What's your favourite Giro climb?

[Valv.Piti]

Finestre is clearly my favorite giro climb, but tbh I've simply not seen many of these climbs or at least never seen them when they were at a crucial point of the stage. I would surely rank gavia quite high if I had seen the blizzard battle of 1988, while I had definitely rated the Agnello (now one of my favorite climbs) lower before the giro 2016.

Anyway, I always find it a bit sad that all legendary giro climbs are in the alps. The giro should really visit climbs like Blockhaus more often.

Yeah, the reason I rate Agnello this high is also due to 2016. That was simply epic, the conditions, the snow walls.. that said its still a monster, those last 10 km in that altitude is savage and something you see VERY rarely in professional cycling.

I suppose I would rate Gavia a bit higher (still the lowest on this list regardless though) If I had seen it in play from the hardside on a crucial point of a race, but I havent and it really doesn't come across as such a great cllimb as the others to me. And agree on Blockhaus, thats just a climb they should use a bit more, its basically the Ventoux of Italy. One of the best MTFs in newer time when Movistar obliterated the field and Quintana won, those time differences were BIG.

 

[portugal11]

Crostis!!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Crostis!!!

Crostis would probably be much, much more prominent had it not been cancelled in that Giro. Its an absurd climb. Now its basically an afterthought and its a shame..

 

[portugal11]

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Crostis!!!

Crostis would probably be much, much more prominent had it not been cancelled in that Giro. Its an absurd climb. Now its basically an afterthought and its a shame..

the descent is so brutal as well. unfortunately the death of WW was the main reason for this climb never being used in the giro. such a shame

 

[railxmig]

Finestre is clearly my favorite giro climb, but tbh I've simply not seen many of these climbs or at least never seen them when they were at a crucial point of the stage. I would surely rank gavia quite high if I had seen the blizzard battle of 1988, while I had definitely rated the Agnello (now one of my favorite climbs) lower before the giro 2016.

Anyway, I always find it a bit sad that all legendary giro climbs are in the alps. The giro should really visit climbs like Blockhaus more often.

Yeah, the reason I rate Agnello this high is also due to 2016. That was simply epic, the conditions, the snow walls.. that said its still a monster, those last 10 km in that altitude is savage and something you see VERY rarely in professional cycling.

I suppose I would rate Gavia a bit higher (still the lowest on this list regardless though) If I had seen it in play from the hardside on a crucial point of a race, but I havent and it really doesn't come across as such a great cllimb as the others to me. And agree on Blockhaus, thats just a climb they should use a bit more, its basically the Ventoux of Italy. One of the best MTFs in newer time when Movistar obliterated the field and Quintana won, those time differences were BIG.

2016 was nothing compared to 2007.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlkqKHlQEHM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RESL4y1hts

As for the favourite climbs, i'm also a fan of Agnello and Manghen. From the ones used by Giro i would also add Pampeago/Reiterjoch, Mont-Cenis (Moncenisio optional), Grappa, Etna-Sapienza east, Blockhaus, Stelvio+Mortirolo+Gavia combo, San Marco... basically anything, that has >20km @ >7%.

 

[Zaka_fan]

Fauniera number 1 for me

 

[OlavEH]

It's a close call, but Mortirolo just ahead of Finestre. Both due to the climb itself, and because these two are linked with obvious stage finish locations which makes long range attacks and aggressive riding highly probable.

Not that big of fan of Zoncolan. It's almost too tough.

Gavia, Stelvio and Fedaia are also great climbs if they are used in a good way. And I would very much like to see a stage using Fauniera. It haven't been used since I started following cycling.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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It's a close call, but Mortirolo just ahead of Finestre. Both due to the climb itself, and because these two are linked with obvious stage finish locations which makes long range attacks and aggressive riding highly probable.

Not that big of fan of Zoncolan. It's almost too tough.

