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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 trip, you get the best of. You will cross the cantons of Ticino, Grisons, the Berner Oberland, Valais and Vaud and climb 12 major mountain cols on the way, diving into their postcard-like landscapes, among which Splügen, San Bernadino, Lukmanier, Oberalp, Gotthard, Nufenen, Furka and Susten. The highlight of the trip is your 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 you arrive in Thonon-les-Bains, you will have covered 650 km and 14,000 m of vertical gain. You will 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.
There are projects that every ambitious road cyclist should dare to dream of. The east-west crossing of the Alpine arc from the Adriatic sea to the French Riviera on the Mediterranean coast is definetely one of them. Based on our great experience as an Alpine road cycling tour operator, we have designed a unique route that takes you through the natural heart of Europe`s most famous mountain range: the Alpine Arc Traversee. In total, the route is 2000 km long and offers some 40,000 m of climbing. Given these numbers, we have cut it up in three challenging parts of 6 to 8 cycling days each.
Along the route, you will enjoy countless national and regional Nature parks of varying and outstanding beauty: Triglav, Dolomites, Ortler, the Valais and Bernese Alps, Mont Blanc area, Vanoise, Ecrins and finally the French Maritime Alps. The route is an absolute must-do for "col-baggers" as it takes in the most famous mountain passes of the Alps but also lesser-known ones: Vrsic pass, Tre Cime, passes of the Dolomites and particularly the Sella Ronda, Stelvio, Gavia, Bernina, Maloja, San Bernadino, Gotthard, Furka, Susten, Colombière, Roselend, Iséran, Galibier, Izoard, Vars, Cayolle, Turini... and many many more.
We offer the Alpine Arc Traversee route in 3 separately bookable, fully-catered tours with support vehicle:
All three parts can also be ridden in a row. The ultimate challenge.
Any questions regarding arrival and departure logistics? Please contact us, we are happy to help.
Each day you choose between different routes with varying distances and altitude gain (from level 1 to level 3).
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 offer transfers from Geneva, Thonon-les-Bains and Milano on day 0 as our support vehicle arrives from France.
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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