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CANSIGLIO LINK ROAD (E)

The Cansiglio link road is the longest and There is only level ground at the start and se of its wide variety of landscapes. It leaves steepest route of them all. fi nish. and arrives at Ciano It stretches for a good 164km, with a height However, it is a very pleasant route becau- del . of 2,053 m to reach with a climb of 34 km. This is a route for the expert cyclist and contains diffi culties all along the way. Crosetta Campon Piana del

Spert D' 1127 1127 Val De Nogher Val

Valsalega 1040 1012 Cansiglio

P.sso S. Boldo P.sso 918 841 800 Sella Fadalto 703 Farra D'Alpago San Lorenzo Combai Tovena Tovena Nove Nogarolo Guia 487 Vittorio Vittorio 415 400 Bigolino Crocetta del M. Ciano del M. San Michele di Feletto Vittorio 387 Corbanese Anzano 273 251 238 263 297 287 262 238 Barriere Ponte della P. 246 Nervesa della B. 170 193 176 136 154 127 132 149 138

90 69 81 82 0,00 4,30 98,80 16,80 22,40 33,10 46,60 67,80 10,50 43,40 13,30 27,60 30,80 35,50 39,90 54,00 58,90 62,70 71,70 73,20 78,40 84,40 92,00 96,10 120,10 38 106,70 113,00 125,50 130,50 134,40 142,00 147,10 149,40 Val de Nogher Spert Farra Lago di S.Croce d’Alpago

