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Sharon + Ken rode this famous loop around the Gruppo di Sella mountains. It goes over four passes: Pordoi, Campolongo, Gardena (or Grödner), Sella.  About 1500 vertical meters of climbing in 53 km (if do not include Canazei), including some sustained climbing at steepness grade of 7%, some at 8%.
[ A year-and-a-half later we skied (using lifts) around this same group -- see ski Sella Ronda ]

at a switchback with our Bike Friday Project Q tandem, early on our climb up to Passo Pordoi
 

descent from Passo Campolongo, with village of Corvara below
 

climbing up to Passo Gardena (Grödner Joch)
 

looking back up on our descent from Passo Gardena
 

Sharon at Passo Sella with the Langkofel (Sasso Lungo) behind
 

Marmolada from Passo Sella
 

the Langkofel (Sasso Lungo) seen looking back from the start of our descent from Passo Sella