Agerola
Amalfi, Italy
The Agerola is a col with a length of 11.4 kilometer. This is a category 2 col. It is located in Amalfi, Campania, Italy. The average grade of this col is 4.5% with a maximum of 5.9%. The Agerola ascents from 123 meter at the start, to 633 meter at the top, with a total of 509 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 11.4 km |
| Elevation gain | 509 m |
| Average grade | 4.5 % |
| Maximum grade | 5.9 % |
| Climb category | 2 |
| Minimum elevation | 123 m |
| Maximum elevation | 633 m |
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Description
In 1955 during the Giro della Campania, Coppi attacks on the climb to Agerola. He wins the stage with a five-minute lead on the number two Fiorenzo Magni. During the climb, the enthusiastic tifosi shouted: 'è isso, è isso' which is Neapolitan for 'He is the man, he is the man'.