2nd Trans-Alps Rally : Stage 3
Thursday 14 september 2023 / PASSO DEL TONALE – CORTINA D’AMPEZZO
From the Tonale Passo in the direction of Cortina of Ampezzo, it is a step at the elevation fort that awaited the participants where the crossings of passes succeeded.
Under a beautiful sun, the tortuous Passo Gavia and the legendary Passo Stelvio in Bormio were strong moments of the morning punctuated by the traditional coffee break before lunch in a very modern establishment, the Smarthotel Restaurant Prinz Rudolf in Merano.
The afternoon was just as interesting, with a triptych of passes where the Dolomites revealed all their splendor: the Passo Sella, the Paso Pordoï then the Passo Falzarego, all three bathed in the most famous sports stations in the region.
The regularity test then took place under a slight rain making the task more complex before a passing control at the foot of the croci which made it possible to descend to Cortina of Ampezzo dominated by the 3221m of Monte Cristallo and a well -deserved rest after this Strong stage in turn, the most winding of this 2nd edition of the Trans-Alps Rally.