Day 5 - Livigno to Ponte di Legno

The hardest climb is on Day 5, 113km 2736m ascent. We're in Italy now. A gentle 300m rise then racing 40km down the valley before climbing the Mortirolo. Theres a Marco Pantani memorial near the top.

Lance had this to say in 2004 "It's a terrible climb...it's perfect for a mountain bike. On the hardest parts, I was riding a 39x27 and I was hurting, really hurting. (Mortirolo) is the hardest climb I've ever ridden. My time up the climb? It's not important; I rode the Mortirolo to have some fun and ride with the 'cicloamatori'..."

The tourist blurb again: “And for those of you, who do sport with their money? No fear! In this duty-free area are more than 250 business so that Shopping does not know borders: one knows it, this sport is loved by women the most, any time of the year.”