The Cima Coppi (in literal English, Top of the Tiles) is the title given to the highest peak in the yearly running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races.[1] The mountain that is given this title each year awards more mountains classification points to the first rider than any of the other categorized mountains in the race.[2]
History
editThe categorization was first introduced for the 1965 Giro d'Italia in honor of the late Fausto Coppi who won five editions of the Giro d'Italia and three mountain classification titles during his career.[3] It was first announced on 22 April 1965 by then race director Vincenzo Torriani that the highest peak would award two times as many mountains classification points.[4] Torriani thought of possibly awarding time bonuses to the first to summit the mountain; however, after many dissenting opinions, he opted to award more mountains classification points.[4]
The Cima Coppi changes from year to year, depending on the altitude profile of the Giro d'Italia, but the Cima Coppi par excellence is the Stelvio Pass, which at 2758m is the highest point ever reached by the Giro. The Stelvio has been used in the 1972, 1975, 1980, 1994, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020 editions. It was also scheduled in 1965, 1988, 2013, and 2024, but in each case the course was modified due to weather conditions, with various effects on the Cima Coppi designation.
List
edit| * | Point was also used as the location of the stage finish |
|---|---|
| ~ | Climb was used for the first time in Giro d'Italia history |
| ^ | Point was a new highest elevation reached in all Giro editions up to then |
Multiple winners
editThe following riders have won the Cima Coppi on 2 or more occasions.
| Cyclist | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
 José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
|
3 | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
 José Jaime González (COL)
|
3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 |
 Franco Vona (ITA)
|
2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Stefano Garzelli (ITA)
|
2 | 2009, 2011 |
| Mikel Landa (ESP)
|
2 | 2015, 2017 |
 Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX)
|
2 | 2002, 2008 |
Winners by nationality
editRiders from eleven different countries have won the Cima Coppi.
| Country | No. of wins | No. of winning cyclists |
|---|---|---|
| Italy
|
22 | 20 |
| Spain
|
11 | 8 |
| Colombia
|
8 | 6 |
 France
|
5 | 5 |
 Belgium
|
3 | 3 |
 Switzerland
|
2 | 2 |
| Mexico
|
2 | 1 |
 Venezuela
|
1 | 1 |
 Australia
|
1 | 1 |
 Croatia
|
1 | 1 |
 United Kingdom
|
1 | 1 |
See also
edit- Souvenir Henri Desgrange – a similar award given in France's Grand Tour, the Tour de France.
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The elevation points are taken at the passed summit.[5]
- ^ The scheduled climb of the Stelvio was to reach 2,757 m (9,045 ft), but due to an avalanche, the final 800 m (2,625 ft) of the climb were not scaled.
- ^ The Stelvio Pass was not climbed due to snow drifts that had developed on the roads.[32]
- ^ The stage containing the Gavia was cancelled as a whole due to poor weather and snow accumulation on the roads.[34]
- ^ The Colle dell'Agnello was not scaled due to an avalanche that made the roads impassable.[40]
- ^ The stage containing the Cima Coppi was cancelled due to protests.
- ^ The original Cima Coppi was to be the Col d'Izoard (2,360 m (7,743 ft)), but snow forced the re-routing of the stage. It was then supposed to be the Blockhaus (2,064 m (6,772 ft)), but due to excessive snow at the top of the climb, the stage was shortened and finished at a lower altitude than first planned.
- ^ Stelvio Pass (2,758 m (9,049 ft)) was scheduled to be the Cima Coppi but due to weather the stage was cancelled.[59][60] With cancellation of the Passo di Stelvio, the climb to Tre Cime di Lavaredo became the Cima Coppi.[61]
- ^ The Passo di Gavia (2,618 m (8,589 ft)) was scheduled to be the Cima Coppi, but due to weather the climb was removed from the itinerary. The next highest climb was that to Serrù Lake, however the climb had already been ascended prior to this point. As a result, organisers chose to assign the Cima Coppi to the highest climb out of those which had not been ascended – the Passo Manghen.
- ^ The Pordoi Pass (2,239 m (7,346 ft)) was scheduled to be the Cima Coppi but due to weather the stage was rerouted and the climb removed. Thus, the climb to Passo Giau became the Cima Coppi.
- ^ The Great St Bernard Pass (2,469 m (8,100 ft)) was scheduled to be the Cima Coppi but due to weather the stage was rerouted and the climb removed. Thus, the climb to Tre Cime di Lavaredo became the Cima Coppi.
- ^ The Stelvio Pass (2,758 m (9,049 ft)) was scheduled to be the Cima Coppi, but due to weather the climb was removed from the itinerary. The next highest climb was that to Livigno (Mottolino), however the climb had already been ascended prior to this point. As a result, organisers chose to assign the Cima Coppi to the highest climb out of those which had not been ascended – the Passo Sella.
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edit- Augendre, Jacques (2019). Guide historique [Historical guide] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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