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The 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia is arguably the toughest this year. The route takes in four categorized climbs with double-digit gradients before the steep monster finale up Monte Zoncolan. The route climbs up Monte di Ragogna, with gradients consistently over 10 percent for the first 2.5 kilometers and ramps topping out at 16 percent. The steepest stretches on the Avaglio get close to 15 percent. Passo Duron starts out at 18 percent; the climb is short, at 4.4 kilometers, but steep. The route drops down into Sutrio and takes in the Sella Valcalda, the easiest climb of the day, before the horrifying closing climb up the Zoncolan begins. Monte Zoncolan is regarded as the hardest climb in Europe: a steep, winding climb with a nearly 12 percent average gradient and pitches that hit 22 percent over 10.1 kilometers. The climb features 4 grueling kilometers with an average gradient of 15.4 percent. There are three short tunnels along the route in the last kilometer, leading to the final 500 meters with an average 11 percent gradient and pitches reaching 16 percent by the hairpin located 250 meters before the finish. Do you want to know more about Monte ...

Zoncolan Recon With Ryder Hesjedal + Everything you need to know about this epic climb

TAKING ON THE FEARED ZONCOLAN WITH RYDER HESJEDAL Join me as I climb one of the toughest ascents in pro cycling with 2012 Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal. I had planned to tackle this epic climb one day myself, but after running into Ryder at the Castelli HQ, after he got back from the Giro d’Italia start in Israel, we decided to ride this monster climb together – it would be the second time for Ryder and the first time for me. Epic is the only word to describe the ride up Monte Zoncolan. “The climb is so hard that every rider is locked in a personal fight against gravity rather than their rivals,” says Ryder. It takes such an effort to accelerate that the wise idea is to measure your effort rather than make a show on the steep pitches. It’s a relentless ramp where even the best climbers ascend at 7 or 8 kilometers an hour. It’s for sure the toughest climb I’ve ever ridden, and it has raised my admiration for the pros who race up the Zoncolan, Mortirolo and Colle delle Finestre. When climbing into the village of Liariis, where the road flattens out, ...

Win artwork prints of the Zoncolan and Colle delle Finestre

The Giro d’Italia is a race known for epic mountain battles on climbs like the mighty Monte Zoncolan and the epic Colle delle Finestre. To celebrate this iconic race and its always exciting fight for the Maglia Rosa, Castelli and Ryder Hesjedal gives you the chance to win two artwork prints from the limited-edition Castelli Epic Climb Collection. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Tell us in the comments on Instagram or Facebook, the NAME OF YOUR TWO FAVORITE CLIMBS, TAG TWO FRIENDS, and you have entered to win two artwork prints of the mighty Monte Zoncolan and the epic Colle delle Finestre. CONTEST RULES 1. Follow @castellicycling on Instagram and Facebook 2. Name two of your favorite climbs. 3. Tag two friends. 4. This contest begins at 12:00 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on May 13, 2018, and ends at 12:00 a.m. (CET) on May 15, 2018. 5. The winner will be contacted directly on Instagram and Facebook. _________ CASTELLI EPIC CLIMB COLLECTION _________ The Castelli Epic Climb Collection features two of the legendary climbs of this year’s Giro d’Italia, Monte Zoncolan and Colle delle Finestre. These beautiful artworks are printed on 158 GSM fine art paper — quality you can see and feel. It’s a collection ...

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