challenge week - Bike Valle d`Aosta

CHALLENGE WEEK
6 days on legendary roads
CHALLENGE WEEK
6 DAYS ON LEGENDARY ROADS
INFO
All bike hotels provide the following facilities:
› Secure bike storage areas
› Maintenance and repair kit
› Bike wash
› Maps and general information on bike routes
› Specific menus for athletes
› Laundry service
100 years of Giro d’Italia in the Aosta Valley
Discover the Italian Alps
669
Prices from
,00 € b&b,
luggage transfer and bike guide included
4 to 7 persons per group
1
2
3
Saint-Vincent
Cogne
Aosta
Courmayeur
Ginevra
Aosta
TAPPA
1985
TAPPA
1959
TAPPA
1973
4
5
6
Aosta
Pila
TAPPA
1919
Como
Aosta
Briançon
Pont-Saint-Martin
TAPPA
1987
TAPPA
1996
On request we can quote you for:
› bike hire
› assistance van
› massages and stretching programs
If our challenge week turns out a little too hard for you, you can break the
program any time and stay in one of our bike hotels along the route:
Racconigi St. Vincent Cherasco
Cervinia Cervinia Cervinia
TAPPA
1997
TAPPA
2011
TAPPA
2012
Saint-Pierre
Valtournenche
Hotel Saint-Pierre
www.hotelsaintpierre.it
Hotel Al Caminetto
www.hotelalcaminetto.org
At arrival in St.Vincent/Chatillon you will be served a welcoming
cocktail and a technical encounter with your guide it will take
place at the HOTEL RENDEZ-VOUS
CHATILLON / SAINT-VINCENT – COGNE
At your arrival in Cogne you will be staying in either:
HOTEL LES NIGRITELLES - www.lesnigritelles.com
HOTEL ONDEZANA - www.hotelondezana.it
The afternoon is free and you can enjoy a walk up to the
beautiful Lillaz waterfalls or into Valnontey which is part
of the National Park of Gran Paradiso.
In Cogne’s village center you can appreciate old traditional
art of lace making with bobbins and much more.
DISTANCE
50 KM
stage 1
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1985
SAINT-VINCENT – COGNE
LENGTH OF TRIAL
3 hours approx.
SUISSE
FRANCE
AOSTA
SAINT-VINCENT
FRANCE
COGNE
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
COGNE – COURMAYEUR
At your arrival in Courmayeur at the foot of Mont Blanc,
you will be staying in either:
HOTEL BERTHOD - www.hotelberthod.com
HOTEL AIGLE - www.hotelaigle.it
LOCANDA BELLEVUE - www.locandabellevue.com
The afternoon is free and you can enjoy a walk up
to Val Ferret or Val Veny. Not to miss is the Orrido waterfall.
For a relaxing couple of hours we highly recommend a visit
to Pré-St-Didier’s Thermal Baths or you could go shopping
in the well-known Courmayeur pedestrian area.
DISTANCE
49 KM
stage 2
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1959
AOSTA - COURMAYEUR
LENGTH OF TRIAL
3 hours approx.
SUISSE
FRANCE
COURMAYEUR
AOSTA
FRANCE
COGNE
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
COURMAYEUR COLLE DEL GRAN SAN BERNARDO
This is probably the hardest day of the tour…
Departing from Courmayeur you will stop for an
energetic lunch at Hotel St. Pierre.
You will be cycling up to Gran St. Bernard Pass
at 2.473mt and then heading down to rest in:
HOTEL DES ALPES - www.desalpeshotel.com
HOTEL BEAU SEJOUR - www.beausejour.it
ALBERGO ITALIA - www.gransanbernardo.it
DISTANCE
69 KM
stage 3
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1973
GINEVRA - AOSTA
LENGTH OF TRIAL
4 hours approx. divided into 2 part
SUISSE
FRANCE
COURMAYEUR
GRAN
SAN BERNARDO
AOSTA
FRANCE
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
GRAN SAN BERNARDO – PILA
At your arrival in Pila at 1.800mt, overlooking the highest
mountains in Europe, you will be staying in :
HOTEL LA CHANCE - www.hotellachancepila.it
The afternoon is free and you can easily reach the
Roman town of Aosta by way of the new cable car that
takes you into the city center in only 17 minutes.
A good alternative is to visit local farm houses where
typical produce are for sale or you could take the chair
lift up to the cute alpine lake of Chamolé at 2.500mt
Adrenaline in the Adventure Park is guaranteed.
Treat yourself to an afternoon in the spa if you are
looking for complete relaxation.
DISTANCE
41 KM
stage 4
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1919 › AOSTA – PILA
Stage 1987 › COMO – AOSTA
LENGTH OF TRIAL
3 hours approx.
SUISSE
FRANCE
GRAN
SAN BERNARDO
AOSTA
FRANCE
PILA
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
PILA – PONT-SAINT-MARTIN
At your arrival in Pont St. Martin you will be staying in :
HOTEL CABRUN - www.crabunhotel.it
A suitable way to extend your journey without it being too
stressful is to cycle to the center of Ivrea and to catch a
train back.
Not to miss a visit to the Fortress of Bard that represents one
of the best examples of early 1800 military strongholds.
DISTANCE
68 KM
STAGE 5
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1996
BRIANÇON – PONT-SAINT-MARTIN
LENGTH OF TRIAL
3.30 hours approx.
SUISSE
FRANCE
AOSTA
FRANCE
PILA
PONT
SAINT
MARTIN
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
PONT-SAINT-MARTIN – CERVINIA
At your arrival in Cervinia at the foot of the Matterhorn,
you will be staying in either:
HOTEL LAC BLEU - www.hotel-lacbleu.com
HOTEL LES NEIGES D’ANTAN - www.lesneigesdantan.it
A unique experience will be to end your challenge week
by “touching the sky” on Plateau Rosa glacier.
If you still have some energies left you can play Golf in
one of the highest golf courses in Europe
DISTANCE
54 KM
stage 6
STAGE OF GIRO
Stage 1997 › RACCONIGI - CERVINIA
Stage 2011 › SAINT-VINCENT – CERVINIA
Stage 2012 › CHERASCO - CERVINIA
LENGTH OF TRIAL
3 ore circa
SUISSE
CERVINIA
FRANCE
AOSTA
FRANCE
PONT
SAINT
MARTIN
TORINO
MILANO
GENOVA
club bike valle d’aosta
Centro Prenotazioni Bike Valle d’Aosta
Aosta - Valle d’Aosta - Italia
info@bikevalledaosta.it
booking@bikevalledaosta.it
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