Sestriere
Sestriere | |
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Comune di Sestriere | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 10058 |
Dialing code | 0122 |
Patron saint | Saint Edward |
Saint day | 13 October |
Website | Official website |
Sestriere (Italian pronunciation:
Geography
Sestriere has 929 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 and is located on the pass that links
History
Formerly, the pass belonged to the municipality of Cesana, but from 18 October 1934 the area was unified with the hamlet of Borgata (formerly belonging to Pragelato) to create the new municipality of Sestriere. The ski resorts at Sestriere were built in the 1930s by Giovanni Agnelli and have been further developed after the Second World War by his nephew Giovanni Nasi.
Tourism
Winter sports
Sestriere is a popular skiing resort; during the winter holidays the population goes up to about 20,000 people. Together with the villages of
(Milky Way) skiing area. Sestriere is connected to 146 skiable pistes, for a total of up to 400 km (249 mi) of trails, of which 120 are provided with artificial snow. Sestriere has also one of the few facilities where it is possible to ski at night on a floodlit run.It regularly hosts
Linked resorts (Via Lattea)
Pragelato - the resort is part of the Via Lattea (Milky Way), is connected to this area by the Pattemouche-Anfiteatro cableway, built in 2006.
Claviere - This small resort is just over the border in Italy and is included in the Monts de la lune lift pass. It is where the Olympic cross country ski teams practised for the Olympics in 2006.
Sauze d'Oulx - Free Style Skiing Olympic events held here in 2006. The resort is acclaimed for its lively après-ski.
Serre Chevalier - Nearby French resort with over 250 km (155 mi) of skiing. There is a free day of skiing here on your lift pass.
Montgenèvre - Nearby French resort with over 85 km (53 mi) of pistes. Montgenevre's ski area has 8 green runs, 12 blue, 22 red and 10 black slopes and is linked to the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski area. There is a free day of skiing here on your lift pass.
Summer sports
In the summertime it is possible to play golf on Europe's highest 18-hole course.
It is also a starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
One of the most exciting moments for Italian cycling fans occurred in 1992, on stage 13 of the Tour de France when Claudio Chiappucci went on a daring solo attack of 125km. No Italian rider had won the Tour since 1965 and Chiappucci was cheered on by enormous, enthusiastic crowds as he climbed to Sestriere. He won the stage in spectacular fashion and ended up finishing 2nd to Miguel Induráin.[5]
It was the scene of the moment in Lance Armstrong's career when he rode away from the field in a breakaway uphill finish to take the stage in the 1999 Tour de France,[6] which was the first time he won the race, although he was later stripped of his seven victories.
Due to its location across two valleys, Sestriere is close to several hiking paths.
An elite
Transportation
Due to its position, Sestriere can only be reached by car or bus.
Trains from
The highway also stops in Oulx, but a municipal road leads to the village in 20 minutes.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Swiss plan glory return". BBC. 24 January 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ 2006 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 83–5.
- ^ "1992 TDF". Bikeraceinfo.com. 12 September 2021.
- ^ "1999 TDF". Bikeraceinfo.com. 20 July 2022.
- ^ Valsecchi, Piero (6 August 1996). "Some Olympic Losers Seek Consolation at High Altitude". AP NEWS. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Anche il volo di Bubka finisce in Ferrari". Corriere della Sera. 1 August 1994. p. 23.
- ^ Larsson, Peter (10 May 2020). "All-time men's best long jump: Non-legal marks". Track and Field all-time performances. Retrieved 12 October 2020.; Larsson, Peter (10 June 2020). "All-time women's best long jump: Non-legal marks". Track and Field all-time performances. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
External links
- www.vialattea.it - official site