クラウツェットの峠・トップ6

Sella Chianzutan is a pass in the Carnic Prealps at around 950 meters above sea level. It can be reached from both San Francesco and Tolmezzo: the latter is the toughest side, although the gradients rarely exceed 10%. Between 2010 and 2020, it was tackled three times by the Giro d'Italia: the first to pass through here were Ludovic Turpin, Sebastian Henao and Giovanni Visconti.

Never too steep or busy the Sella Chianzutan rewards cyclists with a nice view at the top. Most of the climb coming from Tolmezzo is spent in the forest, which means few views on the surrounding mountains but also cooling shade. The descent towards Pozzis (and further to San Francesco) allows for incredible speeds!

A beautiful route, little traffic.

A beautiful route, little traffic.

Beautiful climb immersed in Friulian nature

A very narrow village street runs through the village of Preone. The pass road begins immediately afterwards and, after climbing, begins with a beautiful bend. Most of the time the single-lane road runs through forest areas with a few water sources. It is asphalted throughout and has a short steep section at 18%. It also offers the almost usual Italian curves and classic hairpin bends. During my drive up, a few motorcycles and cars drove up and down, which surprised me because the road looks more like a rarely used, former military road. You can hear the motorbikes from afar because their noise breaks the silence. Cars usually honk before corners. It is always important to watch out for rubble and, of course, possible rockfalls, especially after storms. After reaching the top of the pass, you will see a typical, rather dilapidated high valley with great views of the surrounding mountain peaks.

I particularly liked this climb.

Beautiful road surrounded by nature but you have to be careful when riding the bike as the asphalt is not perfect.