- Source: Pordoi Pass
Pordoi is a pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of 2,239 m (7,346 ft), and the road crossing the pass connects Arabba (Livinallongo del Col di Lana) with Canazei (Fascia Valley). It is the second highest surfaced road traversing a pass in the Dolomites, after the Sella Pass.
Starting from Arabba, the ascent to the top is 9.4 km (5.84 mi) long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 637 m (2,090 ft), with the average percentage of 6.8%.
Maratona dles Dolomites
Pordoi Pass is the second of seven Dolomite mountain passes that cyclists cross in the annual Maratona dles Dolomites single-day bicycle race.
A memorial to Fausto Coppi stands at the summit of the pass that commemorates the world-renowned Giro d'Italia tour.
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See also
List of highest paved roads in Europe
List of mountain passes
References
External links
Passo Pordoi from Canazei by cyclingdolomites.com
Passo Pordoi from Arabby by cyclingdolomites.com
Profile on climbbybike.com
Pordoi Pass travel guide, on bestmountain.eu
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- Pordoi Pass
- Sella Pass
- List of mountain passes
- Sella group
- Sellaronda
- White War
- Piz Boè
- Dolomites
- 42nd Signal Battalion "Pordoi"
- Cima Coppi
