Such is the status of the Blockhaus in Giro d’Italia climbing mythology that no matter what other legendary ascents – Etna, the Stelvio, the Zoncolan – precede or follow it, whenever the peloton begins to tackle the Blockhaus’ 13.8-kilometre slopes deep in the Apennine mountains of central Italy, it’s invariably a red-letter race day.
That day is here in 2026 for stage 7 of the Giro, 244km across the Italian peninsula from Formia to Blockhaus.
