gerry wallbank
Guest
hi chaps anyone going down to the stella this year
araspitfire
Registered user
How do I find details on this rally?
A couple of searches shows lots of info, but no "official" page, with meeting times/camping details or such...
Al...
A couple of searches shows lots of info, but no "official" page, with meeting times/camping details or such...
Al...
araspitfire said:
That's the beauty of it - there are none - you have to make you own arrangements.
It's really a secret rally that nobody knows about unless they look for it ...
Well a kind of open secret - just be there on the Saturday to book in at the cafe by the station , is all I have ever been told.
ontheroadofftheroad
Registered user
What are the dates for 2006?
This looks like fun!!
When is the stella for this year?
Could you do the stella on an 1150RT?
cheers
This looks like fun!!
When is the stella for this year?
Could you do the stella on an 1150RT?
cheers
ontheroadofftheroad said:This looks like fun!!
When is the stella for this year?
Could you do the stella on an 1150RT?
cheers
It's always the second weekend in July.
It has been done by Goldwings ! It's your choice
I`ll be there again 
The heart of the drinking and social life is Bardonecchia,especially the railway station where the bar is almost open 24hrs and you can get snacks.
There`s lots of hotels in Bardo,as well as bars and eating places.
Part way up the Colle de Sommellier is the hamlet of Rochmolles which is also a popular place to stay.
A lot of people camp....but beware it is effectively 'rough camping'.
On 'Stella Alpina Day'...the second Sunday of July....you just ride up the Colle as far as you can manage....if you`ve never been or seen it,have a look in my Thread called 'I took my shiny 1100 to the Stella' ( sorry,but I can`t remember if it`s in Event/Aftermaths or Ride reports..it`s from last July or August).
Part way up the Colle you`ll find a small marquee and table where you can buy an event badge and tee shirt and get a free cheese or ham batch.
This point was often deemed the sensible highest attainable point of that particular year because you can`t always get to the top,but last year it was only about halfway up and I`d passed it before I realised what it was.
If you`re not a regular off roader you`ll be VERY tired and quite a bit scared but you`ll have a major sense of achievement afterwards.
The heart of the drinking and social life is Bardonecchia,especially the railway station where the bar is almost open 24hrs and you can get snacks.
There`s lots of hotels in Bardo,as well as bars and eating places.
Part way up the Colle de Sommellier is the hamlet of Rochmolles which is also a popular place to stay.
A lot of people camp....but beware it is effectively 'rough camping'.
On 'Stella Alpina Day'...the second Sunday of July....you just ride up the Colle as far as you can manage....if you`ve never been or seen it,have a look in my Thread called 'I took my shiny 1100 to the Stella' ( sorry,but I can`t remember if it`s in Event/Aftermaths or Ride reports..it`s from last July or August).
Part way up the Colle you`ll find a small marquee and table where you can buy an event badge and tee shirt and get a free cheese or ham batch.
This point was often deemed the sensible highest attainable point of that particular year because you can`t always get to the top,but last year it was only about halfway up and I`d passed it before I realised what it was.
If you`re not a regular off roader you`ll be VERY tired and quite a bit scared but you`ll have a major sense of achievement afterwards.
Eddy802
Guest
Tricky, Fussel and I are planning to be there too....
STUBBS
undead
group of us going from s/e and meeting up with a few more rfom up north making the trip last about 2 weeks
I am hoping to be sponsored to do this, for the Neuroblastoma Society http://www.nsoc.co.uk/
My sister had non identical twins three years ago , and one of them was diagnosed with this rare cancer at six months old.
She was so lucky , she was ill with a kiddie "cold" that wasn't getting better so was taken to Alder Hey Childrens hospital for a check up. Luckily the consultatnt on duty is one of the leading experts in this rare chilhood cancer and diagnosed it. She had a tumour the size of an orange in her chest cavity that had collapsed her lung.
Tegan's tumour was in one of the "good" places and has responded very well to treatment , but will need twice yearly checkups until her late teens. Most children have 100% recovery if the cancer is identified in the first year. The majority of cases are sadly fatal, due to the delay in idetifying the causes of the symptoms.
