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2017 Il Lombardia (World Tour), Italy

Formerly Giro di Lombardia

111th edition: Saturday, October 7, 2017

Il Lombardia podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition | Course map & profile | Photos | Start list

Bergamo - Como, 245 kilometers

Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali wins Il Lombardia for a second time.

The race: Here's the organizer's report.

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Vincenzo Nibali won Il Lombardia for the second time on the same finale as two years ago, using the same tactic throughout the downhill to drop his rival, Frenchman Thibaut Pinot, with 12km to go. Another Frenchman, Julian Alaphilippe, jumped to claim second place in Como while Italy’s Gianni Moscon rounded out the podium. This was Nibali’s 50th victory as a professional rider.

Race winner Vincenzo Nibali said: “I was in a better condition today than I was two years ago; I knew the downhill better. I had more confidence too. A win in a Monument has a higher value than a stage in a Grand Tour, as I got this year at the Giro with the Stelvio and at Andorra in the Vuelta. The most difficult thing for me was to maintain my condition after the Vuelta – Il Lombardia kept me focused.

“The first one was harder to win because there was the fear that I hadn’t won a Monument yet. Today everyone was controlling me, Quintana and Uran in particular, so I had to redistribute the cards. When Pinot attacked, I let him go and I went after him 1km before the summit. Then I thought of nothing. I just went straight on and flat out. When I turned pro, [sport director Stefano] Zanatta told me I had downhill skills that I could use either for attacking or defending. It’s still the case now. I’m 32, not 33 yet, but I feel young and strong.”

Runner-up Julian Alaphilippe said: “It’s incredible. I didn’t expect to finish on the podium today. I had a strange feeling after the World Championships, but I kept focused and my team did a really good job. I did my best but I couldn’t follow Nibali when he attacked. I’m not disappointed, it’s already something special to finish on the podium of a Monument. My thoughts also go to my team-mate who crashed during the race while he was at the front. I heard he’s OK, I strongly hope so. I want to thank my team for their work in my favour today, and I will return to the Italian monuments with the aim of doing even better than third in Milan-Sanremo and second at Il Lombardia.”

Gianni Moscon, who took third place, said: “A Monument is so special, so to make the podium today is amazing. Even if I didn’t win a race this year, a podium here in Como is fantastic and worth a victory – it’s the best way to close my season. Nibali was the strongest on the last climb. I tried to attack Civiglio but everybody was tired after 200km or more of racing pretty hard. After the Sormano wall, your legs feel stiff. Even if I went with Nibali I’d have been dropped in the next climb like Pinot was. I’m happy with third place. After this, I can take more responsibilities in the team. My condition is on the up after the Vuelta. This increases my ambitions for next season – I want to be at the top of my condition for the Spring Classics.”

TODISCO PRIZE
The Todisco Prize, won by the first rider who arrived at the top of the Madonna del Ghisallo climb, has been awarded to the French rider Mikael Cherel (AG2R La Mondiale).

Complete Results:

