Giro visit - Zoncolan, Stelvio and what else?

Hi all - A group of us are visiting the Giro this year for 5 days and planning on getting some riding in. We are based in Trento and plan the Zoncolan on race day and also a trip to the Stelvio. Just wondered if anyone had stayed around this area and could offer advice on other rides in the area, have hire vans so can travel, but would prefer not to after driving to the 2 climbs noted earlier.
Also interested in others experiences of the Zoncolan and Stelvio. Are they as hard and stunning as they say?
Thanks in advance
Also interested in others experiences of the Zoncolan and Stelvio. Are they as hard and stunning as they say?
Thanks in advance
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IMO the most scenic col is the Gavia... and if you do the Gavia, then you can do the Mortirolo (less beautiful and steeper). That said, there are other beautiful, maybe less famous climbs... Passo Giau is a monster, Passo san Pellegrino is stunning and of course the climb to Lake Misurina and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo... the Marmolada climb...
So many climbs in the Dolomites which catch my imagination.. Zoncolan is not one of them... bit of an ugly duckling
If you do get up Stelvio, it is that good, and it's hard because of the length, average gradient and altitude. No really steep bits. And it will be cold.
I think the weather will certainly plays it part on where and what we climb. I will take a look at the suggested other rides later. Thanks again.
I found this https://www.altabadia.org/en/summer-hol ... mites.html
which is just one example of rides but you could pretty much park anywhere a few miles east of Trento and ride a world class loop.
Sorry I can't comment on the two climbs you like but the combinations above are world class for scenery/history/culture and hard riding and you'll be right there. Maratona route would be a lovely big day.
Best to check to avoid disappointment
Anything below 2000 mt should be open I would think
I also went to the Giro in May last year for the Blockhaus stage in central Italy. We rode about half the route a few hours before the Giro went through; the officials got us off the road about 300m from the stage finish so we couldn't do the actual stage finish sadly. We drove up the mountain and left the car about a mile down the mountain from the stage finish on a road the Giro wasn't riding up but the whole circus would use to get back down. When we left the car it was on its own, when we got back to it, it was almost boxed in and there were a couple of tents too! We were staying about 30 km from the stage finish so riding down wasn't an issue. There were notices all along the route about NOT parking anywhere that day, but we took a chance as it wasn't where they would be riding. There were rumours that anything in the area would be towed away, but we weren't going to ride back up the mountain to rescue the car.
If my experience is anything to go by, there will be thousands of cyclists on the day trying to ride as much of the route as possible. Sounds like Zoncolan will be difficult logistically, but I would want to ride it if I was nearby - or at least try!
A few mates and I want to go, but taking bike boxes on the plane to a pen airport miles away doesn’t seem fun. And it’s a bloody long drive from the UK....
What are you doing?
You can do it with help from this site http://international.unitn.it/incoming/ ... -to-trento