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Passo di Gavia (English: Gavia Pass) (el. 2621 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Italian Alps. It is the 10th highest paved road in the Alps.
The pass lies in the Lombardy region and divides the province of Sondrio to the north and the province of Brescia to the south. The road over the pass connects Bormio to the northwest with Ponte di Legno to the south and is single track most on its southern section.
Passo di Gavia 2010 Giro d'Italia Stage 20 (gazzetta.it)
Passo di Gavia has appeared 7 times in Giro d'Italia. It has been Cima Coppi 6 times.
In 2010, The Giro celebrated 50 years since it first used the Gavia climb. Italy's Imerio Massignan passed over first in 1960, but two punctures allowed Luxembourg's Charly Gaul to catch and pass him on the descent.
Wednesday June 8, 1960 - Stage 20: Trento - Bormio, 229 km
Stage 20 included for the first time what is now a legendary
and regularly used pass. After riding the Molina di Ledro, the Campo
Carlo Magno and the Tonale, the riders had to get over the toweringly
difficult south face of the unpaved Passo Gavia. On race day the road
was soggy from melting snow. The pass became extra miserable as the
riders had to climb and descend what was a steep, dangerous and now
muddy path. The racing bikes of the era didn’t have the low gears
racers currently use; getting up the steep mountain was as much a
display of pure strength as of endurance.
When they reached the start of the Gavia, Massignan and van Looy
were together, about a minute and a half ahead of the first chasing
group with Gaul, Anquetil and Nencini. Massignan, being a specialist
climber, took off looking for the stage win. Then Gaul took flight,
passing Massignan like a bullet while Nencini and Anquetil rode part of
the ascent together. The tifosi pushed all the riders, but
of course gave special help to Nencini. Anquetil tried to swat the
helpers away and the police tried to intercede but the race fans were
relentless in their efforts to help.
Nencini finished 2 minutes 34 seconds ahead of the Frenchman and
67 seconds behind stage winner Gaul. Massignan had taken second, only
fourteen seconds behind Gaul.
Sunday 5 June, 1988 - Stage 14: Chiesa in Valmalenco > Bormio, 120 km
The
fourteenth stage saw no sunshine, it was either raining or snowing for
the whole stage. The Dutchman Johan van der Velde attacked early on
during the climb. Andrew Hampsten attacked shortly after Van der Velde,
and Erik Breukink and Franco Chioccioli
marked his move.
Van der Velde crossed the Gavia Pass just 30 seconds before
Hampsten did. However, shortly after Van der Velde was forced to stop
due to the principle of freezing, finding refuge in a camper. He would
arrive at the finish line far back, trailing by 46'49". Hampsten crossed
the summit about 45 seconds before Breukink. At the summit of the
Gavia, Hampsten received a musette bag with various skiing items to help
protect him from the elements. Breukink passed Hampsten as he stopped
to put on his gear, but Hampsten caught up on the descent. 7-Eleven-Hoonved
was the only team that had good protection from the elements, according
to Hampsten. For 12 km of the 25 km descent of the Gavia Pass it was
snowing. Breukink and Hampsten quickly passed the Van der Velde on the
descent. Although Breukink did win the stage, Hampsten finished seven
seconds behind and claimed the maglia rosa. In doing so, he became the
first American to have the maglia rosa in the history of the Giro
d'Italia.
See Andy Hampsten's legendary 1988 7-Eleven Huffy Giro d'Italia bike here: cyclingnews.com
Erik Breukink won the stage. Andrew Hampsten took the maglia rosa.
In 1989 Passo di Gavia (2621 m) was also supposed to be included the Giro, but the stage was canceled due to bad weather
Saturday June 8, 1996 - Stage 21: Cavalese-Aprica, 250 km
In 1996, Hernan Buenahora (Col) crossed first the Passo di Gavia.
Stage results
1. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Gewiss 7.55.00 (31,579 km/h)
2. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Panaria-Vinavil + 0.03
3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto-ZG + 0.57
4. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Carrera s.t.
5. Abraham Olano (Spa) Mapei-GB + 2.52
6. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Polti + 5.31
7. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Festina s.t.
8. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-GB s.t.
9. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti s.t.
10. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Aki-Gipiemme s.t.
