The Croce d'Aune links Pedavena and Aune in the Feltre Dolomites of Belluno province. It is best known in cycling lore as the place where, on a snowbound 11 November 1927 during the Gran Premio della Vittoria, racer Tullio Campagnolo could not loosen the frozen wing-nuts to flip his rear wheel and change gear - frustration that led him to invent the quick-release skewer. A memorial to Campagnolo was unveiled at the summit in 1995. The Pedavena side is the classic ascent: it bites hard leaving town, then settles into a steady forested grade of ramps and hairpins to the pass.
Croce d'Aune
1011 m · Italy
Also: Passo Croce d'Aune
Road SP473
Open on the map →The side
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max | Cat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedavena | 8.7 km | +673 m | 7.8% | ≈11.1% | 1 |
From Pedavena
Category 1≈12 hairpin bendsfaces SE
0–4%4–7%7–10%10–12%12%+
The climb
Race history
4× Giro d'Italia · 1964–2019