Gavia, Stelvio and Fedaia are also great climbs if they are used in a good way. And I would very much like to see a stage using Fauniera. It haven't been used since I started following cycling.

I cant decide if I rather wanna see Fauniera (with Sampeyre), Crostis or something ridicolous like Timmelsjoch + Rettenbachferner (maybe even with Pennes and Giovo lol). I really don't know... theres just something mythical about Fauniera, especially on this forum, so I guess that takes the cake, but I think Crostis is more brutal actually.

 

[Gigs_98]

I think Crostis would most likely feature in a stage with Zoncolan where it wouldn't have a huge impact. Fauniera is probably more likely to be a crucial climb which is why I also rather want to see Fauniera than Crostis.

I also really want to see the Timmelsjoch-Rettenbachferner combo but I think that's more me being Austrian than rational thinking. (After all we could already see the Rettenbachferner in the Tour de Suisse in the last 3 years)

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yeah I agree, but even with Zoncolan as the MTF, Crostis will do huge damage. Theres literally not respite between the climbs and when you have 14 km at 10%, some on dirt (right?), its bound to go down. I definitely think its legit to suggest Crostis is harder than Zoncolan and Mortirolo.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Yeah I agree, but even with Zoncolan as the MTF, Crostis will do huge damage. Theres literally not respite between the climbs and when you have 14 km at 10%, some on dirt (right?), its bound to go down. I definitely think its legit to suggest Crostis is harder than Zoncolan and Mortirolo.

Afaik the dirt is on the short plateau between climb and descent, but still that means the difficulties don't end after the riders reach the end of the ascent.

 

[Tonton]

Mortirolo for me. I agree with all the posts, but to me it's the perfect climb, distance, gradients, easy to murderous, "easier" but still brutal in the end, no hiding. AdH on steroids, better than Angliru, as a MTF, a gem. You win, you're the Man.

 

[Sciocco]

Definitely Montirolo, I'd like to see the Giro live there some day.

 

[May0maniac]

Hard to say, in a race I'd probably have to pick Fedaia or Mortirolo, but there's just something about Tre Cime that I adore and I've climbed it pretty often (my dad used to climb it with 42x23 when he was young, for me that just sounds crazy hard.).
For me Tre Croci/Tre Cime after Giau and a proper mountain stage is the best steep MTF in the world.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Hard to say, in a race I'd probably have to pick Fedaia or Mortirolo, but there's just something about Tre Cime that I adore and I've climbed it pretty often (my dad used to climb it with 42x23 when he was young, for me that just sounds crazy hard.).
For me Tre Croci/Tre Cime after Giau and a proper mountain stage is the best steep MTF in the world.

Yeah, that combo is pretty godly. The stage in 2007 was incredible!

Also, just noticed how even the poll was. Never seen such a even poll anywhere.

 

[thanosk]

Attempted to vote for the beauty that is Mortirolo only to get an error

(SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]
Out of range value for column 'poll_option_id' at row 1 [1264] )

 

[Eshnar]

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Attempted to vote for the beauty that is Mortirolo only to get an error

(SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]
Out of range value for column 'poll_option_id' at row 1 [1264] )

that is one weird error. I would tell you to try again later

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Yeah I'm getting the SQL error as well, trying to vote for Finestre. I got it a couple of days ago or something as well when I tried to vote for Finestre.

 

[thanosk]

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that is one weird error. I would tell you to try again later

I did a couple of times. Not that important obviously just thought I should mention it.
(Maybe because this is a very old poll from 2011 that suddenly came back alive ?)

 

[fauniera]

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(Maybe because this is a very old poll from 2011 that suddenly came back alive ?)

A zombie poll. Undead cols. Like it.

 

[Eshnar]

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that is one weird error. I would tell you to try again later

I did a couple of times. Not that important obviously just thought I should mention it.
(Maybe because this is a very old poll from 2011 that suddenly came back alive ?)

it could be, the forum system changed in 2015...