Passo Croce d'Aune
SP473Pedavena to Croce d'Aune · Veneto
Distance3.3mi · 5.3 km
Drive time7 minon the road
DifficultyModerate
MountainForestValley
Belluno climb from Pedavena famous as the birthplace of the quick-release skewer.
The SP473 climbs from Pedavena near Feltre up to the 1015m Passo Croce d'Aune on the edge of the Dolomiti Bellunesi. It is best known in cycling lore as the spot where Tullio Campagnolo, struggling to remove a frozen rear wheel in 1927, conceived the quick-release skewer, and it has featured in the Giro d'Italia several times. The ascent averages around 8 percent over a steady set of bends with a monument at the top. Mind the narrow surface, the cyclists who flock to this shrine of cycling history, and ice on the shaded upper bends in the cold months.
Where it runs
PedavenaStart · Veneto
Croce d'AuneEnd · Italy
Character
Corners20bends
Tightness5of 10
Max gradient12%≈ 1-in-8
Hairpins7tight bends
Climb551 mtotal ascent
Summit1020 mhighest point · 3346 ft
SpringSummerAutumn
Elevation
420 m rangeKnow before you go
- Narrow surface
- Many cyclists
- Shaded ice in cold months
Sources
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