Date: January 8 2022

Place: Misurina, Italy

Distance: 48 km Classic technique

Active years: new edition

Record number of participants: new edition

Highest peak and total climb: 1792 m/740 m 

Number of VSC sprints/climbing points: TBA

Start times: 8:15 CET women and 10:00 CET men

After the holiday break over Christmas and New Year, the Pro Tour continues in Italy. A new location welcomes Pro Teams and their athletes as Misurina in Italy will host two events on the weekend of January 8 and 9, 2022.

The third event in Season XII is Tre Cime Criterium, the 48-kilometer race, offers a stunning scenery in the vicinity of the famous Three Peaks of Lavaredo, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The race will have several laps and a challenging course.

Lake Misurina is the largest natural lake of the Cadore, a historical place in the Italian region of Veneto. It is 1,754 meters above sea level, and the lake’s perimeter is 2.6 km long while the maximum depth is 5 m. Near the lake, there are about ten hotels with accommodation for around 500 people. The climatic characteristics of the area around the lake make the air particularly good.