Entries are now open for the 2019 edition of the Granfondo Stelvio Santini. Taking place on Sunday 2 June 2019, the eighth edition of the Granfondo Stelvio is expected to attract a large international field with 3,500 places on sale for an early bird price of €60.
The Granfondo Stelvio is based in the Lombardy town of Bormio in northern Italy. Three distances will once again be on offer: Short (60km / 1950m climbing), Medium (138km / 3053m) and Long (151km / 4058m), with the Long route including a climb of the notorious Mortirolo Pass.
A regular feature in the Giro d'Italia - where, since 2004, the first rider to summit is awarded the "Cima Pantani" prize in memory of Marco Pantani - the Mortirolo climb from Tovo is 11.4km in length and tops out at 1194m with an average gradient of over 10%.
The Mortirolo is just a warm-up though, for the main event of the day: the Passo dello Stelvio. All three routes finish with a 21km ascent of the Stelvio (Stilfser Joch in German), which is the second highest pass in the Alps at 2757m and perhaps the climb most indelibly associated with the Giro and the legendary Fausto Coppi.
In short then, the Stelvio is one for the mountain goats and a chance to bag two of cycling's iconic mountain passes in a single, epic granfondo.
It's also one of the most popular European events among the Sportive.com team - we've sent a reporter to the past four editions. You can check out their reports below.
2018: Granfondo Stelvio Santini: Dalany falls down a hill and climbs up a mountain
2017: The daddy of all climbs: Emmie rides the Granfondo Stelvio Santini
2016: Granfondo Stelvio Santini: Laura takes on the Mortirolo
2015: Cycling in climbers' heaven: Granfondo Stelvio Santini report
Entries for the 2019 edition of the Granfondo Stelvio are now on sale. The €60 entry fee includes a unique jersey from event sponsors Santini, as well as a finishers' cap for everyone who makes it to the finish line atop the Stelvio.
For more details and to enter, visit www.granfondostelviosantini.com.
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