The defiant road to Alpe di Poti
Alpe di Poti is a mountain pass at an elevation of 827m (2,713ft) above the sea level, located in the Arezzo comune in Italy, in Tuscany.
![Alpe di Poti](https://www.dangerousroads.org/cache/images/900x/0/alpedipoti0-741d7e28.jpg)
The pass was climbed by the Giro d’Italia race in 2016. Starting from San Paolo, the climb is 8.6km long, featuring 6.4 km on dirt roads, and double-digit gradients. The average percentage is 9-10% but at the first km the gradient is over the 14%. The road is known as Strade Bianche that gives its name to the popular classic held in Tuscany every March. The road is mostly paved with some gravel sections.