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— Day 1: Toblach (Trentino-Alto Adige)

Participants arrive at the hotels in the Alta Pusteria from where the tour commences.

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85 km Day 2: Oberdrauburg (Carinthia)

The riding begins today along the breathtaking and picturesque road on the southern slopes of the Alta Pusteria. After the first kilometres from Toblach to Abfaltersbach situated in Eastern Tyrol which serves as a warm-up for the muscles; the following
stages will seek to make demands on the ambitions of every cyclist.

Your efforts will be rewarded largely by the magnificent landscapes and farming communities, existing within the old customs and traditions together with the discovery of the many cultural cities and towns. The wonderful sights of the mountain ranges as viewed from Lienz, adds to the majestic compilation.

Once passed the chasm at Lienz, the route goes downhill to Leisach and Lienz and after a short while Oberdrauburg is in sight.

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80 km Day 3: Feistritz im Rosental (Carinthia)

After a short time in the saddle the first ascent to Gailberg Pass awaits you, but it doesn’t last too long before the road descends into the valley towards Kötschach Mauthen. From this point and for the biggest part of the day, the trip is dedicated to wheeling
comfortably through the flat and wide Gail Valley sheltered on both sides by the contrasting jagged mountain cliff tops.

Tired calves will be re-energized at the sun kissed shore of Lake Presegger, the warmest swimming Lake in Austria.

Overnight in Feistritz im Rosental.

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125 km / alternative route: 75 km Day 4: Bled (Bled)

Shortly after Kärnten you reach the border to Tarvis. After a comfortable introduction to this stage, you will start to scale up to Passo del Predil. The pass serves as border between Italy and Slovenia and at the deserted border station signifies the end of the ascent before dipping speedily downwards. By looping back and forth, you work your way up to the Vrsic. The journey through the Triglav National park in the Julian Alps and passing by Kranjska Gora and Jesenice will direct you through some of the most unique landscape settings offering clear Lakes; foamy rivulets; thundering waterfalls, undisclosed ravines and the Triglav Mountain, the highest in Slovenia and after which the National Park is named.

The day brings to a close at the romantic Lake Bled in Slovenia.

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115 km / alternative route: 48 km Day 5: Cividale del Friuli (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

Cycling out of Bled you ride through the Bohinj valley and take in its wide and breathtaking grandeur edged by the jagged cliffs and peaks of the Julian Alps. You will encounter the first challenges of the day as you cycle through the saddlle of Mount “Bohinjsko Sedlo”. Again and again, you are rewarded with exceptional views of the summits crowning the Triglav massiv and the Savatal Mountains.

As you descend down the other side at a racy speed into the Soca Valley, you will catch a glimpse beyond the mountains towards the shore. As you bypass Tolmin and Kobarid, it will be a sign of your departure from Slovenia into Italy.

Your energy store will be replenished at dinner with pasta and wine in Cividale del Friuli.

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90 km Day 6: Cormons (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

Close to Cividale and near to the Slovenian border, you will find the Castelmonte Abbey, one of the oldest places for Christian Pilgrimages in Italy. Continue through Collio Goriziano, one of the best known wine regions in Italy.

As you cycle up and down the hills and dales, you will leave behind a myriad of wine estates. The fragrant perfumes of the vines tempt a sampling of the pressed nectar at the numerous wine cellars along the way. In the centre of the Collio region you will come across the little town of Cormons hosting traces of the Austrian legacy.

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95 km Day 7: Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

From a distance your face will be caressed by a soft sea breeze proclaiming the ever nearing Adriatic Sea. The hinterland dotted with Karsts formations, is a region made up of white broken up limestone cliffs housing countless caves leaning towards a slightly bizarre appearance. Where the high Karsts plateaus submerge into the deep blue water and the white precipices tower vertically towards the sky the coastal road trails through evocative resorts such as Duino, Sistiana, Miramare and Barcola.

Time should be allocated to visit Castle Miramare nestling in the middle of a beautiful park perched high above the bay of Grignano. Over the Gulf of Trieste you will spend a night in the city bearing the same name and past times, the harbour metropolis of the Habsburg Empire.

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— Day 8: Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

Individual departure or extend your stay on the Adriatic coastline.

since the bikes come in various colors and sizes, your actual bike may vary slightly from those shown here.

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Tour Season

May 5th – September 22nd 2012

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Check-in

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