Photos

245 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.150 km/hr

199 starters, 100 classified finishers

1 NIBALI Vincenzo BAHRAIN-MERIDA 6hr 15min 29sec
2 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QUICK-STEP FLOORS @ 28sec
3 MOSCON Gianni SKY 0'38''
4 VUILLERMOZ Alexis AG2R-LA MONDIALE s.t.
5 PINOT Thibaut FDJ s.t.
6 POZZOVIVO Domenico AG2R-LA MONDIALE s.t.
7 ARU Fabio ASTANA s.t.
8 NIEVE Mikel SKY 0'40''
9 QUINTANA Nairo MOVISTAR 0'42''
10 CHERNETSKI Sergei ASTANA 0'47''
11 OOMEN Sam TEAM SUNWEB s.t.
12 ROCHE Nicholas BMC s.t.
13 BERNAL Egan Arley ANDRONI-SIDERMEC s.t.
14 HERMANS Ben BMC s.t.
15 VILLELLA Davide CANNONDALE-DRAPAC 1'12''
16 FRANK Mathias AG2R-LA MONDIALE s.t.
17 ROSA Diego SKY s.t.
18 KELDERMAN Wilco TEAM SUNWEB s.t.
19 MOLLEMA Bauke TREK-SEGAFREDO 1'26''
20 WELLENS Tim LOTTO-SOUDAL s.t.
21 ULISSI Diego UAE TEAM EMIRATES 2'20''
22 URAN Rigoberto CANNONDALE-DRAPAC s.t.
23 GENIEZ Alexandre AG2R-LA MONDIALE 2'56''
24 HAIG Jack ORICA-SCOTT 3'00''
25 MOLARD Rudy FDJ 3'41''
26 MAJKA Rafal BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
27 GILBERT Philippe QUICK-STEP FLOORS s.t.
28 KRUIJSWIJK Steven LOTTO NL-JUMBO s.t.
29 BILBAO LOPEZ Pello ASTANA s.t.
30 GODOY Yonder WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA 4'45''
31 STETINA Peter TREK-SEGAFREDO 5'18''
32 KREUZIGER Roman ORICA-SCOTT s.t.
33 MASNADA Fausto ANDRONI-SIDERMEC s.t.
34 BARGUIL Warren TEAM SUNWEB 5'51''
35 CONTI Valerio UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
36 MARTIN Daniel QUICK-STEP FLOORS s.t.
37 VISCONTI Giovanni BAHRAIN-MERIDA s.t.
38 POELS Wout SKY 8'08''
39 POLANC Jan UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
40 ROGLIC Primoz LOTTO NL-JUMBO s.t.
41 LETURNIER Mathias COFIDIS s.t.
42 ROUX Anthony FDJ 9'23''
43 CHEREL Mikael AG2R-LA MONDIALE 9'39''
44 GAUDU David FDJ s.t.
45 SICARD Romain DIRECT ENERGIE s.t.
46 DE MARCHI Alessandro BMC s.t.
47 GRIVKO Andrey ASTANA 11'05''
48 DE TIER Floris LOTTO NL-JUMBO s.t.
49 CICCONE Giulio BARDIANI-CSF s.t.
50 VELASCO Simone BARDIANI-CSF s.t.
51 BOUWMAN Koen LOTTO NL-JUMBO s.t.
52 RAVASI Edward UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
53 SANTAROMITA Ivan NIP   NIPPO-VINI FANTINI s.t.
54 FARIA DA COSTA Rui UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
55 RODRIGUEZ Cristian WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA s.t.
56 KOSHEVOY Ilia WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA s.t.
57 BENOOT Tiesj LOTTO-SOUDAL s.t.
58 ZEITS Andrey ASTANA s.t.
59 TORRES Rodolfo ANDRONI-SIDERMEC s.t.
60 BATTAGLIN Enrico LOTTO NL-JUMBO s.t.
61 VANMARCKE Sep CANNONDALE-DRAPAC s.t.
62 MARCZYNSKI Tomasz LOTTO-SOUDAL s.t.
63 PIBERNIK Luka BAHRAIN-MERIDA s.t.
64 VERONA Carlos ORICA-SCOTT s.t.
65 LATOUR Pierre Roger AG2R-LA MONDIALE s.t.
66 MAISON Jérémy FDJ s.t.
67 ATAPUMA Jhon UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
68 DE LA PARTE Victor MOVISTAR s.t.
69 GESCHKE Simon TEAM SUNWEB s.t.
70 TAARAMÄE Rein KATUSHA-ALPECIN s.t.
71 HOFSTEDE Lennard TEAM SUNWEB s.t.
72 HAMILTON Christopher TEAM SUNWEB s.t.
73 HENAO Sergio Luis SKY 11'10''
74 YATES Adam ORICA-SCOTT 11'24''
75 ROSSETTO Stéphane COFIDIS 12'36''
76 MATE Luis Angel COFIDIS s.t.
77 POLJANSKI Pawel BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
78 TOLHOEK Antwan LOTTO NL-JUMBO 14'33''
79 SOLER Marc MOVISTAR 14'49''
80 BRUTT Pavel GAZPROM-RUSVELO 15'21''
81 BARTA Jan BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
82 JUUL JENSEN Christopher ORICA-SCOTT s.t.
83 MORTON Lachlan DIMENSION DATA s.t.
84 DEBESAY Mekseb DIMENSION DATA 15'45''
85 CANTY Brendan CANNONDALE-DRAPAC s.t.
86 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
87 SERRY Pieter QUICK-STEP FLOORS s.t.
88 MÜHLBERGER Gregor BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
89 ROTA Lorenzo BARDIANI-CSF 16'37''
90 FIRSANOV Sergey GAZPROM-RUSVELO 17'09''
91 NYCH Artem GAZPROM-RUSVELO s.t.
92 OLIVIER Daan LOTTO NL-JUMBO 17'45''
93 CUNEGO Damiano NIPPO-VINI FANTINI 20'18''
94 BISOLTI Alessandro NIPPO-VINI FANTINI s.t.
95 DE NEGRI Pier Paolo NIPPO-VINI FANTINI s.t.
96 FILOSI Iuri NIPPO-VINI FANTINI s.t.
97 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA-SCOTT 21'25''
98 BICO Nuno MOVISTAR s.t.
99 HOWSON Damien ORICA-SCOTT s.t.
100 LAMMERTINK Maurits KATUSHA-ALPECIN s.t.

