Bormio, Italy
Like an al dente string of spaghetti, silky tarmac winds its way through the wintry upper slopes of the Passo dello Stelvio (2,758m). It’s a towering presence in world cycling, both as the signature climb of Italy’s national race, the three-week Giro d’Italia, since its first crossing in the 1953 edition, and as a staple in every amateur’s bucketlist ascents. It’s a climb that takes the breath away, in more ways than one…
A 21.5km ride and 1,533 metres of vertical down from
