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Five Dolomite passes headlined by the brutal Manghen
Sportful Dolomiti Race links five named Dolomite passes with almost no flat between them — Passo Manghen's queen-stage ramps above 12% headline a route that includes Rolle, Valles, Cereda, and the historic Croce d'Aune. Surfaces are provincial tarmac, excellent on the major passes, narrower on Manghen, occasionally rough on secondary roads; the demand is sustained high-altitude climbing, not technical descending.
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 Sportful Dolomiti Race's climbing course: repeatable power for the Passo Manghen and pacing discipline for Croce d'Aune's late climb, 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-training protocols for racing in the hot stuff, peloton skills workouts, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Sportful Dolomiti Race 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