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FRANCIA COLLE DELLETRAVERSETTE
CRISSOLO
BARGE
SALUZZO
PAESANA
CHIANALE
PONTECHIANALE
CASTELDELFINO
SAMPEYRE
FRASSINO
COSTIGLIOLESALUZZOBELLINO
MONVISO
PIANDEL RE
VALLE PO
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The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
DEPARTUREPaesana (614 m)
ARRIVALPian del Re (2020 m)
LENGTHkm 20.550
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 1406
AVERAGE GRADIENT 7.00 %
MAX GRADIENT12.00 %
VALLEPO
DEPARTUREDronero (625 m)
ARRIVALThe Sampeyre Pass(2284 m)
LENGTHkm 14.500
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE(from the fork forStroppo) m 1354
AVERAGE GRADIENT 9.40 %
MAX GRADIENT15.00 %
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
We are under Monviso mountain, the King ofStone” in the Po Valley. The Giro d’Italia has beenhere twice, in 1991 and 1992, it has been won byMassimiliano Lelli and Marco Giovannetti respec-tively. Starting from Paesana (614 m abovemean sea level), the road climbs easily.Then thereis a series of hairpin bends until the junction forOncino.After passing the junction for Ostana, itclimbs upwards with a few demanding hairpinbends and a long uphill stretch before reachingCrissolo (1318 m). A short but rather steep sec-tion leads to the town centre where there is SanChiaffredo’s Shrine; then it goes through theother villages of Serre and Borgo. Now the mostdifficult stretch of the route has to be tackled upto an altitude of 1715 metres at Pian Meltzè, bet-ter known as Pian della Regina. After somelong and panoramic uphill stretches, we we arriveat Pian del Re at the Sourse of the river Po at analtitude of 2020 metres.
MONVISO-PIAN DEL RE
COLLE DISAMPEYRE
The Sampeyre Pass is located on the ridgethat separates the Varaita valley from the Mai-ra valley. The “Giro d’Italia” arrived at an alti-tude of 2284 m above m.s.l. going up the Mai-ra valley. Departure from Dronero (625 m).Afterwards there is an easy nearly 20 kmstretch leading up the valley touching SanDamiano Macra (745 m), Bedale (818 m),and Stroppo (910 m). After leaving the valleyroad on the right, you are immediately in thequick of the climb; the rather narrow roadclimbs up suspended over a deep ravine, cut-ting through walls of limestone with a series oftunnels in the rock. Gradients are sharp andcontinuous, and they can reach 15%. The val-ley widens and we arrive in Elva (1637 m),where the parish church preserves some fres-coes by Flemish artist Hans Clemer dating backto the 15th century. The road climbs further andthe last 4 km are especially demanding.
ACCEGLIO
VAL MAIRA
STROPPO
ELVA
MACRA S. DAMIANOMACRA
DRONERO
MONTEROSSO
CARAGLIO
COLLEDI SAMPEYRE
SAMPEYRE
CUNEO
BUSCA
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VALLEMAIRA
MONDOVI
VILLANOVA
FRABOSASOTTANA
ARTESINA
PRATONEVOSO
BOSSEA
GARESSIOVALCASOTTO
PAMPARATO
FRABOSASOPRANA
VICOFORTE
S. MICHELE CEVA
S. ANNADI VINADIO
CUNEO
ISOLA 2000
COLLE DELLALOMBARDA
TERME DIVALDIERI
ENTRACQUE
LIMONE P.
BORGO S. DALMAZZO
FESTIONA
RITTANA
DEMONTEVINADIOBAGNI DIVINADIO
PIETRAPORZIO
PONTEBERNARDO
COLLE DELLAMADDALENA
CASTELMAGNO
MONTEROSSO
ARGENTERA
FRANCIA
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DEPARTUREVinadio (904 m)
ARRIVALColle della Maddalena(1996 m)
LENGTHkm 33.200
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 1092
MAX GRADIENT12.00 %
DEPARTUREFrabosa Sottana (641 m)
ARRIVALPrato Nevoso (1615 m)
LENGTHkm 11.000
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 974
AVERAGE GRADIENT8.90 %
MAX GRADIENT16.00 %
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COLLE DELLAMADDALENA
The sharp hairpin bends heading for the ski re-sort of Prato Nevoso have twice been decisivein the “Giro”. In 1996 after breaking awayfrom everyone Pavel Tonkov won the stage andtook the pink jersey that he kept to the end ofthe “Giro”. In 2000 Stefano Garzelli was thefirst across the finish line thus moving into thetop positions and eventually winning in Milan.So it is a tricky uphill climb. We are in the Mon-regalese area, in the Maudagna valley: youstart from Frabosa Sottana, at an altitude of641 m. It is fairly easy to pedal the first sectionup to Miroglio; just outside the town the roadbecomes much harder as far as the Artesinacrossroad (it was here that Gianni Bugno triedto break from the peloton but did not manageit). In order to reach Prato Nevoso at an alti-tude of 1615 m you have to tackle 5 km ofhairpin bends; they can be cycled at a goodpace if you still have some energy in your legs.
