44°15′24.11″N 7°47′20.58″E / 44.2566972°N 7.7890500°E
Prato Nevoso (or Pratonevoso) is a ski and holiday resort in northern Italy. It is located at 1480 m above sea level, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, within the municipal boundaries of the comune of Frabosa Sottana, of which it is a frazione, some four kilometres south of its centre.
History
editPrato Nevoso's history as a resort dates back to the early 1960s, when a group of Ligurian entrepreneurs decided to create a resort easily accessible from Genoa and Turin.
The fast work of building and the low initial costs of the flats promoted spurred tourism, as well as the presence of the A6 Turin-Savona motorway (enlarged during the 1990s). The fast building did not follow any principle of organic urban program, and buildings were born in the complete architectural anarchy.
Giro d'Italia
editAs well as winter sports, the resort is popular with cyclists and has been the finish of three stages of the Giro d'Italia:
| Year | Stage | Start of stage | Distance (km) | Stage winner | Pink jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13 | Loano | 115 | Pavel Tonkov | Pavel Tonkov |
| 2000 | 18 | Genova | 176 | Stefano Garzelli | Francesco Casagrande |
| 2018 | 18 | Abbiategrasso | 196 | Maximilian Schachmann | Simon Yates |
Tour de France
editOn July 20, 2008, the town served as the finish line for a stage in the 2008 Tour de France. The finish is rated First Category with an 11.4 km climb at an average of 6.9%.[1]
Tour de France stage finishes
edit| Year | Stage | Start of stage | Distance (km) | Category of climb | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15 | Embrun | 183 | 1 | Simon Gerrans | Fränk Schleck |
References
edit- ^ "Stage 15 route map and profile". www.letour.fr. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-14.