Cima Coppi

The Cima Coppi (in literal English, Top of the Tiles) is the title given to the highest peak in the yearly running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races.

[2] The categorization was first introduced for the 1965 Giro d'Italia in honor of the late Fausto Coppi who won five editions of the Giro d'Italia and three mountain classification titles during his career.

[3] It was first announced on 22 April 1965 by then race director Vincenzo Torriani that the highest peak would award two times as many mountains classification points.

[4] The Cima Coppi changes from year to year, depending on the altitude profile of the Giro d'Italia, but the Cima Coppi par excellence is the Stelvio Pass, which at 2758m is the highest point ever reached by the Giro.

It was also scheduled in 1965, 1988, 2013, and 2024, but in each case the course was modified due to weather conditions, with various effects on the Cima Coppi designation.

The Stelvio Pass, the highest road ever taken by the Giro.