Inaugurated in 1825, the road to the Stelvio Pass was commissioned by the Austrian Emperor as a military route linking Vienna and Milan.
The scene of many a cycling feat, the Stelvio Pass has been the Giro's Cima Coppi no fewer than twelve times. Pedal from Bormio to the top of the pass and see just what Coppi, Bartali, Bertoglio, Merckxx, Pantani and many other cycling legends were up against.
If you've always dreamed of making the climb from Bormio to the Stelvio Pass, here are a few stats to show you what’s in store: 21.5 km long, 1,533 m elevation gain, average gradient 7.4% (maximum 14%), 40 bends, 8 tunnels carved into the mountainside and an altitude of 2,758 m at the pass. But numbers don't tell the whole story; the joy and pain of conquering a world-famous climb, one pedal stroke at a time.
