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After getting experiences on five cycletours in Slovakia and two in Austria and Slovenia in july 2000 I was ready to bike on my most serious tour in my life...

From the snowy mountains to the sandy beach (2000)

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2004-02-05 19:55:23

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steep ascent onto the 1437m high Pinei pass. From Kastelruth I tried to ascend up on a 8%, but sometimes 10% steep road to the plateau of the Seiser Alm, which steepness I was informed from the diagram of the website www.salite.ch It seemed to be difficult. It took me one hour to climb up to the 1844m high Seeiser Alm going through a pleasant fir tree forest for a long. I was tired after the climb so I needed some energy from foods. After 30-35 km freewheeling I arrived at Bolzano. From the descent there was beautiful view back to the rockwall of Schlern which had nice orange colours an hour before the sunset. Although homewards I only had to pass through the 1100m high St Lugan pass, because its 900m heightdifference and the way how it was going on the side of the mountain it was a great experience. This pass is not between the famous passes, but it’s unforgettable for me that the road goes in the side of the vertical rockwall for 2-3 km long. Riding on the outer edge - althouh there was a barrier - it wasn’t a good feeling to look at down into the deepness. At the end of my tour I managed to climb the pass a little bit tired in one and a half hour, and I reached the saddle in dusk. After a short rolling I arrived at home. (175 km + 3396 m heightdifference)

2nd training tour: I visited two not so high and not so known passes, but after them I could say, one of them, the Rolle pass would be one of my favourite. The 12 km long and 6,4% steep ascent to the Passo San Pellegrino started in Moena, after half an hour cycling. The land gave my the mood of the slovakian Tatra because of the flowery fields and fir tree forests in the valley. The steepness was serious only in short sections. From the village, Falcade which is on the eastern and steeper side of the pass there was a very scenic view to the „columnrocks” of the more than 3000m high Cimon de Pala. The 33km long connecting road between Agordo and the foot of the next climb ...