Campitello Matese
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| name = Campitello Matese
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| image_skyline = Campitello Matese.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|27|48|N|14|23|39|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| region = {{flag|Molise}}
| province = Campobasso (CB)
| comune = San Massimo
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1450
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 100
| population_as_of = 2010
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| gentilic = Campitellesi
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| postal_code = 86027
| area_code = 0874
| website = {{official website|http://www.campitellomatese.net/}}
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Campitello Matese is an Italian civil parish (frazione) and ski resort,[https://archive.today/20110809095751/http://www.skiinfo.com/Ski-Resort-Info/CampitelloMatese-EITCAMPITELL-103-en.jhtml Infos on skiinfo.com] part of the municipality of San Massimo in the province of Campobasso, Molise region.
History
Geography
Campitello lies nearby Miletto mountain, part of the Matese mountain range, close to the borders of Molise with Campania. Nearest municipalities are San Massimo, Bojano, Cantalupo nel Sannio and San Gregorio Matese (CE, at the southeast{{Clarify|date=August 2015}} side of the mountains.
Tourism and sport
As ski area, Campitello is strongly receptive for Tourism, especially during winter. The resort has got 2 chairlifts and 7 ski plants for a total length of 40 km {{in lang|it}} [http://www.discovermolise.com/campitello-matese/ Info on discovermolise.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708054236/http://www.discovermolise.com/campitello-matese/# |date=2009-07-08 }}
Campitello Matese is a location known to cycling fans for being several times during the coming stage of the Giro d'Italia: the first in 1969, the last in 2002. The characteristics of the ascent from San Massimo Campitello (13.5 miles long and 850 m in altitude, average slope of 6.4%) make it one of the most challenging uphill finishes of the Apennines.
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|+Stages of the Giro d'Italia, arriving in Campitello Matese |
| Year
!Stage !Start !Distance !Winner !Race Leader |
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| align="center" | 1969
| align="center" |10 | Potenza | align="center" | {{convert|254|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Carlo Chiappano|ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}} |
| align="center" | 1982
| align="center" |12 | align="center" | {{convert|171|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Bernard Hinault|FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Bernard Hinault|FRA}} |
| align="center" | 1983
| align="center" |6 | Vasto | align="center" | {{convert|145|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Alberto Fernández|ESP}} | {{flagathlete|Silvano Contini|ITA}} |
| align="center" | 1988
| align="center" |6 | align="center" | {{convert|137|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Franco Chioccioli|ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Massimo Podenzana|ITA}} |
| align="center" | 1994
| align="center" |4 | align="center" | {{convert|204|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Evgeni Berzin|RUS}} | {{flagathlete|Evgeni Berzin|RUS}} |
| align="center" | 2002
| align="center" |11 | align="center" | {{convert|140|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Gilberto Simoni|ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Jens Heppner|GER}} |
| align="center" | 2015
| align="center" |8 | Fiuggi | align="center" | {{convert|186|km|1|abbr=on}} | {{flagathlete|Beñat Intxausti|ESP}} | {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} |
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Campitello Matese}}
- {{in lang|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090820051556/http://www.campitellomatese.net/ Campitello Matese network]
- {{in lang|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150520011805/http://www.campitello-matese.it/ Campitello Matese ScpA]
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