Sella Fadalto Campon

Piana del Cansiglio

Nove Crosetta Botteon

Sonego Val Salega For those arriving by car, there is Passo Savassa Bassa San Boldo Longhere parking space in the large square in Breda Mezzavilla Pra de Radego Revine Lago Serravalle Fregona Montaner S. Maria front of the Town Hall. San Lorenzo Costa Fratte Rugolo Lago Anzano Sotto Croda Nogarolo Average completion time is approxima- VITTORIO VENETO Tovena Soller Tarzo tely 5h 30’. Mura Ceneda Valmareno Gai Arfanta Cozzuolo For those not wanting to risk such a Prapian San Giacomo di Veglia Formeniga Pecol San Martino Corbanese tough session, given the composition Follina Carpesica Farro' Scomigo Premaor Molinetto Manzana of the stretch (an ‘8’ with the centre at Menare' Godega di Sant'urbano La Bella della Croda San Pietro di Feletto Campea Ogliano Salvarotonda Vittorio Veneto), there is the possibility Combai Pedeguarda Pianzano Bibano Rua Bagnolo Bibano Di Sotto of shortening it in two places without Solighetto Baver Guia Soligo Guizza actually abandoning it: in Vittorio Vene- S. Stefano Posmon S.Maria Levada Col San Martino Collalbrigo to (avoiding the climb in Cansiglio) and Rocchetta Saccol Piazza Rovere Roverbasso Barbisano S. Michele in Tovena (eliminating the climb in Passo Colbertaldo CimavillaCodogne' San Giovanni Sernaglia della Battaglia Collalto Crevada Pare' Mosnigo Borgo Chiesa San Boldo). Bigolino Ramera Bocca di Strada Rive Carlot Falze' Di Onigo Susegana Covolo Bosco Santa Croce Soffratta Levada Parrocchia Visna' Guizzetta Colfosco Santa Mama Santi Angeli Borgo Bellussi Ponte Della Priula S. Maria di Piave La Valle Ciano Tezze Crocetta Nervesa della Battaglia Rai 39 del Montello Sovilla Bidasio Maser Santa Maria Bavaria Pra De Roda 13.3km the level ground ends. THE ROUTE The fi rst is a small climb that you take on at speed (cycling past the Museum of Man), The route begins at Nervesa della Battaglia, then going down the Strada Stradale no. situated at 81m above sea level and famous 38 until you see Conegliano, the walled for the epic battles that were fought on the city built on the hills and overlooked by banks of the Piave River during the First a castle that still maintains its Torre del World War. Mille (dating from the unifi cation of ). The route begins on level ground, perfect Conegliano’s centre is intact, much of for warming up, a hundred revolutions per its wonderful 16th-century architecture minute with high gears: 39x16. having frescoed facades. After 4.3km you cross the Piave at Ponte This town was the birthplace of the famous della Priula, where you reach Susegana after artist Cima da Conegliano (15th century). turning left towards Colfosco. From here you climb towards Santa Maria From here you head towards the hills and at di Feletto, just over 2km of ascent at 5%, but there is a harder spot at the beginning, where you will need to use mountain gears: 39x19-21. You continue at this height until reaching San Pietro di Feletto, where you face the winding, but not very sheer descent that takes you onto the Strada Statale no. 635, where you turn left towards Tarzo. The road climbs gently, but unremittingly. You are advised not to use gears that are 40 too high here otherwise your legs might ‘seize up’. After travelling for just over Augusta and containing perfectly preserved 30km, when you enter the village of Tarzo medieval and 16th-century palaces and you will fi nd a water fountain. loggias. From here, turn right and you will immedia- Of particular interest is the Ospedale Civile tely start the climb that takes you to the top dating back to 1330, the Loggia Serraval- at San Lorenzo. lese, built in 1400, and the 16th-century It is a short climb - 2.4km - and does not Minucci-De Carlo palace. have diffi cult gradients at the start, though In Ceneda you can still see the remains of its does at the end. The average gradient the medieval walls and towers of the Castle does not exceed 6%. of San Martino; the Loggia Cenedese del The descent into Vittorio Veneto is fast Sansovino is well preserved, despite being and fun, consisting of bends and counter the site of fi ercely fought battles during the bends, and at 4.5km the terrain levels out. First World War. The San Lorenzo climb, that you have just These battles are well documented in the cycled down, is usually the one that deci- Battle Museum. des the ‘M.O. Frare – De Nardi’, an important national cycling race that starts and fi nishes at San Vendemiano, its win- ners’ list including Paolo Savoldelli (1995) and Giorgio Furlan (1987). At the end of the descent, you turn right towards the centre of Vittorio Veneto, which is actually made up of two towns: Serravalle and Ceneda. Serravalle is a fortifi ed town overlooked by the 16th-century Sanctuary of Santa 41 From Vittorio Veneto you continue towards Belvedere’, an international amateur race longest climb of all the itineraries. Anzano, situated 132m above sea level, that is already in its 64th year and has been There are no stretches where you can get where, after 43.4km, the long climb that won by Yaroslav Popoviych (2001), Pietro your breath back and the average gradient takes you to the top of Cansiglio begins. Caucchioli (1998), Ivan Gotti (1990), and is 6.5%. We are close to the place that gave us (1986), to name just a Initially, the climb offers a wonderful view Ottavio and near the circuit few. of Vittorio Veneto and the surrounding where each year they race the ‘Giro del This road, with its 15.5km climb, is the countryside.

