Pompeiana
Riva Ligure, Italy
The Pompeiana is a col with a length of 4.8 kilometer. This is a category 3 col. It is located in Riva Ligure, Liguria, Italy. The average grade of this col is 5.2% with a maximum of 10.4%. The Pompeiana ascents from 21 meter at the start, to 264 meter at the top, with a total of 244 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 4.8 km |
| Elevation gain | 244 m |
| Average grade | 5.2 % |
| Maximum grade | 10.4 % |
| Climb category | 3 |
| Minimum elevation | 21 m |
| Maximum elevation | 264 m |
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Description
In September 2013, organiser RCS Sport announced that Milan - San Remo would include the Pompeiana climb between the well known Cipressa and Poggio. To keep the race at a reasonable distance, it would exclude Le Manie. The Pompeiana, named after the village the road passes, climbs five kilometres with a 13% maximum gradient, and would therefore be the most difficult climb in the race finale. The proposed route was reversed just weeks before the race in March 2014, when the Pompeiana had been damaged by recent landslides, making it too dangerous for a cycling race to pass.