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Tre Cime di Lavaredo: the climb and its history
Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Rifugio Auronzo): each side of the climb, every Grand Tour passage since 1996 and the records, each figure with the source it comes from.
The climb
Veneto, Italy
| Side | Start | Length | Elevation gain | Average | Max | Summit | Hairpins | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misurina | Misurina | 7.2 km | — | 7.6 % | 18 % | — | — | cyclingstage.com |
| Passo Tre Croci | Passo Tre Croci | 10 km | 748 m | 7.5 % | 15.7 % | 2354 m | 14 | climbfinder.com |
| Auronzo di Cadore | Auronzo di Cadore | 29.6 km | 1524 m | 5.1 % | 14.9 % | 2354 m | 20 | climbfinder.com |
| Dobbiaco/Toblach | Dobbiaco | 26.7 km | 1194 m | 4.3 % | 16.0 % | 2357 m | — | cyclingcols.com |
Each side from one source, linked. A dash: the sources we opened disagree or give no figure, so we leave it out.
In the Grand Tours since 1996 3
| Year | Race | Stage | Type | Stage winner or first over the top | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Giro d'Italia | 19 | Summit finish | Santiago Buitrago | giroditalia.it |
| 2013 | Giro d'Italia | 20 | Summit finish | Vincenzo Nibali | bikeraceinfo.com |
| 2007 | Giro d'Italia | 15 | Summit finish | Riccardo Riccò | cyclingnews.com |
Records
| Record | Rider | Time | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misurina: fastest race ascent of final 3.5 km (12.71%) | Primož Roglič | 0:13:55 | 2023 | 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.
How long would it take you?
Your time up Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Rifugio Auronzo) at a steady power, from a physics model.
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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.