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Sportful Dolomiti Race

Road

Date

Sun, 20 Jun 2027

Venue

Feltre, Dolomites, Italy (loop through Trentino)

Countdown

June

Distance

204km

Total climb

4,900m

Widely billed as Europe's toughest gran fondo, and it earns the title. Around 204km and 4,900m of climbing through the UNESCO Dolomites, starting at 7am from Feltre in late June.

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The course

The route

Around 204km with 4,900m of climbing over four Dolomite passes, from Feltre out through Trentino and back. Passo Manghen is the roof at 2,047m, and the final Croce d'Aune wall peaks at 16% after almost 200km in the legs.

Weather

Mid-June, Feltre

23°CTypical high

15°CTypical low

6°CColdest in 20 years

48%Days with rain

Highs around 23°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 48% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Sportful Dolomiti Race

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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A Dolomite climbing monster

Typical sessions

Four major passes and 4,900m of climbing across roughly 204km, an 8 to 12 hour day

Sustained high-altitude efforts: Passo Manghen is 23km up to 2,047m, deep into the ride

A savage finish, the Croce d'Aune wall peaking at 16% after nearly 200km in the legs

Big heat-to-cold swings and a Predazzo cutoff that gates undertrained riders onto the short route

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

2x20 sweet spot and 3x20 threshold blocks to build sustained climbing power

40 to 70 minute efforts at 85 to 93% FTP on a climb, the length of Passo Manghen

Specialise days of 6 to 8 hours with 4,000m+ of climbing, a full Dolomiti rehearsal

Heat turbo sessions and post-ride sauna in the final weeks for the hot valley sections

Not a generic schedule

Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo

One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet

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