# Cima Coppi

The Cima Coppi (in literal English, Top of the Tiles) is the title given to the highest peak in the yearly running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The mountain that is given this title each year awards more mountains classification points to the first rider than any of the other categorized mountains in the race.

## History

The categorization was first introduced for the 1965 Giro d'Italia in honor of the late Fausto Coppi who won five editions of the Giro d'Italia and three mountain classification titles during his career. It was first announced on 22 April 1965 by then race director Vincenzo Torriani that the highest peak would award two times as many mountains classification points. Torriani thought of possibly awarding time bonuses to the first to summit the mountain; however, after many dissenting opinions, he opted to award more mountains classification points.
The Cima Coppi changes from year to year, depending on the altitude profile of the Giro d'Italia, but the Cima Coppi par excellence is the Stelvio Pass, which at 2758m is the highest point ever reached by the Giro. The Stelvio has been used in the 1972, 1975, 1980, 1994, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020 editions. It was also scheduled in 1965, 1988, 2013, and 2024, but in each case the course was modified due to weather conditions, with various effects on the Cima Coppi designation.

## List

Key :
| * | Point was also used as the location of the stage finish |
| ~ | Climb was used for the first time in Giro d'Italia history |
| ^ | Point was a new highest elevation reached in all Giro editions up to then |
List of highest points reached in the Giro d'Italia :
| Year | Stage | Climb | Elevation | Mountain range | Coordinates | First cyclist to summit |
| 1965 | 20 | Stelvio Pass | 1,958 m (6,424 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Graziano Battistini (ITA) |
| 1966 | 20 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 1967 | 19 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
| 1968 | 12 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 1969 | 21 | Passo Sella | 2,337 m (7,667 ft) | Dolomites | 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.50861°N 11.76278°E﻿ / 46.50861; 11.76278﻿ (Passo Sella) | Claudio Michelotto (ITA) |
| 1970 | 20 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Luciano Armani (ITA) |
| 1971 | 17 | Grossglockner | 2,505 m (8,219 ft) | High Tauern | 47°04′29.52″N 12°41′42.9″E﻿ / ﻿47.0748667°N 12.695250°E﻿ / 47.0748667; 12.695250﻿ (Grossglockner) | Pierfranco Vianelli (ITA) |
| 1972 | 17 | Stelvio Pass | 2,757 m (9,045 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 1973 | 19 | Passo Giau | 2,246 m (7,369 ft) | Dolomites | 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E﻿ / ﻿46.48250°N 12.05389°E﻿ / 46.48250; 12.05389﻿ (Passo Giau) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 1974 | 20 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 1975 | 21 | Stelvio Pass | 2,757 m (9,045 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Francisco Galdós (ESP) |
| 1976 | 19 | Passo Sella | 2,214 m (7,264 ft) | Dolomites | 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.50861°N 11.76278°E﻿ / 46.50861; 11.76278﻿ (Passo Sella) | Andrés Gandarias (ESP) |
| 1977 | 18 | Valparola Pass | 2,200 m (7,218 ft) | Dolomites | 46°32′36″N 11°58′25″E﻿ / ﻿46.5433°N 11.9736°E﻿ / 46.5433; 11.9736﻿ (Valparola Pass) | Faustino Fernández Ovies (ITA) |
| 1978 | 15 | Passo Valles [it] | 2,033 m (6,670 ft) | Dolomites | 46°20′18.96″N 11°48′2.52″E﻿ / ﻿46.3386000°N 11.8007000°E﻿ / 46.3386000; 11.8007000﻿ (Passo Valles) | Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) |
| 1979 | 17 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Leonardo Natale (ITA) |
| 1980 | 20 | Stelvio Pass | 2,757 m (9,045 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) |
| 1981 | 20 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | Beat Breu (SUI) |
| 1982 | 21 | Col d'Izoard | 2,361 m (7,746 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°49′11″N 06°44′06″E﻿ / ﻿44.81972°N 6.73500°E﻿ / 44.81972; 6.73500﻿ (Col d'Izoard) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| 1983 | 20 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) |
| 1984 | 20 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 1985 | 19 | Passo del Sempione | 2,010 m (6,594 ft) | Pennine Alps/Lepontine Alps | 46°15′6″N 8°2′0″E﻿ / ﻿46.25167°N 8.03333°E﻿ / 46.25167; 8.03333﻿ (Passo del Sempione) | Reynel Montoya (COL) |
| 1986 | 21 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 1987 | 16 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) |
| 1988 | 20 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | — |
| 1989 | 16 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | — |
| 1990 | 16 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Maurizio Vandelli (ITA) |
| 1990 | 16 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 1991 | 17 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Franco Vona (ITA) |
| 1991 | 17 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Franco Chioccioli (ITA) |
| 1992 | 14 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) |
| 1993 | 14 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Miguel Induráin (ESP) |
| 1994 | 15 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Franco Vona (ITA) |
| 1995 | 19 | Colle dell'Agnello | 2,744 m (9,003 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E﻿ / ﻿44.68389°N 6.97944°E﻿ / 44.68389; 6.97944﻿ (Colle dell'Agnello) | — |
| 1996 | 21 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | Hernán Buenahora (COL) |
