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Once in Davos, go via Chur to Andermatt, from Andermatt you can make loops including the passes Furka+Nufenen to Airolo, or Susten+Grimsel+Furka to Andermatt, or Susten+Grimsel+Nufenen to Airolo. From Airolo you can go up the St Gotthard over the cobbles. If as a day trip they wouldn't be too bad on the way back down, or you can descend the other side back to Andermatt. I think combination of climbing up to the Gotthard from Andermatt and descending to Airolo is less satisfactory.
The Splugen pass is a hidden gem though! The landscape at the top is splendidly strange, and the descent on the Italian side would be rather exciting in places - sort of twisty tunnels and galleries with on-coming coaches!
Or go in reverse to spend a couple of days in Bormio doing more of the iconic climbs near there?
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Last year @Tor & I jumped on a plane to Montpellier with our bikes with a rough route & the plan of arriving in Barcelona about a week later. It was the first time I'd ever planned a cycle tour & it more or less went to plan, barring a hospital visit in Berga.
Anyway, doing some real cols for the first time had me hooked, so earlier this year I booked us & our bikes on flights to Milan & back again sixteen days later in September. That should give us plenty of time to explore the Alps!
We'll be bikepacking on road bikes with Restrap kit, & hoping to do roughly fifty miles a day with a pretty chill pace & maybe some days off too. I've got a rough route based from Como (we'll get a train from Milan to Como to avoid riding in the city), but I reckon it could be more adventurous. The main point I want to hit is the Stelvio Pass, & my girlfriend wants to get to Davos in Switzerland. I'd like to fit in the Gottard Pass & Madonna del Ghisallo too hopefully, but those could maybe be one-day rides if we set up base camp somewhere after the loop.
Getting excited as it's only about five weeks until we fly now! Has anyone got an experience in the region/route critique/suggestions?