Passo dello Stelvio
Bormio, Italy
The Passo dello Stelvio is a col with a length of 20.8 kilometer. This is a highest category (HC) col. It is located in Bormio, Lombardia, Italy. The average grade of this col is 7.3% with a maximum of 9.3%. The Passo dello Stelvio ascents from 1.234 meter at the start, to 2.758 meter at the top, with a total of 1.524 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 20.8 km |
| Elevation gain | 1524 m |
| Average grade | 7.3 % |
| Maximum grade | 9.3 % |
| Climb category | HC |
| Minimum elevation | 1234 m |
| Maximum elevation | 2758 m |
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Description
In 1822, the construction of a road linking Val Venosta with Milan was started. Barely three years later, the road was completed. The summit of this Stilfserjoch, as the Stelviopas is called by the German-speaking, is located at an altitude of 2758 meters exactly on the border of the Italian province of Sondrio and the German-speaking South Tyrol. In total, the Stelvio was recorded 10 times in the Giro d'Italia. In 1953, the Stelvio was included for the first time in the course of the Giro d'Italia. On top is a monument in honour of the Italian Fausto Coppi, who at the time was the first to pass the summit.