MURO DI CA’ DEL POGGIO, UNO SPETTACOLO VERTICALE
A San Pietro di Feletto la salita simbolo della terra del Prosecco
Muro di Ca’ del Poggio is located in San Pietro di Feletto, in Treviso district, halfway between Venice and the Dolomites. It is considered the symbolic climb of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, which have been recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site, on July 7th in 2019.
It is a 1.1 km long climb, entirely paved, with an average gradient of 12,7% and peaks of 19%. The elevation gain is 140 meters (from 102 to 242 meters above sea level).
Since 2016 Muro di Ca’ del Poggio is twinned with the Muur du Grammont, the legendary climb of the Tour of Flanders, and since 2018 the partnership has expanded to Mûr-de-Bretagne, another famous ascent which has made history of international cycling.
The Giro D’Italia passed six times on Muro di Ca’ del Poggio, the only climb certified by the Italian Cycling Federation, in 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 and on May 26, 2022, when, on the occasion of the Borgo Valsugana-Treviso stage, twenty thousand people witnessed the passage of cyclists on the ascent of San Pietro di Feletto.
The next appointment with Giro d’Italia is already defined: it will be held on May 25th 2024, on the occasion of the Alpago-Bassano del Grappa stage, the penultimate stage of the new edition of the Corsa Rosa.
The Giro d’Italia, this time reserved for under 23s, also passed over the Muro on June 16th in 2018, when the rise of San Pietro di Feletto was the protagonist of an unprecedented challenge against time in “Real time” that concluded the prestigious youth review, it returned on the Muro also in 2021.
The rise of San Pietro di Feletto also hosted the 2010 Italian Professional Championship, which took place on the Muro for 11 laps. In 2012 and 2015 it was also the passage site of the Giro Rosa and was the frame of the Gravel World Championship, held in the Marca di Treviso, on October 7th and 8th in 2023.
Several cycling competitions include a passage on Muro di Ca’ del Poggio during the year. A few examples? The international youth races of San Vendemiano, San Michele di Feletto and Solighetto, together with two editions of Veneto Classic (2021 and 2022), as well as leading events dedicated to amateur level like Granfondo Pinarello, Prosecco Cycling, and Nova Eroica Prosecco Hills, passed on the muro in spring 2023.
On September 5th in 2019, Muro di Ca’ del Poggio was also the protagonist of the short film “Non so come, ma è successo” (I don’t know how, but it happened) by the director Nazareno Balani, which was awarded the prestigious Leone di vetro on the occasion of the 76th Venice Film Festival.