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Bormio: The Ideal Cycling Destination Beyond Lake Como

7/16/2018

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by Casey Thompson  © 2018 Bike It! Bellagio
We just returned from a week-long trip to the Alps with some strong riders from the States and Canada. This is our third trip to the Alps with touring cyclists, and each time it just gets better sharing the climbs along these iconic passes. The Alps aren’t as far away from Lake Como as one may think. Bormio is just a 3-hour drive! If you have a week or two for a cycling holiday, Lake Como and Bormio make the perfect match for an unforgettable trip. Start in Bellagio with us and warm up along some pre-Alpine climbs and lakeside rolling roads, before heading to the giants northeast of Lake Como. Much of Italy’s cycling history lies between us and Bormio. It’s a great way to relive some epic Giro d’Italia and Giro di Lombardia moments with your own eyes, doing the climbs yourself! Check out some pictures below:

4 Awesome Climbs from Bormio

Passo dello Stelvio: 2,747m a.s.l., it's the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps! Seeing all the switchbacks you climb from above is certainly a great feeling. And we were fortunate to find a pro Bianchi team rider at the top!
stelvio swtichbacks from bormio
martin wynants stelvio pass
Torri di Fraele & Laghi di Cancano: This quiet and gentle climb takes riders to the 13th century fortress tower ruins (the tower served as a border between the valleys of Bormio and Engadina)  and the artifical lakes of Cancano, part of a hydroelectric plant. 
torri di fraele climb
See the towers in the background?
laghi di cancano cycling
The road becomes unpaved as you pass the small Lago delle Scale before the Laghi di Cancano
Passo Gavia: Another of one of the highest paved passes in the Alps. At 2,651m a.s.l. it's often the "Cima Coppi" in the Giro d'Italia.
adda passo gavia
The first half of the climb to Santa Caterina follows the Adda River...the same that flows into and out of Lake Como
passo gavia sign
A cloudy vista at the top of the pass
Passo del Mortirolo: Also known as the "Cima Pantani", this climb is also featured often in the Giro...and it's one the hardest climbs you'll ever do...we can testify!
cima pantani
mortirolo finish
OFF THE BIKE:
Bagni Vecchi: The "ancient" bathes of Bormio
Bagni Nuovi: The "new"/modern thermal bathes and spa
Hiking Paradise!
Livigno: Duty-free shopping town in the heart of the Alps ... also great for anything outdoors! Stay a night, like we did, then climb the Bernina and Forcola Passes!
passo bernina in bici
Passo Bernina!
passo forcola
Climbing back to Livigno along the Forcola Pass road
WHERE TO STAY:
Baita dei Pini
Hotel Funivia--Stelvio Experience Crew
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Just arrived at Baita dei Pini!
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