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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 with only six weeks left and five to nine hours a week, this rescue plan keeps the work most likely to matter on the Mortirolo-Stelvio double: repeatable high-altitude climbing power, pacing discipline for back-to-back legendary climbs, recovery, and pacing. It makes purposeful use of current fitness without claiming to replace lost months.
INSIDE THE SAVE MY RACE PLAN — 5–9 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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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