Sestriere War Memorial and Cyclist Sculpture

Sestriere War Memorial and Cyclist Sculpture

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Sestriere War Memorial and Cyclist Sculpture

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Location: Sestriere, Torino, Piedmont, Italy

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Travelsbeer (Travel Blog)

June 1, 2023

Road cycling

Sestriere is one of the places most loved by Italian athletes. In fact, this Piedmontese town boasts one of the most important ski areas in northern Italy: it hosted the alpine skiing trials of the 2006 Olympics. Sestriere was the scene of great cycling feats: Claudio Chiappucci won a legendary stage of the 1992 Tour de France here.

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Siro Arias Valdés - Testadicorsa

October 29, 2023

Road cycling

Sestriere is a mythical port in the history of cycling, both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. The 3 slopes are very bearable and have wide views of the valley through which they pass. You have to be careful with traffic on weekends and holiday periods.
A great complement to the climb to the Sestriere station is to reach Col Basset (2,424m), taking the l'Assietta route (not paved) that starts from the same station. It is said that the Giro d'Italia is projecting a high finish in this port. It would be spectacular.

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Andrea B.

July 2, 2024

Road cycling

Going up from Pinerolo, a long climb, but very pedalable, with just a couple of slightly steeper sections, but without ever reaching double figures.
Wide valley with good views, busy road... doing it without traffic before the Tour de France passed made sense, but on any given day... there is better, even if it allows you to reach an altitude of 2000 without get too hurt

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