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Biking through the Alps 4: Caprile-Kastelruth

Date:
27.08.1998
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
11:30h
Distance:
66.5km

Day 4 of this multi-day bike-trip through the Alps in Südtirol should include two major passes, i.e., Passo di Fedaia (2060mosl) and Sellajoch (2245mosl), with a significant dip in between! We started from Caprile at about 8:30 in the morning, heading straight towards Passo di Fedaia in the west. About three hours later, we arrived at the saddle, right next to the majestic Marmolada in the south. On the other side, towards west, we then descended very quickly to Canazei (at about 1500mosl), reaching top-speed of over 60km/h (lots of fun, but also risky). From there, we started our biggest ascent on this day (to Sellajoch) and about two hours later, we actually arrived on this high saddle in amazingly beautiful mountain landscape! What followed was mostly a long descent, first into the >>>

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Biking through the Alps 3: Misurina-Caprile

Date:
26.08.1998
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
10:30h
Distance:
51.8km

Day 3 of this multi-day bike-trip through the Alps in Südtirol should bring us to Cortina d'Ampezzo and then up to a major saddle (Passo Giau at 2220mosl). In order to get to Cortina, we first needed to traverse another (smaller) saddle, i.e., Passo Tre Croci (at 1795mosl). The ride down to Cortina was then fast and exciting with top-speeds over 60km/h! From there, we started our big ascent on this day (about 1000hm up!) to reach Passo Giau about 3.5 hours later. Getting up to high altitudes in this terrific mountain landscape of the Alps was exactly what we were heading for, so we really enjoyed this (even though is certainly is strenuous to cycle many height-meters up, in particular, when you are also carrying all your luggage for several days). After a long and fast descent from Passo >>>

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Biking through the Alps 2: Defereggen-Misurina

Date:
25.08.1998
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
9:00h
Distance:
81.6km

Day 2 of this multi-day bike-trip through the Alps should bring us from Austria to Südtirol, Italy. To do so, we had the plan to cross the 2040m high Stallersattel, coming from Defereggen. About two hours after having started in Bruggen (at about 1315mosl), we arrived at Stallersattel and enjoyed the beautiful mountain landscape there with satisfaction. :-) What followed, was a fast and long descent into the Antholzer valley (southwest of Stallersattel and already in Südtirol, Italy). At about noon-time, we were down at about 1000mosl, again, and turned left into the Pustertal (basically towards the east!). After a relatively short stretch in this comparably busy valley, we turned right, again (into southern direction), entering the Pragser valley with the plan to cycle up to Plätzwiesen >>>

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