General classification after stage 21
1. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Panaria-Vinavil 100.37.02 (37.903 km/h)
2. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Carrera + 2.43
3. Abraham Olano (Spa) Mapei-GB + 2.57
4. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto-ZG + 3.00
5. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Gewiss + 3.36
6. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti + 9.15
7. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Aki-Gipiemme +10.38
8. Alexander Chefer (Kaz) Scrigno-Blue Storm +11.22
9. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Festina +12.54
10. Eugeni Berzin (Rus) Gewiss +14.41
Saturday June 5, 1999 - Stage 21: Madonna Di Campiglio - Aprica, 187 km
Passo di Gavia was Cima Coppi again.The stage included a lot of drama. General classification leader and certain winner Marco Pantani has been thrown out of the Giro d'Italia
this morning before the start of Stage 21. He was tested this morning
and his hematocrit level exceeded 50 per cent. The UCI are using this test
as a sign that the rider may be using EPO. Then, the race was wide open with Ivan Gotti,
Paolo Savoldelli and Laurent Jalabert all in close proximity to each other. None
of them had gone close to Pantani who has won 4 stages in the mountains in this
edition of the race.
José Jaime González (Col) was the first rider at the top of Passo di Gavia. 25-year old Roberto Heras won the stage.
Stage results
1. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 5.57.07
2. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
3. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti
4. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 4.05
5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 4.45
6. Sergei Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec 4.45
7. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 4.45
8. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne 4.45
9. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti 6.19
10. Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Pata 8.05
General classification after stage 21
1. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti 95.26.13
2. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 3.35
3. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 3.36
4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 5.16
5. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 7.47
6. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne 9.38
7. Sergei Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec 12.07
8. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 14.20
9. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros 15.53
10. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 17.31
Sunday May 28, 2000 - Stage 14: Selva Val Gardena - Bormio, 205 km
In 2000, Colle dell'Agnello (2744 m) was Cima Coppi. However, Passo di Gavia was also included the race.
2000 Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Profile: La Gazzetta dello Sport
Chepe Gonzales (Selle Italia) crossed the Passo di Gavia first without having to sprint, just
as it suits a rider who has been pulling much of the way. Danilo Di Luca (Cantina Tollo) and
Paolo Lanfranchi (Mapei) were 47 seconds behind them.
Stage results
1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 5.38.09 (36.01 km/h)
2 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Team Polti
3 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
4 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
5 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.07
6 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti
7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Albacom 0.11
8 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo 0.22
10 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 0.25
General classification after stage 14
1 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec 69.51.57
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Albacom 0.33
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.57
4 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.05
5 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.52
6 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti 2.27
7 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step 2.35
8 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 3.23
9 Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Nectar-Selle Italia 3.31
10 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Liquigas-Pata 3.50
Friday May 28, 2004 - Stage 18: Cles Val Di Non - Bormio 2000, 118 Km
Passo di Gavia was Cima Coppi again.
At the Cima Coppi Gavia KOM with 46 km to race, the temperature was 5 degrees
and Croatian hard man Vladimir Miholjević passed over first, with Garzelli and Gomis
at 1'07, Miholjevic's teammate Moreni at 1'25, Vila at 1'30, Belli at 2'18 and
the Saeco led gruppo Maglia Rosa 2'55.
Saturday May 27, 2006 - Stage 20: Trento-Aprica, 212km
A brutal stage with
4000m of climbing and seven hours in the saddle. After a second stage start
in Trento, Stage 20 climbs the Passo Tonale, then up the steep Passo Gavia to
the Giro's high point of Cima Coppi (2618m), the brutally steep Mortirolo where
the Memorial Pantani awaits before the descent to Aprica.
At the top of the Gavia, the highest point of the Giro at 2618m, Juan Manuel Gárate (Quick Step-Innergetic) was leading Jose Serpa (Selle Italia) by 22 seconds, with David Lopez Garcia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at 26 seconds, then Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Lampre-Fondital) at 0'28,
then Sylvain Calzati (AG2R Prevoyance) at 1'12.
