Veneto · Italy
Passo Croce d'Aune
SP473Pedavena to Croce d’Aune
Belluno climb from Pedavena famous as the birthplace of the quick-release skewer.
The SP473 climbs from Pedavena near Feltre up to the 1015 m 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 winter ice on the high corners that the sun never quite reaches.
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Where it runs3.3 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 3Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%608.6 – 1,013.6 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Passo Croce d’AuneViewpoint3.3 mi in
- Col MelonViewpoint1.0 mi in
Hazards
- Narrow surface
- Many cyclists
- Shaded ice in cold months
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“As you approach the top the views open up and the road zigzags to scale the final part of the ridge that marks the pass.”
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