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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 rider bringing eight focused weeks and four to six hours a week, this plan combines repeatable high-altitude climbing power and the pacing discipline the Mortirolo-Stelvio double demands efficiently, with the weekly longer ride developing the sustained climbing legs the back-to-back ascent requires.
INSIDE THE TIME-CRUNCHED PLAN — 4–6 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, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete La Stelvio Santini Granfondo Guide — the training, the tactics, the gear and race day, explained simply and clearly: what to do, when to do it, and why it works.
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