| 1997 | 19 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | José Jaime González (COL) |
| 1998 | 17 | Passo Sella | 2,214 m (7,264 ft) | Dolomites | 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.50861°N 11.76278°E﻿ / 46.50861; 11.76278﻿ (Passo Sella) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 1999 | 21 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | José Jaime González (COL) |
| 2000 | 19 | Colle dell'Agnello | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E﻿ / ﻿44.68389°N 6.97944°E﻿ / 44.68389; 6.97944﻿ (Colle dell'Agnello) | José Jaime González (COL) |
| 2001 | 18 | Colle Fauniera | 2,511 m (8,238 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°23′9″N 7°7′18″E﻿ / ﻿44.38583°N 7.12167°E﻿ / 44.38583; 7.12167﻿ (Colle Fauniera) | — |
| 2002 | 16 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) |
| 2003 | 18 | Colle d'Esischie [it] | 2,366 m (7,762 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°23′46.8″N 7°7′28.41″E﻿ / ﻿44.396333°N 7.1245583°E﻿ / 44.396333; 7.1245583﻿ (Colle d'Esischie) | Fredy González (COL) |
| 2004 | 18 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) |
| 2005 | 14 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | José Rujano (VEN) |
| 2006 | 20 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) |
| 2007 | 12 | Colle dell'Agnello | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E﻿ / ﻿44.68389°N 6.97944°E﻿ / 44.68389; 6.97944﻿ (Colle dell'Agnello) | Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) |
| 2008 | 20 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) |
| 2009 | 10 | Sestriere | 2,039 m (6,690 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°57′24.84″N 6°52′45.12″E﻿ / ﻿44.9569000°N 6.8792000°E﻿ / 44.9569000; 6.8792000﻿ (Sestriere) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) |
| 2010 | 20 | Passo di Gavia | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) | Southern Rhaetian Alps | 46°20′37″N 10°29′15″E﻿ / ﻿46.34361°N 10.48750°E﻿ / 46.34361; 10.48750﻿ (Passo di Gavia) | Johann Tschopp (SUI) |
| 2011 | 15 | Passo Giau | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) | Dolomites | 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E﻿ / ﻿46.48250°N 12.05389°E﻿ / 46.48250; 12.05389﻿ (Passo Giau) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) |
| 2012 | 20 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 2013 | 20 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
| 2014 | 16 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Dario Cataldo (ITA) |
| 2015 | 20 | Colle delle Finestre | 2,178 m (7,146 ft) | Cottian Alps | 45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E﻿ / ﻿45.0718028°N 7.0534667°E﻿ / 45.0718028; 7.0534667﻿ (Colle delle Finestre) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| 2016 | 19 | Colle dell'Agnello | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) | Cottian Alps | 44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E﻿ / ﻿44.68389°N 6.97944°E﻿ / 44.68389; 6.97944﻿ (Colle dell'Agnello) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) |
| 2017 | 16 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| 2018 | 19 | Colle delle Finestre | 2,178 m (7,146 ft) | Cottian Alps | 45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E﻿ / ﻿45.0718028°N 7.0534667°E﻿ / 45.0718028; 7.0534667﻿ (Colle delle Finestre) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
| 2019 | 20 | Passo Manghen | 2,047 m (6,716 ft) | Lagorai | 46°10′31″N 11°26′21″E﻿ / ﻿46.17528°N 11.43917°E﻿ / 46.17528; 11.43917﻿ (Passo Manghen) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
| 2020 | 18 | Stelvio Pass | 2,758 m (9,049 ft) | Eastern Alps | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E﻿ / ﻿46.52861°N 10.45278°E﻿ / 46.52861; 10.45278﻿ (Stelvio Pass) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
| 2021 | 16 | Passo Giau | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) | Dolomites | 46°28′57″N 12°3′14″E﻿ / ﻿46.48250°N 12.05389°E﻿ / 46.48250; 12.05389﻿ (Passo Giau) | Egan Bernal (COL) |
| 2022 | 20 | Pordoi Pass | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°29′04.92″N 11°50′09.96″E﻿ / ﻿46.4847000°N 11.8361000°E﻿ / 46.4847000; 11.8361000﻿ (Pordoi Pass) | Alessandro Covi (ITA) |
| 2023 | 19 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 2,304 m (7,559 ft) | Sexten Dolomites | 46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.61861°N 12.30556°E﻿ / 46.61861; 12.30556﻿ (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) | Santiago Buitrago (COL) |
| 2024 | 17 | Passo Sella | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Dolomites | 46°30′31″N 11°45′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.50861°N 11.76278°E﻿ / 46.50861; 11.76278﻿ (Passo Sella) | Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) |

### Multiple winners

The following riders have won the Cima Coppi on 2 or more occasions.
Multiple winners of the Cima Coppi :
| Cyclist | Total | Years |
| José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | 3 | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| José Jaime González (COL) | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 |
| Franco Vona (ITA) | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
| Mikel Landa (ESP) | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio (MEX) | 2 | 2002, 2008 |

### Winners by nationality

Riders from eleven different countries have won the Cima Coppi.
Cima Coppi winners by nationality :
| Country | No. of wins | No. of winning cyclists |
| Italy | 22 | 20 |
| Spain | 11 | 8 |
| Colombia | 8 | 6 |
| France | 5 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 |