PRATONEVOSO
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The Maddalena Pass is part of the history ofcycling. It is the first of the great climbs of thelegendary 1949 Giro, from Cuneo to Pinerolo.It is an important connecting route betweenItaly and France, and also the point that dividesthe Cottian Alps from the Maritime Alps. Theclimb can be tackled starting either from Vi-nadio (904 m) or Pietraporzio (1246 m).After Pontebernardo, home of the cross-country skiing champion Stefania Belmondo,the road starts climbing in the Barricate gorge(today it goes through a tunnel). Then it reachesBersezio (1624 m) and Argentera (1684 m).This is where the hardest part starts: 6.5 kmwith an altitude difference of 312 m and anaverage gradient of 5%. Continuous widesharp hairpin bends take us up to the Puriacvalley, then the road flattens out near a smalllake. Another few hundreds metres and wearrive at the Pass with its 1996 m of altitude.
VALLESTURA
VALLEMAUDAGNA
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
MONVISO
FRANCIACOLLE DELLETRAVERSETTE
CRISSOLO BARGE
SALUZZO
PAESANA
CHIANALE
PONTECHIANALE
CASTELDELFINO
SAMPEYRE
FRASSINO
COSTIGLIOLESALUZZOBELLINO
PIANDEL RE
VALLE PO
COLLEDELL’AGNELLO
VALLE VARAITA
CUNEOPONTEBERNARDO
FRANCIA
PIETRAPORZIO
BAGNI DIVINADIO
S. ANNADI VINADIO
TERME DIVALDIERI
ENTRACQUE
FESTIONA
LIMONE P.
B.GO S. DALMAZZO
RITTANA
CARAGLIO
PRADLEVES
CASTELMAGNO
VAL GRANAFAUNIERA
COLLE DELLAMADDALENA
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DEPARTUREPradleves (824 m)
INTERMEDIATEColle Fauniera (2511 m)
ARRIVALDemonte (780 m)
LENGTHkm 35.400
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 1687
AVERAGE GRADIENT9.50 %
MAX GRADIENT17.75 %
DEPARTURESampeyre (971 m)
ARRIVALColle dell’Agnello(2748 m)
LENGTHkm 30.000
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 933 (from Chianale)
AVERAGE GRADIENT9.30 % (from Chianale)
MAX GRADIENT18.00 %
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The “Giro” discovered Fauniera in 1999.Yourealize at once that it is one of those climbsthat make the difference: 14.4 km long, analtitude difference of 1687 m with an aver-age gradient of 9.5%. To reach the altitudeof 2511 m of the Fauniera Pass, the cyclistsstart out from the Grana valley, famous for itscheese named Castelmagno. The road startsclimbing in Pradleves (822 m) and enters anarrow canyon that runs along a stream.After the junction for Colletto (1105 m), theroute becomes a high mountain climb, it isnarrower and more demanding as far asChiotti. The gradient drops off near Chiap-pi, to climb once again until we reach SanMagno’s Shrine (1761 m). Keep climbingfor the remaining 6.7 km to the peak. Thereare really tough hairpin bends for the last 2km. The downhill ride leads to the Stura val-ley, and Demonte, 21 km away.
COLLE FAUNIERA
A legendary climb. The Agnello Pass has aplace in cycling lovers’ hearts. At an altitudeof 2748 m it is the third highest pass in Euro-pe (after Bonette and Stelvio): it is a trulystriking climb. We start off from Sampeyre(971 m) in the heart of the Varaita valley. Theroad begins climbing near Casteldelfino(1296 m) with a series of very demandinghairpin bends, and again before the lake ofPontechianale (1603 m). Then we arrive inChianale at 1815 m. The distance from Sam-peyre is 20 km, and another 10 km remain.They are the hardest, terrible for the differ-ence in altitude (993 m in just 10 km), thegradient (9.30% is the average, with somesections of 14% and the last one that reach-es 18%) and the altitude. A spectacular viewwelcomes us on the top: we can see Monvisomountain, the Provençal valleys of Cuneo andthe French Natural Park of Queyras.
