25.05.2010 - 26.05.2010

With two Giro d'Italia stages passing through the Kronplatz region on 25 and 26 May 2010, the Pustertal valley brings you as close to the race cycling pros as it gets!


On 2275 m above the sea level, the peak of Mount Kronplatz is the goal of the 16th stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia, which sets off in Amsterdam on 8 May.

The 13 km between St. Vigil in Enneberg and the top of Kronplatz might indeed be the most difficult and decisive of the entire Italian Grand Tour. Struggling alone against the clock, fatigue and pain, the stage's individual time trial is sure to put a great deal of pressure on the athletes' physical and psychological strength.

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On 25 May 2010, the 16th stage will lead the Giro athletes from St. Vigil in Enneberg (1193 m) to the top of Mount Kronplatz (2275 m) for the second time in history. Back in 2008, the race cycling pros already bravely mastered this short but extremely difficult route, which consists of only 12,9 km but a difference in altitude levels of more than 1000 m, with an average upward slope of 7,9% and a maximum downward slope of 24%. And as if that wasn't enough, a good third of the road is covered in gravel: From the Furkel pass all the way up to Kronplatz, the road is not paved but covered in a special layer of fixed scree material. The rest of the road is pure gravel.

Thousands of cycling fans are expected to cheer this spectacular race and their idols' attempt to gain a place in the history of the Giro d'Italia. Making Giro history means conquering Mount Kronplatz first!

Setting off from Bruneck, the 17th stage will then take the athletes to Pejo in the Trentino region via Brixen, Bozen and the Gampen pass.

On a total distance of 173 km, the difference in altitude up to the Gampen pass is 1242 m with an average upward slope of 6,6% and a maximum downward slope of 16%.

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