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Cima Coppi

Title given to the highest peak during the Giro d'Italia

Cima Coppi
Summary

Title given to the highest peak during the Giro d'Italia

The Stelvio Pass, the highest road ever taken by the Giro.

The Cima Coppi is the title given to the highest peak in the yearly running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The mountain that is given this title each year awards more mountains classification points to the first rider than any of the other categorized mountains in the race.

History

The categorization was first introduced for the 1965 Giro d'Italia in honor of the late Fausto Coppi who won five editions of the Giro d'Italia and three mountain classification titles during his career. It was first announced on 22 April 1965 by then race director Vincenzo Torriani that the highest peak would award two times as many mountains classification points. Torriani thought of possibly awarding time bonuses to the first to summit the mountain; however, after many dissenting opinions, he opted to award more mountains classification points.

The Cima Coppi changes from year to year, depending on the altitude profile of the Giro d'Italia, but the Cima Coppi par excellence is the Stelvio Pass, which at 2758m is the highest point ever reached by the Giro. The Stelvio has been used in the 1972, 1975, 1980, 1994, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020 editions. It was also scheduled in 1965, 1988, 2013, and 2024, but in each case the course was modified due to weather conditions, with various effects on the Cima Coppi designation.

List

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Point was also used as the location of the stage finish
Climb was used for the first time in Giro d'Italia history
Point was a new highest elevation reached in all Giro editions up to then
YearStageClimbElevationMountain rangeCoordinatesFirst cyclist to summitRefStelvio PassPordoi PassTre Cime di LavaredoTre Cime di LavaredoPasso SellaPordoi PassGrossglocknerStelvio PassPasso GiauTre Cime di LavaredoStelvio PassPasso SellaValparola PassPordoi PassStelvio PassTre Cime di LavaredoCol d'IzoardPordoi PassPordoi PassPasso del SempionePordoi PassPordoi PassStelvio PassPasso di GaviaPordoi PassPordoi PassPordoi PassPordoi PassStelvio PassColle dell'AgnelloPasso di GaviaPordoi PassPasso SellaPasso di GaviaColle dell'AgnelloColle FaunieraPordoi PassPasso di GaviaStelvio PassPasso di GaviaColle dell'AgnelloPasso di GaviaSestrierePasso di GaviaPasso GiauStelvio PassTre Cime di LavaredoStelvio PassColle delle FinestreColle dell'AgnelloStelvio PassColle delle FinestrePasso ManghenStelvio PassPasso GiauPordoi PassTre Cime di LavaredoPasso SellaColle delle Finestre
1965201958 mEastern Alps{{sortnameGrazianoBattistini}}{{cite newsurl=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1965/03/25/page_006.pdftitle=Questo il Giro d'Italialanguage=itdate=26 March 1965page=6newspaper=l'Unitàpublisher=PCIaccessdate=22 June 2018author=Attilio Camorianotrans-title=This is the Tour of Italyarchive-date=29 April 2019url-status=live}}
1966202239 mDolomites{{sortnameFrancoBitossi}}
1967192320 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameFeliceGimondi}}{{cite newsurl=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1967/03/29/page_010.pdftitle=Questa l' 1967language=itdate=29 March 1967page=10newspaper=l'Unitàpublisher=PCIaccessdate=22 June 2018author=Gino Salatrans-title=This is the 1967archive-date=28 April 2019url-status=dead }}
1968122320 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameEddyMerckx}}
1969212337 mDolomites{{sortnameClaudioMichelotto}}
1970202239 mDolomites{{sortnameLucianoArmani}}
1971172505 mHigh Tauern{{sortnamePierfrancoVianelli}}
1972172757 mEastern Alps{{sortnameJoséManuel Fuente}}
1973192246 mDolomites{{sortnameJoséManuel Fuente}}
