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Monte Zoncolan ((:ˈmonte dzoŋkoˈlan)) (el.) is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is one of the most demanding climbs in professional road bicycle racing, having been used in the Giro d'Italia five times (2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014) and the Giro Donne once (1997). Gilberto Simoni was the winner of the first two stages finishing on Monte Zoncolan in the men's Giro while Ivan Basso won in 2010, Igor Antón won in 2011, Michael Rogers won in 2014 and Fabiana Luperini won at the only visit in the women's race. The mountain also holds the ski resort of Ravascletto with 22 km of slopes and a skiable height between 950 and 2000 m.〔(The Zoncolan skiing centre )〕 ==Details of the climb== The mountain can be climbed on three roads: one from Ovaro, another from Sutrio, and a third from Priola. *West from Ovaro: This is a very demanding climb, and one of the most difficult in Europe, usually compared to the Alto de El Angliru. It was featured for the first time in the 2007 Giro d'Italia. The climb starts in Ovaro in the Gorto valley, and is long at an average of 11.9% with an elevation gain of and a maximum gradient of 22%. The real climb however starts at Liariis, from the summit. Shortly after the village, the road disappears into forest and gains in the next , averaging thus 15%. After this section, the road passes through three short tunnels, before a series of steep switchbacks immediately beneath the summit. The former rough asphalt between Liariis and the tunnels was replaced in 2007; that between the last tunnel and the summit had already been resurfaced by autumn 2005. The tunnels are now lit.〔(Monte Zoncolan - Ovaro climbbybike.com )〕 *East from Sutrio: This route is less demanding than the road from Ovaro but it is also one of Italy's most challenging climbs. It was featured for the first time in the 1997 Giro Donne and later in the 2003 Giro d'Italia. The actual climb to the summit starts at Sutrio and is long at an average of 9% with an elevation gain of and a maximum gradient being 23%. The first have an average gradient of 8.7%, followed by a false flat after this section. The most demanding section is the final with an average gradient of 13% and the initial part of the final kilometre at 22% grade.〔(Monte Zoncolan - Sutrio climbbybike.com )〕 *East from Priola: This is the original old road which was replaced by the newer road from Sutrio described above. The two roads combine around below the summit. The road from Priola was first asphalted in autumn 2005. From bottom to top, the long road gains an astonishing , meaning an average gradient of 12.8%. The lower part has sharp hairpin bends and is at times very steep. The climb is briefly flat after merging with the newer road, with the remaining containing several ramps of up to 23% steepness.〔(Monte Zoncolan profile from Priola - salite.ch )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monte Zoncolan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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