Passo di Rolle – 1,955m

 

Route: SS50 Fiero di Primiero to Predazzo - 26 miles

 

Ridden: 12/06/2009

 

A fairly main route in the Dolomites with all the disadvantages that entails i.e. a lot of traffic, some of which lacks the discipline to stay on their side of the road. This indisciplined traffic includes bikes. Phil twice came round a bend to find a bike heading for him! The road was well surfaced but it's not easy to keep up a good rhythm, especially in the lower reaches from Fiera to San Martin di Castrozza, where the pass proper started. Unfortunately the need to keep your wits about you on any road of this type were emphasized by coming round a corner to find a lot of bikes parked up along with an ambulance containing what we envisaged to be a seriously injured biker.