Monte Zoncolan

E93566
mountain

Monte Zoncolan is a notoriously steep and challenging mountain in the Italian Alps, famed as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain →
alsoKnownAs Zoncolan →
averageGradientFromOvaro about 12 percent →
climbFromOvaroStartsAt Ovaro town center →
climbFromSutrioStartsAt Sutrio village →
continent Europe →
country Italy →
cyclingReputation among the steepest asphalted roads used in pro cycling →
elevation about 5741 ft →
approximately 1750 m →
firstGiroAppearance 2003 →
firstGiroAscentSide Sutrio →
firstGiroAscentWinner Gilberto Simoni →
hasCyclingClimbCategory hors catégorie →
hasRoadAccessFrom Ovaro →
Priola →
Sutrio →
hasSkiResort Zoncolan →
surface form: "Zoncolan ski area"
hasSummitFinishArea near tunnel at top road section →
hasTunnelNearSummit yes →
hasViewOf Adriatic Sea on clear days →
Carnic Alps →
knownFor Giro d'Italia summit finishes →
extreme cycling climb difficulty →
very steep gradients →
lengthOfClimbFromOvaro about 10.1 km →
lengthOfClimbFromSutrio about 13.5 km →
locatedIn Carnia →
Carnic Alps →
Friuli Venezia Giulia →
maximumGradient about 22 percent →
near Ovaro →
Priola →
Sutrio →
notableAs one of the hardest climbs in professional road cycling →
notableSection long stretches above 15 percent gradient →
partOf Alps NERFINISHED →
region Province of Udine →
surface paved road to near the summit →
usedFor hiking →
road cycling →
skiing →
usedIn Giro d'Italia →

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Giro d'Italia → notableClimb → Monte Zoncolan →