Sellaronda
Race cycling • Val di Fassa
Sellaronda
The Sellaronda, or Tour of the Four Passes, is one of the most rewarding cycling routes. A 66 km road route with four mountain passes to climb, just as many Ladin valleys to cross, and extraordinary Dolomite panoramas that fill the eyes.
<p>From Canazei, head towards Pordoi (S.S. 48), a pass that has been the stage finish of the Giro d’Italia several times (27 hairpin bends, average gradient 6.7%, 13 km). Cross the summit towards Arabba, then turn left towards Passo Campolongo (S.S. 244). Descend to the village of Corvara before climbing Passo Gardena (S.S. 243). Descend to Plan de Gralba, where you take the S.S. 242 on the left, which climbs to Passo Sella. Return to Canazei (20 hairpin bends).</p> <p>At Passo Pordoi, <strong>first stop at the monument dedicated to Fausto Coppi</strong>, which recalls the legendary feats of the "campionissimo". At the inauguration in July 2000, his daughter Marina and Coppi's three domestiques, Ettore Milano, Franco Giacchero, and Michele Gismondi, were present. <strong>Second stop in front of Gilberto Simoni's Wilier Triestina Cento1</strong>, set into a rock and metal monument since 2011. It is the same bicycle with which the Trentino rider entered the Verona Arena closing his last Giro d’Italia, in 2010.</p>