COLLEDELL’ AGNELLO
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2366
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di E
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1637
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971
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1296
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VALLEGRANA
VALLEVARAITA
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
1769 m.
VALLE VARAITA
CHIANALE
PONTECHIANALE
CASTELDELFINO
SAMPEYRE
COLLE DI SAMPEYRE
MONTEMALE DI CUNEO
PRADLEVES
COLLE DI ESISCHIE
PRAZZO
km 00
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925 930
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o pe
r Str
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Colle
di S
ampe
yre
Devi
az.
Mol
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ni
Elva
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930
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o pe
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a Col d
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letto
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km 35,400
fauniera
1761
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2301
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1097
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di S
ant'A
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sant'anna vinadio
885
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le L
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rda
908
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1047
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di S
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1146
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2366
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di E
sisch
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930
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sio
1637
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971
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peyr
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1296
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elde
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S. ANNADI VINADIO
CUNEO
ISOLA 2000
COLLE DELLALOMBARDA
TERME DIVALDIERI
ENTRACQUE
LIMONE P.
BORGO S.DALMAZZO
FESTIONA
RITTANA
DEMONTEVINADIOBAGNI DIVINADIO
PIETRAPORZIO
PONTEBERNARDO
COLLE DELLAMADDALENA
CASTELMAGNO
MONTEROSSO
ARGENTERA
FRANCIA
7 8
DEPARTUREVinadio (904 m)
ARRIVALSantuario di Sant’Anna(2010 m)
LENGTHkm 15.000
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 1106
AVERAGE GRADIENT7.37 %
MAX GRADIENT9.00 %
DEPARTUREPradleves (822 m)
ARRIVALChianale (1815 m)
LENGTHkm 94.000
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCEm 1462
3130
As early as 1680 the first pilgrims startedarriving at Sant’Anna di Vinadio, the high-est Shrine in Europe. Today it is a famoussite of worship.We are in the Stura valley, departure fromVinadio at 904 m. The road starts climbing2 km later, in Pratolungo, and just beyondthe junction for the Lombarda Pass.Thereis immediately a series of steep hairpinbends in the middle of a wood until youenter Sant’Anna’s valley. The gradient dropsoff a bit, then the road starts to climb again(9%). There are two difficult uphill stretch-es, some bends, a lengthy flat sectionbefore reaching the altitude of 1847 m.Here the road divides up. To the left youarrive in France via the Lombarda Pass at2351 m. To the right after only 2 km youreach Sant’Anna’s Shrine at an altitudeof 2010 m.
SANT’ANNADI VINADIO
PRADLEVESCHIANALE
km 00
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r Str
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di S
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930
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a Col d
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1931
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1996
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dale
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na
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o pe
r Col
letto
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km 35,400
fauniera
1761
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2291
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s Fau
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2301
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rofa
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2365
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peyr
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del
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lfino
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1097
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r
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lino
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9041100
1355
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2010
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dio
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di S
ant'A
nna
Pont
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olos
a Bara
ccon
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km 15,000
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885
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le L
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908
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di S
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1146
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elm
agno
2366
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di E
sisch
ie
930
Cano
sio
1637
Elca
- Se
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971
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peyr
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1296
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elde
lfino
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It was the 86th “Giro d’Italia” that glorifiedthis super-stage which joins the EsischiePass (part of the route described in Fau-niera route above) and the SampeyrePass. The Maira valley joins the two passes:after climbing the 2236 metres of Esischiefrom Castelmagno, we go down towardsCanosio; near Ponte Marmora you join theMaira valley State Road and, after a fewhundreds metres downhill, you climb againthe impressive Elva valley. After crossingthe town centre, whose parish church con-tains the famous frescoes by Hans Clemer,the road reaches the Sampeyre Pass (2884m). From here it goes down into the middleof the Varaita valley (971 m) through thick,coniferous forests. An uphill arrival awaitsyou: from Sampeyre you head for Castel-delfino eventually arriving in Pontechia-nale (1797 m).
VALLESTURA
VALLE GRANA,VALLE MAIRA,
VALLE VARAITA
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains
The “Giro d’Italia”mountains