1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 20 pts
2 Jose Serpa (Col) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 15
3 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10
4 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 6
5 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 4
6 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2
Stage results
1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 6.51.15 (30.784 km/h)
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.17
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 2.51
4 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6.03
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
7 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 7.26
8 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic
9 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
General classification after stage 20
1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 87.37.33
2 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 9.18
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 11.59
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 18.16
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 19.22
6 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 23.53
7 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 24.26
8 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 25.57
9 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 26.27
10 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 27.34
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 28.00
Saturday, May 31, 2008 - Stage 20: Rovetta - Tirano, 224 km
Passo di Gavia (2621 m) was Cima Coppi and Mexican Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio was first rider at the top Gavia.
Passo di Gavia was the first climb of the day. Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (CSF Group Navigare) crested the Cima Coppi and stopped at the top to put on his rain jacket
for the foggy, cold descent. Fortunato Baliani (CSF Group Navigare) and Antonio Colom Mas (Astana) had dropped José Rujano Guillen (Caisse d'Epargne) and Evgeny Petrov (Tinkoff Credit Systems).
They were only 30 seconds behind Cuapio over the top and caught him on the descent,
after 128 kilometres had been covered.
"Cima Coppi" -Passo Gavia - 106.9 km
1 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) CSF Group Navigare 20 pts
2 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 15
3 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 10
4 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne 6
5 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 4
6 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 2
Stage results
1 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 6.52.45 (33.725 km/h)
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.04
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.22
4 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 1.30
5 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
6 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana
7 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
8 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre
9 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
11 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
12 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
13 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto
14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 5.27
15 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes
16 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 10.53
General classification after stage 20
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 89.23.25
2 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 0.04
3 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 2.00
4 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 2.05
5 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 2.35
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.47
7 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes 4.18
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto 4.26
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 5.25
10 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 6.40
11 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 18.27
12 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 18.54
13 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 22.05
14 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC 26.05
15 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld 27.39
16 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes 29.48
17 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 36.37
18 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 44.42
19 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 45.19
20 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 45.52
Saturday May 29, 2010 - Stage 20: Bormio - Ponte di Legno - Tonale, 178 km
Are you ready to "fight for pink"? We waited for long time, but finally the big day is here...Giro d'Italia will start today!!!
5 May 2012 Stage 01 Herning -
Herning
an 8.7km Individual Time Trial at Herning, Denmark, gets underway with the departure of the first rider at 3:40pm. Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET .
The Giro d'Italia has extensive worldwide coverage again this year. There will be lots of online video streaming options for 2012 including
unrestricted choices.
Italy and Worldwide; live, unrestricted video with Italian commentary. Click here for details: gazzetta.tv
Europe; English. LIVE from 14.45 to 17.30 CET Stage 1: live from 15.30 to 19.30
A total of 198 riders, from 22 different countries, are set to ride the 2012 Giro d’Italia, which begins on Saturday May 5, with a individual time trial in Herning, Denmark.
Jussi Veikkanen is on the list of FDJ-BIG MAT riders. Superb!!!
Here is the list of riders in the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Teams from A to F (more will follow soon).
Colle delle Finestre (el. 2178 m.) is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, in the Italian reigion of Piemonte, Italy, linking Susa Valley and Val Chisone.
The road serves as tourist attraction although the last 8 kilometres of the road from Susa are not asphalted. From Susa the mountain pass is 18,6 kilometres long at an average of 9,1% (height gain: 1694 m), the maximum gradient being 14%.
Colle delle Finestre has appeared 2 times in Giro d'Italia:
Saturday May 28, 2005 - Stage 19: Savigliano - Sestriere (Le Valli Olimpiche), 190 km
"Totally isolated and left behind by the lead group with 40 kilometres to go,
it seemed Paolo Savoldelli's time in the maglia rosa was facing certain
death. However, a combination of guts, courage and cramping saw the race eventually
swing back in his favour, and barring disaster, 'Il Falco' will fly into Milano
tomorrow afternoon to claim overall victory in the 88th Giro d'Italia."
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) soloed to victory in the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia, taking off from his 12 breakaway companions to conquer the day's two climbs. Jose Rujano (Androni Giacattoli) climbed to second place, 4:43 down, with Joaquim Rodriguez of Katusha clawing his way to third at 4:50.
The real race, though, was behind Kiryienka. Seemingly only maglia rosa Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank -SunGard) stayed calm and collected as he easily stayed with the other top favourites, and seemed content to watch them wear each other out. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) cemented his overall second place by putting another 22 seconds into third-placed Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas-Cannondale, who exploded on the closing climb.
