Superga Hill in Turin, will the 2022 Giro d'Italia be decided here?
Superga Hill, this mountain will not immediately conjure up a nice cycling memory. That will change in 2022. In the 2022 Giro, this mountain on the edge of Turin, the capital of Piemont, will be climbed no less than three times. Time for an introduction.
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Initially, the climb is quite gentle. The first five hundred metres rise with an average of seven percent. After that, the steepness increases steadily. Peaks of up to fourteen percent are not uncommon. The first section with varying steepness is the template for the entire climb. Steep – flat – steep – flat. Halfway up the climb, the steepest section is located with a maximum of fourteen percent. A few hairpin bends and shady spots characterize the climb. Only once does the Basilica open up for a wide view of the city of Turin.
Almost at the top at about 600 meters you can ride straight ahead like the cyclists during the semi-classic Milano-Torino. They climb the Basilica twice during this classic. At the top of the hill it offers a beautiful view of the 300 year old basilica of the Superga and the world city of Torino. Absolutely recommended!
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The numbers
– distance: 4.7 km
– average gradient: 9.2%
– maximum gradient: 17.9%
– elevation gain: 430 m
– KOM: Thibaut Pinot – 13.38
– Fastest Dutchman: Wilco Kelderman – 14.16
– QOM: Elisa Longo Borghini – 17.53
– Fastest Dutch: unknown
GF Torino
We will visit the Giro d'Italia with CYCLOsportive. From 17-22 May we will stay in the Piemonte region and let our guests enjoy all the beauty that Italy has to offer. Beautiful cycling routes, delicious Italian wine and excellent wine! On 21 May we will be on Superga Hill to encourage the riders on the steepest parts. Can't wait? Then you might consider riding the GF Torino. On 1 May the riders will start in Turin and climb Superga Hill. After 120 km and 2300 meters of altitude the finish will be passed in Turin. Do you want to join us to the Giro? Then check the following link:
AC Torino plane crash
The hill was part of one of the worst football disasters in Italian history in 1949. On May 4, 1949, a plane crashed on the hill in thick fog and heavy rain. Players, coaches and supervisors of the football club AC Torino were on board. All 31 people on board were killed, including almost the entire AC Torino team.
At the end of the forties, AC Torino had become one of the best clubs in Italy. The national team consisted mainly of players from AC Torino. Of the starting eleven, only the goalkeeper did not play for the club from Turin. The team of Grande Torino became national champions four years in a row. The club played the competition with youth players. Out of respect, the opponents also fielded their youth team against Grande Torino. A memorial stone on the hill commemorates this disaster.
