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Madonna del Ghisallo: the climb and its history
Madonna del Ghisallo / Colle del Ghisallo: each side of the climb, its passages in the big races since 1996 and the records, each figure with the source it comes from.
The climb
Lombardy, Italy
| Side | Start | Length | Elevation gain | Average | Max | Summit | Hairpins | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio | Bellagio | 9.4 km | 567 m | 6 % | 14.7 % | 758 m | 14 | climbfinder.com |
| Canzo | Canzo | 9.2 km | 369 m | 4 % | 12.4 % | 757 m | — | climbfinder.com |
Each side from one source, linked. A dash: the sources we opened disagree or give no figure, so we leave it out.
Race history since 1996 19
| Year | Race | Stage | Type | Stage winner or first over the top | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | procyclinguk.com |
| 2025 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | cyclingstage.com |
| 2024 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2023 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2022 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2021 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2020 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2019 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2019 | Giro d'Italia | 15 | Crossed | not confirmed | cyclingnews.com |
| 2018 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2017 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2016 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2015 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2014 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2011 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | Vincenzo Nibali | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2010 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2009 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2008 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
| 2005 | Il Lombardia | — | On the route | not confirmed | it.wikipedia.org |
Records
| Record | Rider | Time | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio: fastest race ascent (watts2win segment 8.66 km, 5.39%) | Mikaël Cherel | 0:19:40 | 2017 | watts2win.eu |
A time is listed only where the sources agree on it; where two sources give different times for the same ride, it is left out.
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How this is calculated
P × 0.977 = ½ · ρ · CdA · v³ + v · m · g · (sin θ + Crr · cos θ), θ = arctan(average gradient), m = rider + bike, g = 9.81; solved for the speed v, time = length / v. Air density ρ: NASA GRC troposphere: T=15.04-0.00649*h; p=101.29*((T+273.1)/288.08)^5.256; rho=p/(0.2869*(T+273.1)); h = mean of start and summit altitude. Sources: Martin et al. 1998, J Appl Biomech 14(3):276-291 — https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd5f71; Defraeye et al. 2010, J Biomech 43(7):1262-1268 (upright position, cyclist+bike 0.270 m2) — https://lirias.kuleuven.be/retrieve/232736; NASA Glenn Research Center, Earth Atmosphere Model (metric) — https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/atmosmet.html. Climb geometry: the side's source in the table above.