Plan di Montecampione (Giro d'Italia)
Plan di Montecampione (Giro d'Italia)
Rising to a ski station at 5,721ft above sea level, the Plan di Montecampione hosted Marco Pantani’s famous triumph in 1998.
More than 20km in length, the climb carries an average gradient of 7.5 per cent and also returned to the corsa rosa last year, when Italian climber Fabio Aru won on the day.
The climb, in Lombardy, is as tough for the way it finishes as for its overall stats, as like many of the WorldTour’s biggest climbs the steepest sections come in the closing kilometres.
A gentle opening makes way for an average gradient of eight per cent, but the climb has a large false flat section before the final six kilometres kick skywards. Save something for the end!
Key facts
Length: 20.2km
Average gradient: 7.5%
Maximum gradient: 12%