Five Dolomite stages expose the rider who trained for one heroic day
A five-day amateur road-cycling tour based around Bolzano that combines controlled-speed group riding with traffic-free timed uphill sections on each mountain stage. Those Crono sections count toward daily and overall classification while riders regroup for the untimed portions in an escorted convoy. Five consecutive Dolomite mountain stages with a classified uphill Crono each day — recovery and repeatable climbing matter more than one isolated summit.
For the rider with eight weeks and four to six hours a week, this plan uses compact race-specific sessions and a focused longer ride to prepare for five consecutive mountain stages with a classified uphill Crono each day.
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 Giro delle Dolomiti 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