Cima Coppi

Title given to the highest peak during the Giro d'Italia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[1] 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.[2]

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

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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.

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List of highest points reached in the Giro d'Italia
Year Stage Climb Elevation[N 1] Mountain range Coordinates First cyclist to summit Ref
1965 20 Stelvio Pass 1,958 m (6,424 ft)[N 2] Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Graziano Battistini (ITA) [6]
1966 20 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Franco Bitossi (ITA)
1967 19 Tre Cime di Lavaredo 2,320 m (7,612 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  Felice Gimondi (ITA) [7]
1968 12 Tre Cime di Lavaredo 2,320 m (7,612 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  Eddy Merckx (BEL) [8]
1969 21 Passo Sella 2,337 m (7,667 ft) Dolomites 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E  Claudio Michelotto (ITA) [9]
1970 20 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Luciano Armani (ITA) [10][11][12]
1971 17 Grossglockner 2,505 m (8,219 ft) High Tauern 47°04′29.52″N 12°41′42.9″E  Pierfranco Vianelli (ITA) [13][14]
1972 17 Stelvio Pass 2,757 m (9,045 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) [15]
1973 19 Passo Giau 2,246 m (7,369 ft) Dolomites 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) [16]
1974 20 Tre Cime di Lavaredo 2,400 m (7,874 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) [17]
1975 21 Stelvio Pass 2,757 m (9,045 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Francisco Galdós (ESP) [18]
1976 19 Passo Sella 2,214 m (7,264 ft) Dolomites 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E  Andrés Gandarias (ESP) [19][20]
1977 18 Valparola Pass 2,200 m (7,218 ft) Dolomites 46.5433°N 11.9736°E / 46.5433; 11.9736 (Valparola Pass)  Faustino Fernández Ovies (ITA)
1978 15 Passo Valles [it] 2,033 m (6,670 ft) Dolomites 46°20′18.96″N 11°48′2.52″E  Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) [21]
1979 17 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Leonardo Natale (ITA) [22]
1980 20 Stelvio Pass 2,757 m (9,045 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) [23]
1981 20 Tre Cime di Lavaredo 2,400 m (7,874 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  Beat Breu (SUI) [24]
1982 21 Col d'Izoard 2,361 m (7,746 ft) Cottian Alps 44°49′11″N 06°44′06″E  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) [25]
1983 20 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) [26]
1984 20 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Laurent Fignon (FRA)
1985 19 Passo del Sempione 2,010 m (6,594 ft) Pennine Alps/Lepontine Alps 46°15′6″N 8°2′0″E  Reynel Montoya (COL) [27]
1986 21 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez (ESP) [28][29]
1987 16 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) [30][31]
1988 20 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E —[N 3] [33]
1989 16 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E —[N 4] [35]
1990 16 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Maurizio Vandelli (ITA) [36]
 Charly Mottet (FRA)
1991 17 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Franco Vona (ITA) [37][38]
 Franco Chioccioli (ITA)
1992 14 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1993 14 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Miguel Induráin (ESP)
1994 15 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Franco Vona (ITA) [39]
1995 19 Colle dell'Agnello 2,744 m (9,003 ft) Cottian Alps 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E —[N 5]
1996 21 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  Hernán Buenahora (COL)
1997 19 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  José Jaime González (COL) [41]
1998 17 Passo Sella 2,214 m (7,264 ft) Dolomites 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E  Marco Pantani (ITA) [42]
1999 21 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  José Jaime González (COL)
2000 19 Colle dell'Agnello 2,748 m (9,016 ft) Cottian Alps 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E  José Jaime González (COL) [43][44]
2001 18 Colle Fauniera 2,511 m (8,238 ft) Cottian Alps 44°23′9″N 7°7′18″E —[N 6] [45]
2002 16 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) [46]
2003 18 Colle d'Esischie [it] 2,366 m (7,762 ft) Cottian Alps 44°23′46.8″N 7°7′28.41″E  Fredy González (COL) [47]
2004 18 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) [48]
2005 14 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  José Rujano (VEN) [49]
2006 20 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) [50]
2007 12 Colle dell'Agnello 2,748 m (9,016 ft) Cottian Alps 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E  Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) [51]
2008 20 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) [52][53]
2009 10 Sestriere[N 7] 2,039 m (6,690 ft) Cottian Alps 44°57′24.84″N 6°52′45.12″E  Stefano Garzelli (ITA) [54]
2010 20 Passo di Gavia 2,621 m (8,599 ft) Southern Rhaetian Alps 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E  Johann Tschopp (SUI) [55]
2011 15 Passo Giau 2,236 m (7,336 ft) Dolomites 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E  Stefano Garzelli (ITA) [56]
2012 20 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Thomas De Gendt (BEL) [57][58]
2013 20 Tre Cime di Lavaredo[N 8] 2,320 m (7,612 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) [62]
2014 16 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Dario Cataldo (ITA) [63]
2015 20 Colle delle Finestre 2,178 m (7,146 ft) Cottian Alps 45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E  Mikel Landa (ESP)
2016 19 Colle dell'Agnello 2,748 m (9,016 ft) Cottian Alps 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E  Michele Scarponi (ITA) [64]
2017 16 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Mikel Landa (ESP)
2018 19 Colle delle Finestre 2,178 m (7,146 ft) Cottian Alps 45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E  Chris Froome (GBR) [65]
2019 20 Passo Manghen[N 9] 2,047 m (6,716 ft) Lagorai 46°10′31″N 11°26′21″E  Fausto Masnada (ITA)
2020 18 Stelvio Pass 2,758 m (9,049 ft) Eastern Alps 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
2021 16 Passo Giau[N 10] 2,236 m (7,336 ft) Dolomites 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E  Egan Bernal (COL) [66]
2022 20 Pordoi Pass 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E  Alessandro Covi (ITA)
2023 19 Tre Cime di Lavaredo[N 11] 2,304 m (7,559 ft) Sexten Dolomites 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E  Santiago Buitrago (COL) [citation needed]
2024 17 Passo Sella[N 12] 2,239 m (7,346 ft) Dolomites 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E  Giulio Pellizzari (ITA)
2025 20 Colle delle Finestre 2,178 m

(7,146 ft)

 Cottian Alps 45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E  Chris Harper (AUS)
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Multiple winners

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

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Multiple winners of the Cima Coppi
Cyclist Total Years
 José Manuel Fuente (ESP) 3 1972, 1973, 1974
 José Jaime González (COL) 3 1997, 1999, 2000
 Franco Vona (ITA) 2 1991, 1994
 Stefano Garzelli (ITA) 2 2009, 2011
 Mikel Landa (ESP) 2 2015, 2017
 Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) 2 2002, 2008
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Winners by nationality

Riders from eleven different countries have won the Cima Coppi.

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Cima Coppi winners by nationality
Country No. of wins No. of winning cyclists
 Italy 22 20
 Spain 11 8
 Colombia 8 6
 France 5 5
 Belgium 3 3
  Switzerland 2 2
 Australia 2 2
 Mexico 2 1
 Venezuela 1 1
 Croatia 1 1
 United Kingdom 1 1
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