The Coppa della Famiglia del Don is a unique three day Cup, taking place in three completely different countries, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway.
The incredible city of Bergen will see an ultimate fight for Cup victory in the King’s stage.
Fantoft is a neighbourhood infamous for its student housing apartment blocks, which were home to substantial criminal activities during the back half of 2016, when The Do...
Read moreThe Coppa della Famiglia del Don is a unique three day Cup, taking place in three completely different countries, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway.
The incredible city of Bergen will see an ultimate fight for Cup victory in the King’s stage.
Fantoft is a neighbourhood infamous for its student housing apartment blocks, which were home to substantial criminal activities during the back half of 2016, when The Don (coincidentally) lived here. Right in front of these apartment blocks, the race will start and immediately start twisting and turning its way through Bergen, up towards the Nattlandsfjellet neighbourhood, and down again to Nesttun. The route will now head south towards Fana, one of the more affluent parts of Bergen, with a decent view over a fjord. After turning left, and riding around Kalandsvannet, the riders will have to climb up towards Bergen again.
The riders have reached Paradis now, and one of the most challenging parts of the route will soon start, with two consecutive short but very steep hills, the Rieber Mohns Bakker with an average gradient of 12%, and Fantoftbakken, which is indeed right next to where the stage started. Not only are these climbs steep, but they are also narrow, which means that real differences can be made on them.
The route keeps twisting and turning, and will take the riders past the three of the famous ‘seven mountains of Bergen’ that are to the south of the city center, Løvstakken, Damsgårdsfjellet, and Lyderhorn. Once again the riders pass Fantoft on their way to the easternmost and highest of the seven mountains, Ulriken. After climbing up as far as a properly paved road will take you, the riders will start descending towards the city center. First they will take a short detour through the Gyldenpris neighbourhood though, which gets even less sun than the rest of Bergen and therefore does not have the best reputation.
The final twenty kilometers will take the riders on a touristic tour around the city center, passing almost all of the highlights, including the famous Bryggen hanseatic houses and around Bergenshus Festning. Now it is time for the real final though, as the most famous of the seven mountains, Fløyen, will be climbed to the top. It’s ascent has many beautiful and often narrow hairpin corners, and gets incredibly steep at some points. This means that riders will need strong climbing legs to be able to come across the finish line victorious.
Both the stage winner, and the winner of the overall Cup, will be awarded their prizes, but all riders that make it there will be able to enjoy the stunning views from Fløyen. That is, if it doesn’t rain. Which it will.
