Elevation profile of Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16, Laas to Santa Cristina Valgardena (Monte Pana): 118.4 km with 2,151 m of climbing, highest point 2,499 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.

The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it measures 206.8 km against the official 118.4 km and carries 3,914 m of climbing against the official 2,151 m. The distance and climbing above are the official figures; the profile and the gradient figures measured on it come from the stored route, so read them as indicative of the terrain rather than an exact reproduction of the stage.

Distance
118.4 km
Climbing
2,151 m
Highest point
2,499 m
Steepest km
13.0% at km 206
Start
Laas 1,905 m
Finish
Santa Cristina Valgardena (Monte Pana) 1,626 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 15:30 local time: 4 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 18 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route, snow recorded.

Average wind
4 km/h
Direction
North-west 295°
Average gust
18 km/h
Temperature
11°C 0 to 17°C

Historical weather for 21 May 2024, sampled at 59 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

Riding it

A hilly 118.4 km carrying 2,151 m of climbing: 46.7 km of the route is above 3%, 15.4 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.

The high point is 2,499 m at km 51. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 13.0%, at km 206. It finishes uphill, the final 3 km averaging 8.8%.

In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?

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