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Madonna del
Ghisallo is a hill in Magreglio,
close to Lake Como in Italy. It is
named after an
alleged Marian apparition.
According to the legend, the...
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Autumn classic in cycling. The race's most
famous climb is the
Madonna del
Ghisallo in the race finale. The
first edition was held in 1905.
Since its creation...
- route, with many hills,
especially near Como or Bergamo, like
Madonna del
Ghisallo,
Civiglio or Valcava. Only
three riders have won all five
monument races...
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includes the
Madonna del
Ghisallo climb (511 m of
elevation gain). At the top of this
climb sits the
shrine of
Madonna del
Ghisallo (the
patron saint of cyclists)...
- with
significant long
climbs throughout,
including the
iconic Madonna del
Ghisallo. ****an Cup – held
since 1992, at the end of October,
around Utsunomiya...
- Mauvezin-d'Armagnac and Lagrange, was
inspired by the
chapel of
Madonna del
Ghisallo in
Italy to make a
similar chapel for cyclists. On 18 May 1959, Pope John...
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Summer Olympics Former Team CSC staff, from 1998 to present.
Madonna del
Ghisallo,
patroness of cyclists. Tour of
Britain Giro d'Italia Tour de
France Vuelta...
- 80 km from the
finish of the race and
before the less
brutal Madonna del
Ghisallo climb.
French rider Romain Bardet (Ag2r–La Mondiale) was the
leader at...
- from the
Monte San Primo,
elevation 1,685
metres (5,528 ft), near the
Ghisallo, in the
province of Como, not far from Lake Como.
After Magreglio it flows...
- the time of his
fatal crash was
placed in the
chapel at the
Madonna del
Ghisallo, a
church and
museum to
cyclists near his home. In 1997, the
young rider...
