Cyclosportives in Graubünden

Graubünden is like a classroom for climbers 🚴. The Albula, Flüela, Julier and Bernina passes follow one another, with roads winding between lakes and glaciers. For a cyclosportive in Graubünden, the canton offers playgrounds that match every ambition.

The terrain demands patience. The Bernina Pass peaks at 2,328 m, the roads climb in long ramps and the descents demand concentration. The season runs from June to September, when the passes are clear of snow and the asphalt is dry. In the valley floors, the Engadine roads run alongside the lakes on flat terrain 🌄, perfect for recovering between two passes. Good climbers like to fine-tune their cadence here, while others enjoy the scenery and coffee breaks in the high-altitude villages. A windbreaker remains essential, as the temperature can drop by ten degrees in just a few kilometers.

The cyclosportive calendar has one event in the canton: the Race Across Suisse, in July, starting from Klosters. Further east, the Bodensee Radmarathon takes place in September in Thal, on the shores of Lake Constance, on a less mountainous course. The cyclosportives in Switzerland offer still more challenges, notably in the French-speaking cantons, such as the cyclosportives in Valais. Everyone can thus build their own season around a few well-chosen events.

The Rhaetian Railway, which links the Graubünden valleys through bridges and tunnels, has been listed by UNESCO: a reminder that the engineers here know how to climb gently, unlike cyclists 😄. After the effort, a plate of capuns, those parcels of dough wrapped in chard, revives tired calves 🥬. From your first pass to the goal of a whole season, everyone chooses their race according to their level, their training and their taste for climbing.