Valcava & Culmine di San Pietro

Route Details

Distance

141 km

Elevation

2800 m elevation gain

Starting Point

Bellagio

Description

Valcava is one of the legendary climbs that helps make up the collective cycling memory. It has a reputation of a 'terrible' climb, due to its length and awfully steep points. It's been climbed more in the Giro d'Italia than the Giro di Lombardia, and not even the champions of those races can forgive the climb for its difficulty. Laurent Fignon, twice victor of the Tour de France, put down his foot on this climb! Can you do better than him? We wish you good luck, and keep in mind that after this climb, there's another long ascent ahead of you, another famous climb among the big cycling races. Are you ready for the challenge?

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Valcava and Culmine di San Pietro

A climber's dream ride

An epic two-pass ride just off the southeastern end of Lake Como.

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