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Trip plans

Where to base, what to ride day by day, where to stay and rent. One destination per plan.

The road climbing Passo Pordoi at sunrise, the Sella massif behind
Featured Maratona dles Dolomites: Seven passes, one Sunday, no excuses

Maratona dles Dolomites: Four Days in Corvara

A four-day plan for the Maratona dles Dolomites

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Bormio from above, with the Stelvio road climbing out of the valley on the right
Bormio

Bormio: Three Days in the Valley of the Giants

Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo from a single Alpine base: how to ride all three without wrecking your week.
The Onyar river houses and old stone bridge in the Barri Vell, morning light
Girona

Girona: One Week in the Capital of Cycling

Seven days of structured base-building from the town half the WorldTour peloton calls home.
Mallorca's Tramuntana coast at first light, the road threading between the cliffs and the sea
Mallorca

Mallorca: A Week's Training Camp, Two Bases, Six Rides

Sa Calobra, Formentor and the Tramuntana coast road: a week of climbing in winter sun.
The Baie des Anges and the Promenade des Anglais from above, with the hills of the arrière-pays rising behind the city
Nice

Nice: A Cycling Weekend in the Pros' Backyard

The Madone, Col de Vence and Col d'Èze: a Riviera weekend, Thursday to Sunday.