Mortirolo Pass
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Mortirolo Pass is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mortirolo Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T698606 — 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: Mortirolo Pass Context triple: [Giro d'Italia, notableClimb, Mortirolo Pass]
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A.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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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.
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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D.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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E.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
- 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: Mortirolo Pass Target entity description: Mortirolo Pass is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
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A.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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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.
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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D.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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E.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road mountain pass ⓘ |
| access | public road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Passo del Mortirolo ⓘ |
| averageGradient | around 10.5 percent from Mazzo di Valtellina ⓘ |
| category | high mountain pass ⓘ |
| climbLength | approximately 12.4 kilometres from Mazzo di Valtellina ⓘ |
| connects |
Val Camonica
ⓘ
Valtellina ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Region of Lombardy
ⓘ
linked to:
Lombardy
|
| elevation |
approximately 1852 metres
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approximately 6076 feet ⓘ |
| hasClimbSide |
Grosio side
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Mazzo di Valtellina side ⓘ Monno side ⓘ Tovo di Sant'Agata side ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
iconic climb of the Giro d'Italia
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one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling ⓘ |
| hasScenery | views of surrounding Alpine peaks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
difficulty for cyclists
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legendary status in professional road cycling ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Italian Alps ⓘ
linked to:
Alps
Lombardy ⓘ Province of Sondrio ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border area between Val Camonica and Valtellina ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | over 18 percent on some ramps ⓘ |
| near |
Edolo
ⓘ
Tirano ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense forest along much of the climb
ⓘ
narrow and winding road ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhaetian Alps ⓘ |
| region | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| roadNumber | provincial road (strada provinciale) ⓘ |
| roadType | paved road ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for cycling tourism
ⓘ
popular destination for mountain scenery ⓘ |
| usedByEvent | Giro d'Italia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amateur cycling
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motor traffic ⓘ professional cycling races ⓘ |
| usedSince | late 20th century in Giro d'Italia stages ⓘ |
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