Monte Zoncolan: one of cycling's toughest tests

Giro d'Italia tackles the Monte Zoncolan climb at the end of today's penultimate and decisive stage

Zoncolan, Giro d'Italia 2010, stage 15

The Giro d'Italia races up one of cycling's toughest climbs today: Monte Zoncolan. It should provide the prefect cliff-hanger with the race running over flat roads tomorrow for its final stage into Trieste.

"I like the climb a lot. It's demanding, it's the type of mountain I like," race leader Nairo Quintana said. "If I feel good, why not try to win the stage?"

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.