“Abandon all hope, you who climb here” is the revisited Dante´s quote people find on the first 180 degree turn, where it will miss 7 of the 8 km of the climb. This uphill catapults from 60 meters above sea level to the 1.000 of Prada, the highest Brenzone hamlet. Every year on this ascent take place a bike uphill where the bikers over the road can challenge themselves. Extreme Race Punta Veleno this year will be taken the first of September where everybody can compare his time with the time made by professionist in the 36th edition of the Giro del Trentino in 2012.
The race, inserted in Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar was for Brenzone an event with a great media impact, with all association united to collaborate in order to prepare this big event. Waiting for Giro d’Italia, the legacy, is this annual meeting really interesting between the many cyclist that every day run on Brenzone’s road. Punta Veleno was the first real race for team Colombia Coldeportes, the beetles that brought a great enthusiasm on the lake, when they tried to climb for the first time finding plenty of snow.
Is easy walk up to Castello and immerse yourself in this natural paradise while looking at the faces of the riders understand the effort that must be done to climb this monster. At every turn seem to get to heaven, such is the slope (average of 12.7% and in the toughest stretch of 4 km to 16.5% with steps of 20%) even if the higher you climb, the more you grasp the immense beauty of our land. For those not so lucky to enjoy this amazing opportunity on the facebook page of the event there are all the pictures.
There are many who choose Hotel Brenzone for their break from training with the bike and believe that our hotel is the ideal place for relax after the immense effort of the ascent, and also the downhill! From here, however, there are many opportunity for everyone, even for the less trained you can enjoy miles of bike path on the beach, right on the lake!
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