Tour > Bormio - Tirano - Forcola di Livigno - Livigno - Bormio

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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">The tour departs from La Genzianella Bike Hotel 1215mt and leads you southern to Tirano.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">The scenery is much different: palms grows here! We are at 450mt and are about to climb nearly 2000mt! </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Just outside Tirano you will run parallel with the Swiss red Railway (UNESCO HERITAGE)</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">The road is not too steep here.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">You will soon cross the Swiss border (remember to bring you passport) </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">and enter many little & quite villages such as Poschiavo and its lake.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Out of the towns the road climbs gently on sweepers and a surface which stays superb all the way.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Up to the tree-line, then the road gets consistently tighter, </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">but because it's a major road it's neither steep nor narrow.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">The section near the top is absolutely brilliant - fast tight bends which turn into huge, </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">wide hairpins - just chuck the bike over and keep it there. </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Just 2 km before reaching the top of Bernina Pass turn right </span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">on Forcola Pass (2315mt) and lead to Livigno (duty free area).</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">A fast descent will conduct you to the alpine village.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">New harpins are waiting. You will pass the hospital and you will be at a roundabout.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Take the first exit and start your climb again.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Around 10 harpin will conduct you to Passo Eira; </span>another fast descent, an open tunnel, and a gentle climb of nearly 5km till Passo del Foscagno.

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">You are about to cross 2000mt for the third time today.</span>

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Bormio, its hot springs, and La Genzianella staff </span>are ready to welcome you again. You surely need some rest!

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(cloned from route 809026)