The Society needs funds to further research , and education of other health workers to make sure it is identified before the secondaries start.
So if other first timers and any others are interested let me know. As this could be good PR for the Societys work. As well as a way of raising funds to help their aims.
My sister had non identical twins three years ago , and one of them was diagnosed with this rare cancer at six months old.
She was so lucky , she was ill with a kiddie "cold" that wasn't getting better so was taken to Alder Hey Childrens hospital for a check up. Luckily the consultatnt on duty is one of the leading experts in this rare chilhood cancer and diagnosed it. She had a tumour the size of an orange in her chest cavity that had collapsed her lung.
Tegan's tumour was in one of the "good" places and has responded very well to treatment , but will need twice yearly checkups until her late teens. Most children have 100% recovery if the cancer is identified in the first year. The majority of cases are sadly fatal, due to the delay in idetifying the causes of the symptoms.
The Society needs funds to further research , and education of other health workers to make sure it is identified before the secondaries start.
So if other first timers and any others are interested let me know. As this could be good PR for the Societys work. As well as a way of raising funds to help their aims.
STUBBS
undead
tarka said:I`ll be there again
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This point was often deemed the sensible highest attainable point of that particular year because you can`t always get to the top,but last year it was only about halfway up and I`d passed it before I realised what it was.
its getting lower because they are frightened of being sued, not pushing people to hard apparently
STUBBS said:its getting lower because they are frightened of being sued, not pushing people to hard apparently
Where is your source for this information ?
BOB UK
Registered user
I can’t make it to the Stella this year but did go a few years ago on an old XT500
And had a great time
The site we stayed in was very popular with the Brits and was a good place to stay
http://www.bokki.it/bokki_v1/index.php
For more info see this link
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Strip/6501/stella.html
Might make it next year
And had a great time
The site we stayed in was very popular with the Brits and was a good place to stay
http://www.bokki.it/bokki_v1/index.php
For more info see this link
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Strip/6501/stella.html
Might make it next year
Theo
Guest
I`ll be there again too!!!!
Stella... Is Stella!!!
I suggest to camp at 2.600 mt with tent (free camping)...
I'd like to meet some UK friends
Stella... Is Stella!!!
I suggest to camp at 2.600 mt with tent (free camping)...
I'd like to meet some UK friends
You can do the stella on all sorts of machinery.
For example...a couple of years ago I saw this Dude at the top.
the rest of the photos to whet your appetite are here..
http://morrisons.smugmug.com/gallery/161480
I might take a scoot over there again myself. Got knocked off last year on the way back, and the weather was pissing down all weekend, so I never bothered going up the climb on the Sunday, deciding instead to head back to Nice and the sunshine early. They'd also said the road I was going to be taking (back to briancon) was going to be closed after 10am most of the day for a cycle race, so I baled early...
ontheroadofftheroad said:
For example...a couple of years ago I saw this Dude at the top.
the rest of the photos to whet your appetite are here..
http://morrisons.smugmug.com/gallery/161480
I might take a scoot over there again myself. Got knocked off last year on the way back, and the weather was pissing down all weekend, so I never bothered going up the climb on the Sunday, deciding instead to head back to Nice and the sunshine early. They'd also said the road I was going to be taking (back to briancon) was going to be closed after 10am most of the day for a cycle race, so I baled early...
Depends a little bit on the weather conditions, too... On a scooter I might have given it a miss last year 
Rob, are you coming to the Dolomites for the 2nd European Advrider Rally?
Ciao, Ela
Rob, are you coming to the Dolomites for the 2nd European Advrider Rally?
Ciao, Ela
Advrider rally?
I'd forgotten about that, Spanish Bob had mentioned it a while back, but I've been a bit hectic lately. I'll give him a shout and find out what the scoop is. Could always pop over for the weekend...
Pumpy said:
I'd forgotten about that, Spanish Bob had mentioned it a while back, but I've been a bit hectic lately. I'll give him a shout and find out what the scoop is. Could always pop over for the weekend...
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