amateur stage rides in euro

[whiteshoecovers]

Are there other events in euroland similar to the Giro Delle Dolomiti?

http://www.girodolomiti.com/index.aspx

I've already explored this region of the Dolomites and was wondering if similar mutli-day events take place in the alps or pyrenees. Looks like a lot of fun.

WSCs

 

[Michele]

In Italy there are some other stage races, but more "competitive" than Giro delle Dolomites.

This event just have a sort of uphill time trial on a single climb during each stage.

 

[Race Radio]

There are many. More on the Mtn bike side then the road side. Here are a few of the better road focused stage races.

http://www.hauteroute.org/en/
http://www.girosardegna.it/G/eng.html#inf
http://www.tourtransalp.de/englisch/

 

[HL2037]

Apparently Jan Ullrich did the Giro delle Dolomiti this year:

http://www.sporten.dk/cykling/jan-ullrich-tilbage-i-sadlen

That is going to be hard for the other events to match - a chance to ride with der Jan!

 

[180mmCrank]

There are many. More on the Mtn bike side then the road side. Here are a few of the better road focused stage races.

http://www.hauteroute.org/en/
http://www.girosardegna.it/G/eng.html#inf
http://www.tourtransalp.de/englisch/

The Giro Sardegna is awesome. I have done it a few times best fun I ever had on a bike by far. Let me know if you want anymore info.

T

 

[Libertine Seguros]

If you want to travel a bit further afield and can rope a mate in on it (it's run on 2-man teams), there's the four-day Tour of Israel, though the 2011 edition was cancelled due to insufficient funds. 2010's edition was won, unsurprisingly, by the pro duo of Niv Libner (Amore e Vita) and Ran Margaliot (currently a stagiare for Saxo Bank).

It also doesn't look to be anything like as difficult as the fantasy Tour of Israel that I was formulating in the Great Unknown Climbs thread.

 

[Michele]

There are many. More on the Mtn bike side then the road side. Here are a few of the better road focused stage races.

http://www.hauteroute.org/en/
http://www.girosardegna.it/G/eng.html#inf
http://www.tourtransalp.de/englisch/

I can add

Trentino Tour (starts tomorrow)
Giro del Friuli (just finished)
Giro del Veneto (just finished, not worth honestly)

And in Spain I saw on a magazine a 2-3 days event, Vuelta a Murcia in March; I saw the stage routes and look quiet interesting.