Passo del Mortirolo
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Passo del Mortirolo is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in professional road cycling, especially in the Giro d'Italia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Passo del Mortirolo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4120214 — 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: Passo del Mortirolo Context triple: [Mortirolo Pass, alsoKnownAs, Passo del Mortirolo]
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A.
Piz Bernina
Piz Bernina is the highest peak in the Eastern Alps and the only four-thousander in the Bernina Range, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy.
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B.
Passo dello Stelvio
Passo dello Stelvio is a legendary high-altitude mountain pass in the Italian Alps, famed for its dramatic hairpin bends and frequent use as a decisive stage in professional cycling races.
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C.
Marmolada
Marmolada is the highest mountain in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy, renowned for its glacier and popular alpine climbing and skiing routes.
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D.
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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E.
Cerano d’Intelvi
Cerano d’Intelvi is a small village in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, situated in the scenic Valle d’Intelvi near the Swiss border.
- 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: Passo del Mortirolo Target entity description: Passo del Mortirolo is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in professional road cycling, especially in the Giro d'Italia.
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A.
Piz Bernina
Piz Bernina is the highest peak in the Eastern Alps and the only four-thousander in the Bernina Range, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy.
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B.
Passo dello Stelvio
Passo dello Stelvio is a legendary high-altitude mountain pass in the Italian Alps, famed for its dramatic hairpin bends and frequent use as a decisive stage in professional cycling races.
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C.
Marmolada
Marmolada is the highest mountain in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy, renowned for its glacier and popular alpine climbing and skiing routes.
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D.
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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E.
Cerano d’Intelvi
Cerano d’Intelvi is a small village in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, situated in the scenic Valle d’Intelvi near the Swiss border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road pass ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mortirolo Pass ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marco Pantani ⓘ |
| averageGradient | 10.5 % (Mazzo side) ⓘ |
| climbLength | about 12.4 km (Mazzo side) ⓘ |
| connectedPlace |
Grosio
ⓘ
Mazzo di Valtellina ⓘ Monno ⓘ Tovo di Sant’Agata ⓘ |
| connects |
Val Camonica
ⓘ
Valtellina ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| cyclingCategory | Hors catégorie ⓘ |
| cyclingUse |
amateur sportives
ⓘ
professional races ⓘ |
| elevation |
1852 m
ⓘ
6076 ft ⓘ |
| elevationGain | about 1300 m (Mazzo side) ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Giro d’Italia
ⓘ
linked to:
Giro d'Italia
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| firstUsedIn | Giro d’Italia 1990 ⓘ |
| hasClimbSide |
Grosio side
ⓘ
Mazzo di Valtellina side ⓘ
linked to:
Mazzo di Valtellina
Monno side ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Marco Pantani monument ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
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Lombardy ⓘ Province of Brescia ⓘ Province of Sondrio ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | 18 % ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Rhaetian Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Aprica
ⓘ
Bormio ⓘ Stelvio Pass ⓘ
linked to:
Passo dello Stelvio
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| notableEvent | Marco Pantani attack in Giro d’Italia 1994 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficulty for cyclists
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role in Giro d’Italia ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| region | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| reputation |
legendary Giro d’Italia climb
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one of the hardest climbs in professional cycling ⓘ |
| roadType | paved road ⓘ |
| startElevation | about 552 m (Mazzo side) ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycle racing
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motor traffic ⓘ road cycling ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Passo del Mortirolo Description of subject: Passo del Mortirolo is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the most challenging climbs in professional road cycling, especially in the Giro d'Italia.
Referenced by (2)
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