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Back-to-back legends: the Mortirolo and Passo dello Stelvio.
La Stelvio Santini climbs through the Alta Valtellina on high Alpine mountain passes, pairing the Mortirolo's relentless steep gradient with the Passo dello Stelvio's sustained, thin-air finish — back to back, with minimal recovery between them. The demand is repeatable high-altitude climbing and technical descending on exposed terrain, testing both physical capacity and mental resilience.
For the experienced rider training seven to eleven hours a week, this twelve-week plan spaces demanding sessions with deliberate recovery, building repeatable high-altitude climbing and the legs to still handle the Passo dello Stelvio's sustained finish after the Mortirolo-Stelvio double's back-to-back climbs.
INSIDE THE MASTERS PLAN — 7–11 HR/WK
Includes zone-tailored structured rides for your devices, built-in strength with video walkthroughs, heat protocols for when your race calls for them, peloton skills workouts, nutrition and hydration guidance, and recovery-first Masters 50+ structuring.
The Complete La Stelvio Santini Granfondo Guide — training, tactics, gear, and race-day execution.
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Hey, I'm Matti. I spent 11 years at TrainingPeaks, where they trusted me to teach coaches how to coach at TrainingPeaks University. I raced Amateur Elite with Rio Grande Cycling Team and podiumed my age group at Unbound 200 in 2026. I have a degree in biology and exercise physiology from St. Olaf. I'm also a middle-aged dad of three, so I know training doesn't happen in a vacuum. I help gravel riders get stupidly fast without becoming the person who brings a food scale to a party