1999 European Motorcycle Tour

         


9901.html (39836 bytes)     June 25, 1999     Passo Duran, Italy.

Passo Duran (1605 m asl) is located on route 347 near the town of Agordo, Italy.

 

9902.html (34902 bytes)     June 25, 1999     Passo Rolle,  Italy.

Passo Rolle (1972 m asl) is located on route 50, 22 kilometers east of Predazzo, Italy.

 

9903.html (40318 bytes)     June 25, 1999     Approaching Passo di Valles, Italy.

Passo di Valles (2031 m asl) is located between routes 50 and 346 just north of Passo Rolle, Italy. Cows strolling on or across roads are to be looked out for especially after coming around a bend or entering a tunnel.

 

9904.html (34262 bytes)     June 25, 1999     Passo San Pellegrino, Italy.

Passo San Pellegrino (1918 m asl) is located on route 346 just east of the town of Moena, Italy.

 

9905.html (33248 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Giau, Italy.

Passo Giau (2233 m asl) is located on route 638, 11 kilometers down the road from Pocol, Italy.

 

9906.html (38256 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Fedaia, Italy.

Passo Fedaia (2057 m asl) leads into the town of Canazei to the west. Just east of the pass from the town of Sottoguda, a narrow road within a gorge follows the main road and rejoins to the west of the pass. This road is marked off as closed to traffic.

 

9907.html (33893 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Costalunga, Italy.

Passo Costalunga (1752 m asl) is located on route  241. Just west of the pass, one has the option of taking the road over the Nigerpass by turning right at the fork in the road or by continuing on route 241 and taking the scenic road along the Eggental into the town of Bolzano a.k.a. Bozen.

 

9908.html (37992 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Gardena, Italy.

Passo Gardena (2137 m asl) is part of the horizontal figure eight loop of passes between the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the east and Canazei in the west.

 

9909.html (40894 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Valparola, Italy.

Passo Valparola (2192 m asl) is part of the horizontal figure eight loop of passes between the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the east and Canazei in the west. This fort dates back to WWI.

 

9910.html (37631 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Passo Valparola, Italy.

Passo Valparola (2192 m asl) is part of the horizontal figure eight loop of passes between the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the east and Canazei in the west. Just south of the fort shown in the previous photo, Passo di Falzarego comes into view.

 

9911.html (36256 bytes)     June 29, 1999     Approaching Pocol, near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

The road through the tunnel near the town of Pocol hangs a sharp right when heading west. From the town of Pocol, you have the option of riding the horizontal figure eight loop of passes to the west which include Passo di Falzarego, Passo Pordoi, Passo Sella, Passo Gardena, Passo di Campolongo and Passo di Valparola, or heading south to ride passes such as Passo Giau, Passo Cibiana, Passo Duran, Passo di Cereda, Passo Rolle, Passo di Valles, Passo di San Pellegrino and Passo Fedaia.


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