Rather than climbing all the way to the top of the Stelvio, the race instead ascends as far as the Umbrail Pass and then turns left into Switzerland. The climb is 16.7km at an average gradient of ...

Stage 16 opens the third week of the stage race with a trip over the Stelvio, a 9,049 ft pass that’s by far the highest in this year’s race. The 12.11-mile climb has an average gradient of 7.5 ...