Stelvio

The Stelvio is a gut busting climb with crazy amounts of switchbacks just before you get to the top.

PezCyclingNews.com 2009

The great thing about this place is that you arrive and you park your car and you are in the middle of the national park of Stelvio, a glacier in the Alps in Lombardy.

Alessandro Benetton Revels in Outdoor Sports Javier Espinoza 2011

The Alpe d'Huez and the Stelvio are among the familiar names, but the authors also draw our attention to La Redoute, where Bernard Hinault permanently lost the feeling in two fingers in sub-zero conditions during the 1980 Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic, and the Croce d'Aune, the pass in the Dolomites where a mishap in 1927 inspired Tullio Campagnolo to invent the quick-release wheel, a boon to every subsequent rider.

Roman Abramovich still playing his poker hand inside Court 26 | Richard Williams 2011

He landed hard and was picked up from the icy Stelvio course by helicopter.

World Cup Skiers Crash During Downhill Training AP 2010

Yesterday I did a 105-mile tour that went over two big passes (one being Passo dello Stelvio) and rode hard.

Coaches Panel: A quick question (and answer) about intervals 2010

With her win on the Stelvio, Abbott, 25, extended her lead lead to 2: 05 over Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia).

Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott: Committing to be authentically Mara 2010

National Team, Abbott won two mountain stages, including the queen stage that finished atop the Passo dello Stelvio on Saturday.

Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott: Committing to be authentically Mara 2010

He landed hard and was picked up from the icy Stelvio course by helicopter.

World Cup Skiers Crash During Downhill Training AP 2010

Climbs like the Stelvio are long – ride them wisely!

Training for Gran Fondos, part 5: Tapering and tips 2010

In Italy, the Mortirollo is feared for its steep gradients, but the Stelvio is over 25 km long and sufficiently steep to tax your energy.

Training for Gran Fondos, part 5: Tapering and tips 2010