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2014 Il Lombardia (World Tour), Italy

Formerly Giro di Lombardia

108th edition: Sunday, October 5, 2014

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Como - Bergamo, 260 km

Daniel Martin wins the 2014 Il Lombardia

Dan Martin wins the 2014 Il Lombardia. Photo ©Sirotti

Weather at Bergamo, 1:50 PM local time: Partly cloudy, 20C (68F), 10% chance of rain. Winds light and variable, from the south-southeast at 8 km/hr (5 mph).

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The Race: An early break of about ten riders gained a lead of more than eight minutes, but the long race and high speeds doomed the move.

It was on the penultimate climb, the Berbenno, that the action became red hot. Ben Hermans and Pieter Weening were a few seconds clear as they crested the hill with a small group chasing hard. The pair were brought back and as the race made the ascent to the finish at Bergamo Alto, Tim Wellens jumped clear. Philppe Gilbert went after him with a vengeance. Wellens was caught as Samuel Sanchez led the group of nine on the descent to the line.

Then Bam! With about a kilometer to go Dan Martin came from the back of the group with a powerful attack. The others had that fatal moment of hesitation before mounting a chase. That was it. The race was over and it belonged to Dan Martin who brilliantly read the other riders' willingness to work during the final seconds.

This is Martin's second monument win, having won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2013.

Complete Results:

199 starters, 104 DNF, 95 classified finishers

Winner's average speed: 40.461 km/hr

1 Daniel Martin GARMIN SHARP 6hr 25min 3sec
2 Alejandro Valverde MOVISTAR TEAM @ 1 second
3 Rui Costa  LAMPRE - MERIDA
4 Tim Wellens LOTTO BELISOL
5 Samuel Sanchez BMC RACING TEAM
6 Michael Albasini ORICA GREENEDGE
7 Philippe Gilbert BMC RACING TEAM
8 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver TEAM KATUSHA
9 Fabio Aru ASTANA PRO TEAM
10 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R LA MONDIALE 0'14"
11 Romain Bardet AG2R LA MONDIALE
12 Jelle Vanendert LOTTO BELISOL 0'18"
13 Alexandr Kolobnev TEAM KATUSHA 0'20"
14 Thibaut Pinot FDJ.FR 0'25"
15 Alessandro De Marchi CANNONDALE
16 Davide Villella CANNONDALE
17 Wilco Kelderman BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
18 Tiago Machado TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA
19 Mauro Finetto NERI SOTTOLI
20 Ivan Santaromita ORICA GREENEDGE
21 Andre Fernando Cardoso  GARMIN SHARP
22 Riccardo Zoidl TREK FACTORY RACING 0'30"
23 Roman Kreuziger TINKOFF SAXO 0'31"
24 Frank Schleck TREK FACTORY RACING 0'42"
25 Cadel Evans BMC RACING TEAM 0'46"
26 Chris Anker Sorensen  TINKOFF SAXO
27 Lars Petter Nordhaug  BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
28 Romain Sicard TEAM EUROPCAR
29 Sébastien Reichenbach IAM CYCLING
30 Angel Madrazo Ruiz CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA
31 Giovanni Visconti MOVISTAR TEAM 0'54"
32 Edoardo Zardini BARDIANI CSF
33 Ryder Hesjedal GARMIN SHARP 0'58"
34 Albert Contador  TINKOFF SAXO 0'58"
35 Pieter Serry OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
36 Warren Barguil TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO 1'16"
37 Janez Brajkovic ASTANA PRO TEAM 1'21"
38 Diego Rosa ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUEL 1'27"
39 Ben Hermans BMC RACING TEAM 1'34"
40 Przemyslaw Niemiec LAMPRE - MERIDA
41 David Arroyo Duran CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA
42 Kristijan Durasek LAMPRE - MERIDA
43 Tom Dumoulin TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO
44 Franco Pellizotti ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUEL 1'44"
45 Giampaolo Caruso TEAM KATUSHA 1'46"
46 Mikael Cherel AG2R LA MONDIALE 2'06"
47 Vasil Kiryienka TEAM SKY 2'06"
48 Simon Clarke ORICA GREENEDGE 2'37"
49 Pieter Weening ORICA GREENEDGE 2'42"
50 Jean Christophe Peraud  AG2R LA MONDIALE 3'21"
51 Maxime Monfort LOTTO BELISOL 3'52"
52 Kanstantsin Siutsou TEAM SKY
53 Miguel Rubiano Chavez  COLOMBIA
54 Marco Marcato CANNONDALE
55 Robinson Chalapud Gomez COLOMBIA
56 Jarlinson Pantano COLOMBIA
57 Bart De Clercq LOTTO BELISOL
58 Enrico Battaglin BARDIANI CSF
59 Jan Polanc LAMPRE - MERIDA
60 Steve Morabito BMC RACING TEAM 4'02"
61 Francesco Failli NERI SOTTOLI
62 Paolo Tiralongo ASTANA PRO TEAM
63 Oliver Zaugg TINKOFF SAXO
64 Sergio Moreira Paulinho TINKOFF SAXO 4'04"
65 David De La Cruz TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA 4'12"
66 Jose Costa Mendes TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA
67 Leopold Konig TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA 4'14"
68 Antonio Parrinello ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUEL 4'15"
69 Mathias Frank IAM CYCLING
70 Simone Ponzi NERI SOTTOLI
71 Valerio Conti LAMPRE - MERIDA 7'09"
72 Amets Txurruka CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA
73 Johann Tschopp IAM CYCLING
74 Andrea Fedi NERI SOTTOLI 7'13"
75 Kenny Elissonde FDJ.FR 9'40"
76 Michal Golas OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP 9'42"
77 Michal Kwiatkowski OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
78 Carlo Verona Quintanilla OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
79 Davide Formolo CANNONDALE
80 Paolo Longo Borghini CANNONDALE
81 Maxime Mederel TEAM EUROPCAR
82 Georg Preidler TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO 12'15"
83 Cesare Benedetti TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA
84 Steven Kruijswijk BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM 12'47"
85 Domenico Pozzovivo AG2R LA MONDIALE 13'12"
86 Romain Guillemois TEAM EUROPCAR 13'34"
87 Tony Gallopin LOTTO BELISOL 14'58"
88 Philip Deignan TEAM SKY
89 Bauke Mollema BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
90 Jérémy Roy FDJ.FR 17'09"
91 Antonio Piedra Perez CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA
92 Matthias Brandle IAM CYCLING
93 Jelte Slagter Tom GARMIN SHARP
94 Alessio Taliani ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUEL 18'25"
95 Gianfranco Zilioli ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUEL

2014 Il Lombardia map and profile:

2014 Lombardia map

2014 Il Lombardia map

2014 Lombardia profile

2014 Il Lombardia profile


2014 Il Lombardia Photos:

Michal Kwiatkowski

New World Road Champion Michal Kwiatkowski held a press conference on Saturday. Here he's at the Como Yacht Club showing off his rainbow jersey. Photo ©Sirotti

The pack climbs the Ghisallo

The pack climbs the Ghisallo. Photo ©Sirotti

Crest of the Ghisallo

One of the most famous places in cycling, the crest of the Ghisallo. Photo ©Sirotti

Michal Kwiatkowski

World Road Champion Michal Kwiatkowski. Photo ©Sirotti

Philippe Gilbert

Philippe Gilbert made the final cut and placed 7th. Photo ©Sirotti

Ben Hermans and Pieter Weening

Ben Hermans (BMC) and Pieter Weening (Orica) were a dangerous-looking break for a while. Photo ©Sirotti

Dan MArtin wins 2014 Il lombardia

Dan Martin timed his attack to perfection. Photo ©Sirotti

Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde leads Rui Costa across the line for second place. Photo ©Sirotti

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador crashed in the final curve and bashed the same knee he injured in the Tour de France. Photo ©Sirotti

 Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans finished 25th. Photo ©Sirotti

Dan AMrtin

Dan Martin enjoys his win. Photo ©Sirotti

The podium

The podium, from left: Alejandro Valverde, Dan Martin and Rui Costa. Photo ©Sirotti


