Giro d'Italia Climbs - Passo Pordoi
Race cycling • Val di Fassa
Giro d'Italia Climbs - Passo Pordoi
<p>The climb to Passo Pordoi, often a stage finish of the Giro d'Italia, is very regular with an altitude gain of 800 m spread over a length of 12.8 km.</p>
<p>From the Canazei exit, at the roundabout, you join state road no. 48 (S.S. 48). From the first curves, wide and well designed, there is a gradient of 5.8% that rises to 7.6% at the third kilometer. You pass the locality Pian de Frataces (Lupo Bianco) and at the junction keep right. After passing 11 hairpins, the remaining 16 climb the Dolomite pass with slopes around 6% (maximum 10%).</p> <p>At Passo Pordoi, <strong>first stop at the monument dedicated to Fausto Coppi</strong>, which recalls the legendary achievements of the "campionissimo". At the inauguration in July 2000, his daughter Marina and Coppi’s three teammates, Ettore Milano, Franco Giacchero, and Michele Gismondi were present. <strong>Second stop in front of Gilberto Simoni's Wilier Triestina Cento1</strong>, embedded since 2011 in a monument of rock and metal. It is the same bicycle with which the Trentino rider entered the Arena of Verona closing his last Giro d’Italia, in 2010.</p>
