Zoncolan
E393437
Zoncolan is a notoriously steep mountain in the Italian Alps, famous as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoncolan canonical | 1 |
| Zoncolan ski area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3845841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoncolan Context triple: [Monte Zoncolan, alsoKnownAs, Zoncolan]
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A.
Lomazzo
Lomazzo is a town in northern Italy’s Lombardy region, situated between Como and Milan and known for its residential character and local industry.
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B.
Passo Gavia
Passo Gavia is a high mountain pass in the Italian Alps renowned among cyclists for its challenging gradients and frequent inclusion in major professional races.
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C.
Valnerina
Valnerina is a scenic valley in central Italy known for its rugged landscapes, medieval villages, and outdoor activities along the Nera River.
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D.
La Thuile
La Thuile is a mountain village and ski resort in northwestern Italy known for its extensive slopes and cross-border ski area linked with La Rosière in France.
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E.
Pieve di Cadore
Pieve di Cadore is a historic town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, best known as the birthplace of the Renaissance painter Titian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoncolan Target entity description: Zoncolan is a notoriously steep mountain in the Italian Alps, famous as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
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A.
Lomazzo
Lomazzo is a town in northern Italy’s Lombardy region, situated between Como and Milan and known for its residential character and local industry.
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B.
Passo Gavia
Passo Gavia is a high mountain pass in the Italian Alps renowned among cyclists for its challenging gradients and frequent inclusion in major professional races.
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C.
Valnerina
Valnerina is a scenic valley in central Italy known for its rugged landscapes, medieval villages, and outdoor activities along the Nera River.
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D.
La Thuile
La Thuile is a mountain village and ski resort in northwestern Italy known for its extensive slopes and cross-border ski area linked with La Rosière in France.
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E.
Pieve di Cadore
Pieve di Cadore is a historic town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, best known as the birthplace of the Renaissance painter Titian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climb
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Monte Zoncolan ⓘ |
| averageGradient | over 10 percent on steepest side ⓘ |
| climbLength | approximately 10 kilometres on steepest side ⓘ |
| considered | one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1750 metres
ⓘ
approximately 5741 feet ⓘ |
| famousFor |
appearances in the Giro d'Italia
ⓘ
extreme steepness ⓘ professional road cycling climbs ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Giro d'Italia ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Hors catégorie climb ⓘ |
| hasClimbSide |
Ovaro
ⓘ
Priola ⓘ Sutrio ⓘ |
| hasReputation | “Kaiser” among cyclists ⓘ |
| hasSkiResort |
Monte Zoncolan ski area
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoncolan ski area
|
| hasSummitFinish | Giro d'Italia stages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Friuli Venezia Giulia
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Province of Udine ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ovaro
ⓘ
Sutrio ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | over 20 percent ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Carnic Alps ⓘ |
| notableEvent | multiple decisive Giro d'Italia stages ⓘ |
| notableForCyclists |
long sustained steep sections
ⓘ
narrow winding road ⓘ |
| partOf | Carnic Alps ⓘ |
| region |
Alps
ⓘ
Italian Alps ⓘ
linked to:
Alps
|
| roadAccess |
from Ovaro
ⓘ
from Priola ⓘ from Sutrio ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline |
professional cycling
ⓘ
road cycling ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cycling tourism
ⓘ
winter sports tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
road cycling
ⓘ
skiing ⓘ |
| usedInEventType | Grand Tour mountain stages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zoncolan Description of subject: Zoncolan is a notoriously steep mountain in the Italian Alps, famous as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zoncolan