By the numbers

9.0

Max gradient in per cent of Passo Pordoi (6.6% average, 2,239m)

10.4

Max gradient in per cent of Passo Sella (7.3% average, 2,218m)

18.1

Max gradient in per cent of Passo Fedaia (7.6% average, 2,057m)

3,343

Height in metres of Dolomites’ tallest peak, the Marmolada

57

Weight in kilograms of Marco Pantani in 1998

6.63

Estimated watts per kilo of Marco Pantani during the 1998 Tour (‘beaten’ only by Lance Armstrong at 6.97W/kg in 2004)

2

Classic Fiat 500s that just beat us to the top of the Passo Pordoi