Cippo di Carpegna. The sky of Marco Pantani
It is on Mount Carpegna that I have prepared many of my victories. Before a Giro or a Tour I don’t need to try all the big climbs one by one. Only once, if I remember correctly, I went to [...]
Sassotetto, the Queen of Sibillini climbs
Sassotetto from Sarnano. The most famous, the best known, for some the most difficult ascent of the Sibillini Mountains, included in a classic ring itinerary where you can appreciate the beauty [...]
The Fedaia pass from Caprile
The Fedaia Pass faced by the hardest side, in Veneto region, from Caprile. A climb that starts relatively softly, only to get harder to the end. Meanwhile, the mind runs to the landscape and [...]
Piani di Ragnolo: the Laminox climb
Altimetry of the hardest ascent to Piani di Ragnolo, the one that starts from the Laminox factory, in the industrial area of Callarella, near Sarnano. The effort will be really great, but the [...]
The Wall of Ortezzano
In Ortezzano we can find one of the most famous walls of Marche Region. The area of Fermo and Macerata shows a lot of this kind of climbs. They are short and they have a slope almost impossible [...]
The land of Verdicchio. The climb of Monte San Vicino.
A real challenging tour, with a respectable elevation gain. We’ll face the mitycal climb of Monte San Vicino from Matelica, coming back through San Severino Marche and the hills of [...]