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Mortirolo
The Mortirolo Pass ( it, Passo del Mortirolo) (el. 1852 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Italy. Also known as Passo della Foppa, it connects Mazzo di Valtellina (province of Sondrio) and Val Camonica (province of Brescia). The road from Mazzo di Valtellina is one of the most demanding climbs in professional road bicycle racing, having been used in the Giro d'Italia stage race many times. In May 2004, while training in Italian Alps, Lance Armstrong said that it was the hardest climb he had ever ridden. Details of the climb The mountain pass can be climbed from four different starting points, although the road departing from Mazzo di Valtellina is the most famous and only twice the Giro d'Italia climbed the mountain from alternative sides. *From Mazzo di Valtellina: the actual climb to the summit starts at Mazzo di Valtellina and is 12.4 kilometres long at an average of 10.5% (height gain: 1300 m), the maximum gradient being 18%. *From Grosio: the actual climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as the greatest climbing specialist in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour’s iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and all-time greats including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani’s climbing skills. He is the last rider and only one of seven to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double in 1998, being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France. Pantani's cycling style was off-the-saddle, and was a relentless climbing style. His early death caused by acute cocaine poisoning in 2004 has further turned the cyclist into a popular icon. The narrative has been cultivated by Pantani, who picked the nickname "Il Pirata" (English: "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Giro D'Italia
The 1996 Giro d'Italia was the 79th edition of the Giro. It began on May 18 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Greek capital Athens. The race came to a close on June 9 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Russian Pavel Tonkov of the Panaria-Vinavil team. Second and third were the Italian rider Enrico Zaina and Spanish rider Abraham Olano. Silvio Martinello led the race for four of the first five stages because of his victory in the first stage and high-placing on the fourth stage. Stefano Zanini briefly took the lead away from Martinello following the third stage that featured a more mountainous stage profile. After winning the event's sixth stage, Pascal Hervé overtook Zanini for the lead for a single day, after which Davide Rebellin captured the lead with his winning efforts on the seventh day. Eventual winner Tonkov obtained the race leader's ''maglia rosa'' ( en, pink jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazzo Di Valtellina
Mazzo di Valtellina (''Maz'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in Lombardy, about northeast of Milan. As of 1 January 2021, the estimated population was 1,017. Mazzo is located in the upper part of Valtellina in an area of primary importance: laying at the foot of the Mortirolo Pass, it allowed easy access to the Valcamonica valley and subsequently to the territories of the Republic of Venice, which had strategic interests in trade with the German-speaking countries. Geography Mazzo di Valtellina borders the following municipalities: Grosotto, Monno, Tovo di Sant'Agata, Vervio. The municipality covers an area of . The maximum altitude of the municipality is around 3000 meters above sea level. The municipality extends on both sides of the valley, which are covered with chestnut and conifer woodlands. The highest altitudes feature pastures and grassy expanses. Origin of the name The name of Mazzo comes from the Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Giro D'Italia
The 1991 Giro d'Italia was the 74th edition of the race. It began on May 26 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Italian city of Olbia. The race came to a close in Milan on June 16. Twenty teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Franco Chioccioli of the Del Tongo-MG Boys Maglificio team. Second and third respectively were the Italians Claudio Chiappucci and Massimiliano Lelli. The race was first led by Frenchman Philippe Casado who won the first stage into Olbia. Casado lost the race leader's ''maglia rosa'' ( en, pink jersey) after stage 2a that contained a mountainous course. Éric Boyer took the race lead from Chioccioli after winning the event's fourth stage. However, he lost the lead back to Chioccioli the following day. Chioccioli protected his lead and built upon his advantage by winning three stages of the race before the race's finish. In the race's other classifications, Massimiliano Lelli of the Ari-Ceramiche Ariostea team finished as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondrio
Sondrio (; lmo, Sùndri; rm, Sunder; archaic german: Sünders or ; la, Sundrium) is an Italian city and ''comune'' and Provincial Capital located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counts approximately 21,876 inhabitants (2015) and it is the administrative centre for the province of Sondrio. In 2007, Sondrio was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. History Formerly an Ancient Roman military camp, today's Sondrio was founded by the Lombards: in their language ''Sundrium'' meant "Exclusive property", referring to the status of free men (''arimanni'') of the holders of the city and the surrounding land. After the fall of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, Sondrio became part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Capitanei of Vizzola, who controlled much of the Valtellina, had it in 1040 from the emperor Henry II. From 1310 to 1335 the city was involved in the war between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions of the nearby Como, and its war against Milan. After having resisted se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Shrine
Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish composer and writer on music Places * Marco, Ceará, Brazil, a municipality * Marco, New Zealand, a locality in the Taranaki Region * Marco, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated town * Marco, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Marco Island, Florida, United States, a city and an island Science and technology * Mars Cube One (MarCO), a pair of small satellites which fly by Mars in 2018 * MARCO, a macrophage receptor protein that in humans is encoded by the MARCO gene * Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) * Marco, the official window manager of MATE Arts and entertainment * '' Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'', a 1976 Japanese anime series, directed by Isao Takahata * ''Marco'' (film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Giro D'Italia
The 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro. It began on May 15 with a mass-start stage that stretched from Agrigento to Modica. The race came to a close on June 6 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti (sub judice )of the team. Second and third were the Italians riders Paolo Savoldelli and Gilberto Simoni. Marco Pantani is credited with four high mountain stage victories. Late in the race Marco Pantani was accused of using EPO and was expelled either as the result of a failed doping control, or due to a conspiracy involving drug tests being manipulated. In the race's other classifications, rider Chepe González won the mountains classification, Laurent Jalabert of the team won the points classification, and Team Polti rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wladimir Belli
Wladimir Belli (born 25 July 1970, in Sorengo) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007. In the 2001 Giro d'Italia, Belli was sitting in third place overall entering the 14th stage of the race. After being verbally abused by a spectator, who later turned out to be a nephew of race leader Gilberto Simoni, Belli hit the man, an act for which he was disqualified from the race. Major results ;1990 : 1st Overall Girobio : 1st GP Capodarco ;1991 : 2nd Giro del Belvedere ;1993 : 2nd Overall 1993 Tour of Britain, Kellogg's Tour : 3rd Trofeo Melinda : 4th Overall 1993 Giro del Trentino, Giro del Trentino : 8th Overall 1993 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie : 9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni, Coppa Agostoni ;1994 : 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 4th Overall 1994 Volta a Catalunya, Volta a Catalunya : 4th Milano–Torino : 5th Giro dell'Emilia : 6th Trofeo Laigueglia ;1995 : 3rd Giro dell'Appennino : 8th Giro dell'Emilia : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Giro D'Italia
The 1997 Giro d'Italia was the 80th edition of the Giro. It began on 17 May with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Venice. The race came to a close on 8 June with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti of the team. Second and third were the Russian rider Pavel Tonkov and Italian Giuseppe Guerini. In the race's other classifications, rider Chepe González won the mountains classification, Mario Cipollini of the Saeco team won the points classification, and rider Dimitri Konyshev won the intergiro classification. Kelme - Costa Blanca finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the ''Trofeo Super Team'' classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Gotti
Ivan Gotti (born 28 March 1969) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Gotti was born at San Pellegrino Terme, Lombardy. He first came to prominence by finishing 5th overall in the 1995 Tour de France. The highlights of his career are his two overall wins in the 1997 and 1999 Giro d'Italia.http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=24 Career achievements Major results ;1989 : 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st : 1st ;1990 : 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 1st : 1st : 2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ::1st Stage 8 : 2nd GP Capodarco : 3rd ;1991 : 2nd Giro dell'Emilia : 2nd Coppa Placci : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore ;1992 : 3rd Subida a Urkiola : 3rd Trofeo dello Scalatore ;1993 : 5th Giro dell'Emilia : 6th Coppa Sabatini : 6th Coppa Placci : 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano ;1994 : 10th Overall Tour de Romandie : 10th Milano–Vignola ;1995 : 2nd Memorial Gastone N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Giro D'Italia
The 1994 Giro d'Italia was the 77th edition of Giro d'Italia, the race. The Giro started off in Bologna on 22 May with a short stage. The race came to a close on 12 June with a flat stage that stretched from Turin to Milan. Seventeen teams entered the race, which was won by Evgeni Berzin of the team. Second and third respectively were the Italian Marco Pantani and the Spanish rider, Miguel Indurain. Berzin first gained the race lead after the fourth stage where he attacked on the final climb to win the day. The race's overall classification was first headed by Endrio Leoni who won the Giro's opening road stage. However, Leoni lost the lead later that day during the afternoon individual time trial to Armand de Las Cuevas. De Las Cuevas held the lead for a single stage before losing it to Moreno Argentin who won the race's second stage. Argentin held the general classification lead for two stages, before Berzin took it after stage 4. After gaining the lead, Berzin began to bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Chioccioli
Franco Chioccioli (born 25 August 1959 in Castelfranco di Sopra) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1991 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1977 : 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;1981 : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ;1982 : 2nd Giro dell'Etna : 2nd Giro dell'Appennino : 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 6th Overall Giro del Trentino : 7th Giro di Toscana ;1983 : 1st Young rider classification Giro d'Italia : 7th Milan–San Remo : 10th Overall Giro del Trentino ::1st Stage 1 : 10th Tre Valli Varesine ;1984 : 1st Overall Giro del Trentino ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Coppa Agostoni : 3rd Coppa Placci : 3rd Giro dell'Etna ;1985 : 1st Giro del Friuli : 9th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 14 : 9th Overall Giro del Trentino ;1986 : 4th Overall Giro di Puglia : 5th Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 6 : 6th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 8 : 10th Trofeo Pantalica ;1987 : 1st Trofeo dello Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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