By the numbers

Totting up the ride

1

Number of times the Giro d’italia has passed over the Passo dello Spluga summit

29

Temperature in °C at the base of the climb in Chiavenna

3

Temperature in °C at the summit of the climb

30.2

Length in kilometres of the Passo dello Spluga from Chiavenna

2,113

Highest point in metres

545

Days of waiting to ride abroad since lockdown restrictions began

Right: An abandoned border checkpoint between Italy and Switzerland guards the climb’s summit Below: Approaching the Lago di Montespluga and relishing the flat 2km of road along its shoreline