The 95th GIRO D’ITALIA 2012 Cycling Holidays - The Final Week, The Final Weekend, & The Gran Fondo Marcialonga

The 95th Giro d’Italia will produce one of the most exciting and spectacular finales in recent years.
Packed into the final week of the 2012 Giro d’Italia are no less than 4 mountain stages and an Individual Time Trial for the final stage in the city of Milan.

It is the beautiful Dolomite Mountains where the 2012 Giro d’Italia will be decided and there are no less than 3 mountain stages, 2 of them summit finishes (Alpe di Pampeago & Passo Stelvio).

But it is the final weekend when the Giro will produce the biggest spectacle. Friday´s stage sees the riders tackle the climb to Alpe Pampeago twice as well as the Passo Manghen. Saturday’s penultimate stage is a beast, 218km and sees the riders tackle the Passo Tonale and Mortirolo before finishing atop the mythical mountain of the Passo Stelvio (2,757mts). The following days final stage is a 31.5km Individual Time trial around the city of Milan.

For detailed info and stage profiles on the 95th Giro d'Italia visit http://www.giroditalia.it

Apart from seeing all these fantastic stages of the Giro, you will have the opportunity to visit the famous Maddonna del Ghissalo (Chapel & Museum dedicated to cycling) situated at the top of the Ghissalo climb that is also a major feature in the Tour of Lombardy.

Also this year we give you the chance to ride the Giro!! The Gran Fondo Marcialonga takes place 2 days after the pros tackle stage 19 of the Giro. You can go and watch them and then go and tackle the same climbs 2 days later!!

Imagine riding your bike on the same roads as the most famous cyclists in history over some of the battlegrounds of famous duels involving Pantani, Merckx and other heroes of Giro history.

Our travel packages for the 2012 Giro d'Italia in brief:

THE FINAL WEEK - Friday 18th to Monday 28th May 2012 The 95th Giro d’Italia will produce one of the most exciting and spectacular finales in recent years. Packed into the final week of the 2012 Giro d’Italia are no less than 4 mountain stages and an Individual Time Trial for the final stage in the city of Milan. It is the beautiful Dolomite Mountains where the 2012 Giro d’Italia will be decided and there are no less than 3 mountain stages, 2 of them summit finishes (Alpe di Pampeago & Passo Stelvio). See the crucial final week of the 2012 Tour of Italy on this fantastic tour. (With or without bikes)
THE FINAL WEEKEND - Friday 25th to Monday 28th May 2012 The 95th Giro d’Italia will produce one of the most exciting and spectacular finales in recent years. On this holiday you will be able to see the final crucial Dolomites stage which features a mountain top finish at the mighty Stelvio, as well as the final time trial in Milan. (With or without bikes)
THE GRAN FONDO MARCIALONGA - Sunday 1st to Friday 6th July 2012 The 95th Giro d’Italia will produce one of the most exciting and spectacular finales in recent years. On this holiday you will have the opportunity to ride the Granfondo Marcialonga sponsored by Craft 2 days after the pros ride the 19th stage of the Giro. You can go and watch the Pros before you go and tackle the route yourself.

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