1974202400 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameJoséManuel Fuente}}
1975212757 mEastern Alps{{sortnameFranciscoGaldós}}
1976192214 mDolomites{{sortnameAndrésGandarias}}
1977182200 mDolomites{{sortnameFaustinoFernández Ovies}}
1978152033 mDolomites{{sortnameGianbattistaBaronchelli}}
1979172239 mDolomites{{sortnameLeonardoNatale}}
1980202757 mEastern Alps{{sortnameJean-RenéBernaudeau}}
1981202400 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameBeatBreu}}
1982212361 mCottian Alps{{sortnameLucienVan Impe}}
1983202239 mDolomites{{sortnameMarinoLejarreta}}
1984202239 mDolomites{{sortnameLaurentFignon}}
1985192010 mPennine Alps/Lepontine Alps{{sortnameReynelMontoya}}
1986212239 mDolomites{{sortnamePedroMuñoz Machín Rodríguez}}
1987162239 mDolomites{{sortnameJean-ClaudeBagot}}
1988202758 mEastern Alps—
1989162621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps—
1990162239 mDolomites{{sortnameMaurizioVandelli}}
{{sortnameCharlyMottet}}
1991172239 mDolomites{{sortnameFrancoVona}}
{{sortnameFrancoChioccioli}}
1992142239 mDolomites{{sortnameClaudioChiappucci}}
1993142239 mDolomites{{sortnameMiguelInduráin}}
1994152758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameFrancoVona}}
1995192744 mCottian Alps—
1996212621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameHernánBuenahora}}
1997192239 mDolomites{{sortnameJoséJaime González}}
1998172214 mDolomites{{sortnameMarcoPantani}}
1999212621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameJoséJaime González}}
2000192748 mCottian Alps{{sortnameJoséJaime González}}
2001182511 mCottian Alps—
2002162239 mDolomites{{sortnameJulioAlberto Pérez Cuapio}}
2003182366 mCottian Alps{{sortnameFredyGonzález}}
2004182621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameVladimirMiholjević}}
2005142758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameJoséRujano}}
2006202621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameJuanManuel Gárate}}
2007122748 mCottian Alps{{sortnameYoannLe Boulanger}}
2008202621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameJulio AlbertoPérez Cuapio}}
2009102039 mCottian Alps{{sortnameStefanoGarzelli}}
2010202621 mSouthern Rhaetian Alps{{sortnameJohannTschopp}}
2011152236 mDolomites{{sortnameStefanoGarzelli}}
2012202758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameThomasDe Gendt}}
2013202320 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameVincenzoNibali}}
2014162758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameDarioCataldo}}
2015202178 mCottian Alps{{sortnameMikelLanda}}
2016192748 mCottian Alps{{sortnameMicheleScarponi}}
2017162758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameMikelLanda}}
2018192178 mCottian Alps{{sortnameChrisFroome}}
2019202047 mLagorai{{sortnameFaustoMasnada}}
2020182758 mEastern Alps{{sortnameRohanDennis}}
2021162236 mDolomites{{sortnameEganBernal}}
2022202239 mDolomites{{sortnameAlessandroCovi}}
2023192304 mSexten Dolomites{{sortnameSantiagoBuitrago}}
2024172239 mDolomites{{sortnameGiulioPellizzari}}
2025202,178 mCottian Alps

Multiple winners

The following riders have won the Cima Coppi on 2 or more occasions.

CyclistTotalYears{{sortnameJoséManuel Fuente}}{{sortnameJoséJaime González}}{{sortnameFrancoVona}}{{sortnameStefanoGarzelli}}{{sortnameMikelLanda}}{{sortnameJulioAlberto Pérez Cuapio}}
31972, 1973, 1974
31997, 1999, 2000
21991, 1994
22009, 2011
22015, 2017
22002, 2008

Winners by nationality

Riders from eleven different countries have won the Cima Coppi.

CountryNo. of winsNo. of winning cyclistsItalySpainFranceBelgiumSwitzerlandAustraliaMexicoUnited Kingdom
2220
118
86
55
33
22
22
21
11
11
11

References

Footnotes

Citations

Bibliography

References

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  61. (25 May 2018). ".@chrisfroome first atop Colle della...".
  62. (24 May 2021). "📌 Passo Giau 🇨🇴 @Eganbernal wins the...".
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