Triveneto Vito d'Asio 2026
Green valleys and fast rock gardens.
Vito d'Asio was a two-day Italian enduro weekend with Saturday practice, Sunday racing, four timed stages, and terrain that kept changing between rock gardens, dirt, and downhill-style trail features.
The official result was 12th in M2. The more useful personal signal was that the Strava PRs confirmed what the legs already felt: I was faster here than last year.
A stronger result than last year, backed up by Strava PRs on the trails.
A compact race day with almost the full transfer loaded before stage one.
Full course recon plus one extra stage during training day.
Sunday racing after a wet-to-dry Saturday practice.
Opening note
The weather gave the race exactly what it needed.
After a rainy week, the sun arrived at the right moment. Saturday still began on wet trails, but the course dried steadily through practice and was in excellent shape for Sunday.
That drying arc shaped the whole weekend: cautious first laps, faster lines by afternoon, and a race day where the mixed Italian terrain could actually be ridden with commitment.
Training day
Saturday started wet, then turned into the perfect recon window.
After a week of rain, the first practice runs still had mud in the trail and a slower, more cautious rhythm.
As the day warmed up, the stages dried quickly. Grip improved, speed came up, and we managed to ride the full race course plus one extra stage for more than 1,600 meters of elevation.
That made Saturday a proper load, but it also meant Sunday started with real confidence instead of guesswork.
Terrain
The stages mixed rock gardens, dirt, and small downhill features.
Vito d'Asio is not a one-note venue. Every stage had rock garden sections, while some stages leaned more toward classic dirt, roots, and changing traction.
There were also downhill-style trails with small jumps and faster sections, which kept the four-stage race varied without making it feel random.
The best part was how alive the whole area felt: dense green forest, open views, and terrain that changed enough to keep the riding interesting all weekend.
Race structure
Almost the whole transfer came before the first stage.
The most specific thing about this race is the climb before stage one. By the time the first timed run starts, most of the day's transfer work is already done.
That changes the feeling of the race. Everyone begins the timed part with some fatigue already built in, but the rest of the day becomes more playful because the later transfers are shorter.
For me, the early effort was not a problem this year. My fitness is high, and I could pedal the whole race day without feeling like the transfers were taking over the event.
Travel base
Mon Amour, pasta, and the practical side of racing in Italy.
Mario and I drove from Zagreb on Friday so we could arrive without carrying travel fatigue straight into practice. Luka joined us there, and the three of us stayed at Mon Amour.
It is a small rural place close to the event, and this was already our second year there. The rooms are clean, breakfast is excellent, and the kitchen makes race-weekend logistics easy.
We used that kitchen properly: pasta both days, maybe slightly too much, but the glycogen stores had no right to complain.
Result
No crashes, no major mechanicals, and a faster ride than last year.
The cleanest summary is also the best one: no big technical problems, no crashes, and a full weekend of riding in ideal weather after a rainy week.
I finished 12th in M2, and the Strava PRs matter almost as much as the result because they show clear progress from last year on the same terrain.
That makes Vito d'Asio a satisfying marker in the season: better speed, better fitness, and a race weekend that felt good from Friday arrival to the drive home.
Race pace
The weekend needed one more photo from inside the run.
The phone photos explain the travel, transfers, and atmosphere. This one adds the race speed itself: eyes up, bike loaded, and the trail finally looking as intense as it felt during the timed stages.
GPX route distance for the full race-day file.
Raw climbing from the Garmin GPX track.
From race-day start to finish in the activity file.
Lowest and highest GPX points across the day.
Race route
GPX map and elevation profile for Vito d'Asio.
The activity file shows why the race felt so front-loaded: almost all of the day's elevation pressure comes early, before the four timed stages settle into smaller transfers.
The map keeps the practical race shape visible, while the elevation profile makes the long opening climb and compact later links easier to understand at a glance.