TWO EVENTS WITH THE DOLOMITE PASSES CLOSED TO MOTORISED TRAFFIC
The month of June is full of events that are now part of the cycling calendar, and the cycling events in Alta Badia once again combine the beauty of the landscape with sustainability. In fact, there are three days that allow those who do not have the opportunity to participate in the prestigious Maratona dles Dolomites-Enel to enjoy the Dolomite passes closed to car traffic. It begins on Saturday 8th June with the Sellaronda Bike Day, which will be repeated in September, and continues on Saturday, June 22nd with the Dolomites Bike Day. The decision to make the Dolomite passes accessible only to cyclists for a few days each year confirms how sensitive Alta Badia is to the issue of sustainability.
These are non-competitive cycling events accessible to all, without the need for registration. The respective routes follow the route of the Maratona dles Dolomites-Enel and other legendary routes.
On 8 June, the already traditional Sellaronda Bike Day takes place, during which the passes around the Sella Group are closed to traffic. The event will be repeated on 7 September. In June from 08.00 to 14.30, keen cyclists will be able to take part in the non-competitive event, which runs in an anti-clockwise direction, is 53 km long and has an altitude gain of 1637 meters. The official merchandising of the event, available in the shops of the organizing valleys, was created by designer Manuel Bottazzo and produced by Sportful. www.sellarondabikeday.com
The protagonists of the Dolomites Bike Day on 22nd June, on the other hand, are the Campolongo, Falzarego and Valparola Dolomite passes, scenes of epic exploits that have made cycling history. The route runs along the ring that begins in Alta Badia and leads over the Passo Campolongo to Arabba and the Livinallongo Valley. It continues to the Falzarego Pass and then to the Valparola Pass before reaching the villages of La Villa and Corvara to finish the ride. The route, which is closed to traffic from 08:30 to 14:30, is 51km long and has a total elevation gain of 1.370m. The route must be ridden in an anti-clockwise direction. www.dolomitesbikeday.it
