Siena's Via Santa Caterina is most famous for its role in Strade Bianche. The 500m climb sits in the final, brutal kilometre of the race, and has often decided the winner of the Italian one-day Classic.
In 2021, Mathieu van der Poel accelerated to its summit with a 1,300-watt attack to secure one of his – and road cycling’s – most memorable victories. This year, Tadej Pogačar smiled up the 12% incline, the race won not in the last kilometre, but in the final 78.
