Ph.Credits: Michael Guggenberg / TVB Jenesien, Mölten
S. GENESIO – AVELENGO powered by MARLENE
28 July – 1.347 m | 80,9 km
Start: 8.00 a.m.
Crono Bolzano – S. Genesio | 10,8 km • 922 m
SHORT STAGE DESCRIPTION
This stage leads up the Tschöggelberg, as the extensive plateau between Jenesien (San Genesio) and Hafling (Avelengo) is called. It starts right away with the timed stretch from Bolzano to Jenesien, on which 950 metres of altitude difference have to be overcome over a length of 11 km. Once you have reached the finish line in Jenesien, the route continues in the shade of the larches, undulating, past paddocks with Haflinger horses and extensive pastures, to Mölten. We leave the small village on the left to tackle the 7 km to Vöran, where the next refreshment station is waiting. After a total of 43 km, we arrive in Hafling, from where we have to descend about 1000 metres in a rapid ride down into the Etschtal valley. From Merano we roll quickly through the Adige Valley towards our destination in Bolzano.
