The Granfondo Stelvio Santini Is Turning 10! Bibs Available From December 1st

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Entries open today, Wednesday, December 1st, for the Granfondo Stelvio Santini which turns 10 in 2022. A special milestone edition is planned for Sunday, June 12th, 2022, to attract cyclists from across the globe to the legendary Stelvio Pass and the finish line of all three of its Routes. New in 2022: new attack route for the Mortirolo! There are now two entry options: bib with official jersey or bib, official jersey, and coordinating bib shorts.

The Granfondo Stelvio Santini turns 10 in 2022 is ready to celebrate this milestone birthday with the growing numbers of fans from Italy and further afield that return, again and again, each year to tackle the great Stelvio challenge.

Entries around for the 2022 edition which takes place on Sunday, June 12th, open on Wednesday, 1st December on  www.granfondostelviosantini.com, so snap up your bib then!

When participants sign up for entry, they can choose between a basic entry, which includes a bib and official jersey for 90 euro, or a pack comprising a bib, official jersey, and coordinating bib shorts for 120 euro – both, of course, available in both men’s and women’s sizes

Aside from the official jersey which must be worn throughout the race – and the abovementioned coordinating shorts – Santini is also planning a series of other apparel and accessories dedicated to the Valtellina event: shorts, gloves, vest, and cotton t-shirts will also be available to purchase in advance from the www.santinicycling.com site and will be delivered directly to your home. This will ensure that competitors have a complete race kit to pack for the Granfondo. All will also be available from the Santini stand in the Race Village from June 10th to 12th, to allow anyone that needs to change sizes to do so.

To celebrate the 10th edition, there will be a special modification to the routes. The organising committee has also introduced major modification to the Long Route for 2022 with a new start for the Mortirolo Pass-bound competitors.

Granfondo Stelvio Santini
Granfondo Stelvio Santini

“To celebrate our 10th edition, we’ve introduced a change to the Long Route to give first-timers in particular a brand-new climb to the Mortirolo Pass with the start now moved to the village of Sernio” – declared Mario Zangrando, Cycling Sector President of the Unione Sportiva Bormiese “This is a fascinating climb because it can be divided into two parts: an attack with a sharp uphill with tough but not impossible gradients, followed by a second section that will reward participants with an extraordinary vista.”

So now let’s take a closer look at that new addition: once competitors have left the village of Sernio behind them, they face into a long series of hairpins with gradient peaks of 17%. This takes them through chestnut and fir forests to an altitude of 1, 852 metres where they meet the junction with the road from Lake Guspessa that separates Valtellina to the north from Camonica to the south. Having covered 12.8km, they now have the first part of the climb behind them and begin the second half of the route with 10 or so easy and enjoyable kilometres along one of the most spectacularly panoramic roads in Upper Lombardy.

“It’s a route with unique views ranging all the way from the Bernina glacier to the peaks of the Orobie and views of the Adamello Group” stresses Zangrando. “In the background, they will also see the peaks of Mount Reit which they will round to climb the coveted Stelvio Pass and the traditional finish-line.” From the Mortirolo Pass, the pack will descend towards Grosio and the usual valley floor route.

Although it doesn’t take in the gruelling Mortirolo climb, the Medium Route also now incorporates a minor change: it will follow the Long Route for the first two kilometres from the Sernio junction. After the refreshment point (which has been moved from Tovo to Sernio), however, it rejoins its traditional route to Bormio and the Stelvio. The 60km Short Route is unchanged and still delivers a 2,000m elevation gain. All three Routes commence from the same start line at Bormio and end at the finish line at the top of the Stelvio Pass.

The final classifications are the same once again this year: the rankings, divided up by Route, are decided on the sum of each cyclist’s times for the individual climbs, with the top scorers in each category taking the Granfondo Stelvio 2022 Queen of the Mountain and King of the Mountain polka dot jerseys. There will be a further classification for the overall King and Queen of the Mountain for the individual climbs (Teglio, Mortirolo and Stelvio). The teams with the largest number of entrants and finishers will also receive prizes. As usual, there is no general classification, but the organisers will be publishing the total finish times of all of the finishers in alphabetic order.

Name: Granfondo Stelvio Santini

Location: Alta Valtellina – from Bormio to the Stelvio Pass (Province of Sondrio)

Edition:10th

Date: 12th June 2022

Long Route: Bormio – Teglio – Mortirolo – Bormio – Stelvio > 160 km (4,450 m elevation gain)

Medium Route: Bormio – Teglio – Bormio – Stelvio > 139 km (3,110 m elevation gain)

Short Route: Bormio – Sondalo – Bormio – Stelvio > 60 km (1,950 m elevation gain)

Entries open: 1st December 2021

Organiser: US Bormiese

Website: www.granfondostelviosantini.com

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