Giro d'Italia 2027 · Stage Guide ／ ステージガイド
Stage 16 — Sondrio → Aprica: The Queen Stage
Tuesday in the high Alps. The Mortirolo twice, the Gavia in between — about 5,700 metres of climbing packed into one day between two Lombard valleys, on the ground of Pantani's 1994 ride to this same finish town.
Recreation through 14 confirmed waypoints. Routed distance 199.7 km vs 192 km official (+4.0%); computed ascent 5,702 m vs ≈5,700 m official.
Course profile ／ コース断面図（模式）
Reading the day ／ 展開の読みどころ: Two summits above 1,800 m in the first two-thirds, then a second Mortirolo whose summit sits only about 29 km from the finish (routed figure) — a descent to Edolo and one last rise into Aprica. A profile like this says the day breaks early and never reassembles: whoever survives the Gavia still has to climb the Mortirolo again, and there is no flat ground afterwards on which to recover. (Structural reading of the course only — no predictions.)
Self-drawn profile from the recreation (BRouter road routing + elevation in the GPX). Mortirolo summit reads exactly 1,852 m; Gavia 2,616 m vs 2,621 m official.
The climbs ／ 峠
Passo del Mortirolo (1,852 m) — from Mazzo di Valtellina: 11.9 km, +1,306 m measured on the recreation (commonly cited 12.4 km / ~1,300 m; the difference is where in the village you start the clock). Climbed twice today, before and after the Gavia. Designated this year as the Montagna Pantani — the mountain of Marco Pantani, who rode away over it towards Aprica in 1994.
Passo di Gavia (2,621 m) — from Ponte di Legno: 18.3 km, +1,361 m measured on the recreation. This year's Cima Coppi, the highest point of the race — and the pass of the snow stage of June 1988, when Erik Breukink won the day and Andy Hampsten took the maglia rosa in a blizzard.
The towns ／ 街
Sondrio, capital of the Valtellina, starts the day in a valley famous for terraced vineyards. Aprica, a pass town that lives by winter skiing and summer passes, hosts the finish — the same finish where Pantani completed his 1994 ride. The full story of this day is in the Giro journey, Stage 16.
Watching / riding — practical
Base towns: Sondrio (start side) or Aprica (finish side). The Mortirolo and Gavia are normally open late May–October, snow permitting; on race day expect road closures from the morning. A GPX of this recreation will be offered here in production. Disclosure: this box may contain affiliate links in production; links appear in this box only.
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