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For the ambitious road cyclist longing for summits and hairpin turns, Switzerland - with its culture of perfection - has a lot to offer: the streets are clean, the asphalt on the roads is incredibly smooth and the numerous, spectacularly planned Alpine mountain passes invite us to compete with their slopes. With every hairpin, you discover new vistas of incredible mountain sceneries, in which giant glaciers, staggering summits, lakes, pastures and villages have been arranged by an invisible but well-organised hand. On this 6-day trip, we ride across the Swiss Alps from east to west, from Lake Como in Italy to the French shore of Lake Geneva. We cross the main Alpine chain and the cantons of Ticino, Grisons, the Berner Oberland, Valais and Vaud. We climb 12 major mountain cols and their typical postcard-like landscapes, among which Splügen, San Bernadino, Lukmanier, Oberalp, Gotthard, Nufenen, Furka and Susten. The highlight of the trip is our ride up to Grosse Scheidegg, with its small road winding under huge rock faces and its summit panorama of the big three: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. When we arrive in Thonon-les-Bains, we have covered 650 km and 14,000 m of vertical gain; we have discovered the varied facets of the Swiss valleys and tasted many local specialties: rösti, älplermagronen, zibelechueche, tuorta da nusch… A truly mind-blowing trip.
On some of our trips, you may choose between different routes with varying distances and altitude gain each day.
Itinerary start: Rendezvous with the organisation team is on day 1 at 9 am in Chiavenna (townhall). On request we can book the previous night's accommodation for you in Chiavenna. We can also organise a transfer from Milano or Torino airport on day 0 as our support vehicle arrives from France (Chambéry).
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 100 km and 2,500 m
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 120 km and 2,800 m
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 110 km and 2,900 m
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 105 km and 2,500 m
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 115 km and 2,000 m
Passes of the day:
Highlights:
Distance and altitude gain: approx. 100 km and 1,500 m
Itinerary end: The trip ends in Thonon-les-Bains in the afternoon. On request we can book the following night's accommodation for you in Thonon or organise a transfer to Geneva airport/station.
Distances and altitude gain are an indication only and may vary.
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