Il Lombardia startlist: October 4, 2014

Team Katusha
Director: José Azevedo
1 Joaquim Rodríguez
2 Pavel Brutt
3 Giampaolo Caruso
4 Alexandr Kolobnev
5 Alberto Losada
6 Daniel Moreno
7 Egor Silin
8 Eduard Vorganov
AG2R La Mondiale
Director: Vincent Lavenu
11 Romain Bardet
12 Carlos Betancur
13 Mikael Cherel
14 Domenico Pozzovivo
15 Matteo Montaguti
16 Rinaldo Nocentini
17 Jean-Christophe Peraud
18 Alexis Vuillermoz
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
Director: Gianni Savio
21 Franco Pellizotti
22 Tiziano Dall'Antonia
23 Yonder Godoy
24 Antonio Parrinello
25 Diego Rosa
25 Emanuele Sella
27 Alessio Taliani
28 Gianfranco Zilioli
Astana Pro Team
Director: Giuseppe Martinelli
31 Fabio Aru
32 Enrico Gasparotto
33 Francesco Gavazzi
34 Andriy Grivko
35 Tanel Kangert
36 Fredrik Kessiakoff
37 Michele Scarponi
38 Paolo Tiralongo
Bardiani - CSF
Director: Roberto Reverberi
41 Enrico Barbin
42 Enrico Battaglin
43 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno 
44 Stefano Locatelli
45 Angelo Pagani
47 Stefano Pirazzi
48 Edoardo Zardini
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
Director: Jan Boven
51 Wilco Kelderman
52 Stef Clement
53 Martijn Keizer
54 Steven Kruijswijk
55 Bauke Mollema
56 Lars Petter Nordhaug 
57 David Tanner
58 Laurens Ten Dam
BMC Racing Team
Director: Fabio Baldato
61 Philippe Gilbert
62 Yannick Eijssen
63 Cadel Evans
64 Ben Hermans
65 Steve Morabito
66 Samuel Sánchez
67 Tejay Van Garderen
68 Larry Warbasse
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
Director: Eugenio Goicoechea
71 Luis Leon Sanchez 
72 David Arroyo
73 Karol Domagalski
74 Francesco Lasca
75 Ángel Madrazo
76 Luís Guillermo Mas 
77 Antonio Piedra
78 Amets Txurruka
Cannondale
Director: Alberto Volpi
81 Ivan Basso
82 Damiano Caruso
83 Alessandro De Marchi
84 Davide Formolo
85 Paolo Longo
86 Marco Marcato
87 Moreno Moser
88 Davide Villella
Colombia
Director: Valerio Tebaldi
91 Robinson Chalapud
92 Edward Fabián Díaz 
93 Fabio Duarte
94 Jarlinson Pantano
95 Carlos Quintero
96 Miguel Angel Rubiano 
97 Rodolfo Andres Torres 
98 Juan Pablo Valencia 
FDJ
Director: Martial Gayant
101 Thibaut Pinot
102 Arnaud Courteille
103 Kenny Elissonde
104 Antonio Fischer Murilo
105 Alexandre Geniez
106 Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
107 Jérémy Roy
108 Jussi Veikkanen
Garmin-Sharp
Director: Charly Wegelius
111 Ryder Hesjedal
112 Alexis Acevedo Janier
113 André Cardoso
114 Nathan Haas
115 Daniel Martin
116 Lachlan Morton
117 Tom-Jelte Slagter
118 Andrew Talansky
IAM Cycling
Director: Kjell Carlstrom
121 Matthias Brandle
122 Mathias Frank
123 Jonathan Fumeaux
124 Thomas Löfkvist
125 Jérome Pineau
126 Sebastien Reichenbach
127 Patrick Schelling
128 Johann Tschopp
Lampre-Merida
Director: Orlando Maini
131 Rui Costa
132 Matteo Bono
133 Valerio Conti
134 Kristijan Durasek
135 Przemyslaw Niemiec
136 Nelson Oliveira
137 Jan Polanc
138 Rafael Valls
Lotto-Belisol
Director: Bart Leysen
141 Tony Gallopin
142 Bart De Clercq
143 Pim Ligthart
144 Maxime Monfort
145 Dennis Vanendert
146 Jelle Vanendert
147 Louis Vervaeke
148 Tim Wellens
  Movistar Team
  Director: José Garcia Acosta
151 Alejandro Valverde
152 Eros Capecchi
153 Jesús Herrada
154 Beñat Intxausti
155 Ion Izagirre
156 Dayer Quintana
157 Jasha Sütterlin
158 Giovanni Visconti
Neri Sottoli
Director: Luca Scinto
161 Rafael Andriato
162 Giorgio Cecchinel
163 Francesco Failli
164 Andrea Fedi
165 Mauro Finetto
166 Yonathan Monsalve
167 Simone Ponzi
168 Fabio Taborre
Omega Pharma - Quick Step
Director: Davide Bramati
171 Michal Kwiatkowski
172 Julian Alaphilippe
173 Gianluca Brambilla
174 Michał Gołaś
175 Wout Poels
176 Pieter Serry
177 Rigoberto Uran
178 Carlos Verona
Orica-GreenEdge
Director: Matthew White
181 Michael Albasini
182 Simon Clarke
183 Daryl Impey
184 Christian Meier
185 Johan Esteban Chaves 
186 Pieter Weening
187 Adam Yates
188 Simon Yates
Team Europcar
Director: Andy Flickinger
191 Cyril Gautier
192 Natnael Berhane
193 Jérôme Cousin
194 Fabrice Jeandesboz
195 Vincent Jerome
196 Christophe Kern
197 Maxime Mederel
198 Romain Sicard
Team Giant-Shimano
Director: Addy Engels
201 Warren Barguil
202 Lawson Craddock
203 Dries Devenyns
204 Tom Dumoulin
205 Simon Geschke
206 Tobias Ludvigsson
207 Daan Olivier
208 Georg Preidler
Team NetApp – Endura
Director: Christian Pomer
211 Cesare Benedetti
212 David De La Cruz
213 Bartosz Huzarski
214 Leopold König
215 Tiago Machado
216 Ralf Matzka
217 José Costa Mendes
218 Paul Voss
Team Sky
Director: Dario Cioni
221 Dario Cataldo
222 Sebastian Henao
223 Vasil Kiryienka
224 Christian Knees
225 David Lopez
226 Philip Deignan
227 Kanstantsin Siutsou
228 Ben Swift
Tinkoff-Saxo
Director: Fabrizio Guidi
231 Alberto Contador
232 Jesús Hernández
233 Roman Kreuziger
234 Sérgio Paulinho
235 Pawel Poljanski
236 Chris Anker Sørensen 
237 Nicki Sørensen
238 Oliver Zaugg
Trek Factory Racing
Director: Kim Andersen
241 Eugenio Alafaci
242 Julián David Arredondo 
243 Laurent Didier
244 Fabio Felline
245 Yaroslav Popovych
246 Fränk Schleck
247 Calvin Watson
247 Riccardo Zoidl