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Just had a great holiday cycling here, if you get the chance, do it, there are some proper challenges Zoncolan, Mortirolo, Stelvio, Fadaia, for starters. Scenery as breath taking as the gradients.
Tail end Charlie
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It doesn't have to be either/or. I've been in Cortina d'Ampezzo in both summer and winter and the sight of the mountains glowing salmon pink as the sun goes down on a summer evening is hard to beat.
For anyone who hasn't been there one of the things that makes the Dolomites interesting for cyclists is that the area used to be islands millions of years ago, so in contrast to many other parts of the Alps where you have long valleys and your choice is often to go up to the pass and down again, in the Dolomites it's easier to put together circular loops (going round the islands).
On the negative side, the area is very popular with motorcyclists - who tend to like the same scenic roads that we do.
The blog post below details the experience of one of our groups from June:
http://www.ledomestiquetours.co.uk/bespoke-cycling-tours-dolomites-and-stelvio/
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Ciocc Extro - FCN 1
I was refering to the skiing really...