42 At an altitude of approximately 800m, the countryside changes and is dominated by the Cansiglio wood, mainly consisting of beech trees. In Crosetta, where the mountain champion- ship is held, the Cansiglio Plain begins. It is here that the fi nishing line of a ‘real classic’ of youth cycling is situated: the ‘Vittorio Veneto – Cansiglio’ race, initially reserved for Youth participants and now for Juniors. Winners here include Marzio Bruseghin in 1992, Gilberto Simoni in 1989, and Ivan Gotti in 1987. Cansiglio is a plateau covered in thick woo- ds of silver fi r, spruce and beeches (which were once used to build the oars for the Venetian Republic’s fl eet) and is surrounded by mountains (Pizzoc to the west, Monte Cavallo and Alpago to the east and the north). In this area there are plenty of mountain huts, hotels, sports centres (including a golf course that transforms into a cross-country ski route in winter). However, the most distinctive place of all is the village made up of the Cimbri popula- 43 tion, which originally came from Bavaria. and for 2.7km the road starts going uphill These inhabitants’ traditions remain unchan- again until Revine, where a pleasant ged, including the language and lifestyle. stretch full of ups and downs begins along- After 7km, and after reaching the borders of side the Revine Lakes. the Province of Belluno, the extremely sheer This just gives you the right amount of and technically challenging descent begins time to have a drink and something to eat that takes you to Spert. before another tough climb begins. The route runs alongside the Santa Croce In Tovena, after 106.7km, the climb begins Lake, a great spot for surfi ng and swimming. at the San Boldo pass. It is a climb of 6.3km Re-entering the Province of , there is with an average gradient of 7.5%, though a short sprint at ‘Sella Fadalto’, from where in many places it is more than 10%. a long, smooth and little-traffi cked descent A characteristic that makes this climb uni- takes you to Longhere at the gates of que is that the cyclist, for the entire climb, Vittorio Veneto. can see ahead the serpentine stretch of Turning right, you enter onto the Valsana, hairpin bends and the destination point:

44 there are no less than 18 hairpin bends, fi ve then towards Giovanni, where you are back cross the Piave before heading in the direc- of which are in tunnels dug out of the rock. on the Strada Stradale no. 2. tion of and Ciano del Arriving at the top, you head back down the From now on, it is downhill all the way Montello. road you have just climbed and get back until you reach Montello, passing by Vidor, At Ciano del Montello you are back on the onto the Strada Stradale no. 35. where on the bridge of the same name you Periplo del Montello. Continuing through the wonderful medieval towns and the fascinating Cison di Valma- rino, with the imposing , a centuries-old castle on the hill that domina- tes the entire village. Follina follows this, with its abbey and cloi- ster dating back to the thirteenth century. From here, after 125.5km, is the fi nal test of the day: an ascent of 5km, with an average gradient of 6.5%. The fi nal stretch is extremely tough and, considering the previous climbs, it would be a good idea to use extremely low gears, for example 39x23. The road leads to Combai, which is famous for its marroni, a type of chestnut found in the local woods. From here there is a brief stretch of see- mingly level ground and then the descent towards Guietta, Guia and Follo (all of them famous for their Cartizze vineyards), and 45 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TECHNICAL TO PARTICIPATE ASSISTENCE

Every year the Regional Championship : - May: Arcade (on the Molinetto •Cicli Miotto - Tel.0423 524125 takes place for Medio Fondo Clubs, della Croda link road : rallies covering a distance of •Cicli Motor Sport - Tel.0423 469723 100-120km open to cycling enthusiasts - June: (on the Montello Conegliano (vicino a Susegana): Cycling Loop route) •Cicli Spezzotto - Tel.0438 61822 and touring cyclists, which occur Crocetta del Montello: on the Montello and link road routes: - June: -Falcade (takes place •Cicli Biasi - Tel.0423 86366 over two days, covering part of the Follina: •Masotto Francesco - Tel.0438 970688 Cansiglio link road route) Maser: •Asolo Bike - Tel.0423 546110 - July: Treviso (on the Molinetto : della Croda link road route) •Pasqualotto - Tel.0423 24112 •Bike e Pro - Tel.0423 303069 - July: Treviso – Gran Fondo •Cicli Simonato - Tel.0423 22498 (on the Pianezze link road : •Zanella Cicli - Tel.0423 69263 route) San Zenone degli Ezzelini: •Premier Cicli - Tel.0423 968553 - July: Musano (on the Montello : Cycling Loop and part of the •Cicli Pinarello - Tel.0422 420877 Vittorio Veneto: Pianezze and Monte Grappa •Eurovelo - Tel.0438 57176 routes) •Every Bike - Tel.0438 912571 •MC Bike - Tel.0438 551011

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