2017 Il Lombardia map & profile:

2017 Tour of Lombardy map

2017 Tour of Lombardy map

2017 Tour of Lombardy profile

2017 Tour of Lombardy course profile

2017 Il Lombardia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Steve Cummings

Steve Cummings signs in.

Team BMC

Team BMC is presented during the starting ceremonies.

Franco Pellizotti

Franco Pellizotti heads to the start line.

2017Il Lombardia

The tifosi watch the peloton ascend the Colle del Gallo

Peloton

The peloton is very compact on another point on the Gallo ascent

Mwxime Monfort

Maxime Monfort doesn't seem to be enjoying the Colle del Gallo

Vincenzo Nibali

Vincenzo Nibali takes off.

Julian Alaphilippe

Julian Alaphilippe attacks

Vincenzo Nibali

The race is Nibali's

Julian Alaphilippe

Julian Alaphilippe finishes a half-minute later.

Il Lombardia podium

2017 Il Lombardia podium, from left: Julian Alaphilippe (2nd), Vincenzo Nibali & Gianni Moscon (3rd)


Start list with back numbers, October 6, 2017:

ORICA-SCOTT
1 YATES Adam
2 HAIG Jack
3 HOWSON Damien
4 JUUL JENSEN Christopher
5 KEUKELEIRE Jens
6 KREUZIGER Roman
7 ALBASINI Michael
8 VERONA Carlos
AG2R-LA MONDIALE
11 POZZOVIVO Domenico
12 BAKELANTS Jan
13 BIDARD François
14 CHEREL Mickaël
15 FRANK Mathias
16 GENIEZ Alexandre
17 LATOUR Pierre
18 VUILLERMOZ Alexis
ANDRONI-SIDERMEC
21 BERNAL Egan Arley
22 BALLERINI Davide
23 CATTANEO Mattia
24 FRAPPORTI Marco
25 GAVAZZI Francesco
26 MASNADA Fausto
27 TORRES Rodolfo
28 VENDRAME Andrea
ASTANA
31 ARU Fabio
32 BILBAO Pello
33 CATALDO Dario
34 CHERNETSKY Sergey
35 FUGLSANG Jakob
36 GRIVKO Andriy
37 SANCHEZ Luis Leon
38 ZEITS Andrey
BAHRAIN-MERIDA
41 NIBALI Vincenzo
42 BRAJKOVIC Janez
43 GASPAROTTO Enrico
44 NIBALI Antonio
45 NOVAK Domen
46 PELLIZOTTI Franco
47 PIBERNIK Luka
48 VISCONTI Giovanni
BARDIANI-CSF
51 ANDREETTA Simone
52 BARBIN Enrico
53 CICCONE Giulio
54 ROTA Lorenzo
55 STERBINI Simone
56 TONELLI Alessandro
57 VELASCO Simone
58 ZARDINI Edoardo
BMC
61 CARUSO Damiano
62 DE MARCHI Alessandro
63 ELMIGER Martin
64 HERMANS Ben
65 MOINARD Amaël
66 ROCHE Nicholas
67 SCHÄR Michael
68 SENNI Manuel
BORA-HANSGROHE
71 MAJKA Rafal
72 BARTA Jan
73 BUCHMANN Emanuel
74 KONRAD Patrick
75 HERKLOTZ Silvio
76 PIMENTA José Joao
77 MUHLBERGER Gregor
78 POLJANSKI Pawel
CANNONDALE-DRAPAC
81 URAN Rigoberto
82 CANTY Brendan
83 CARTHY Hugh
84 BETTIOL Alberto
85 VANMARCKE Sep
86 FORMOLO Davide
87 SLAGTER Tom Jelte
88 VILLELLA Davide
COFIDIS
91 BAGOT Yohan
92 BONNAFOND Guillaume
93 EDET Nicolas
94 LE TURNIER Mathias
95 MATE Luis Angel
96 PEREZ Anthony
97 ROSSETTO Stéphane
98 SIMON Julien
DIRECT ENERGIE
101 CALMEJANE Lilian
102 GRELLIER Fabien
103 HIVERT Jonathan
104 JEANDESBOZ Fabrice
105 NAULEAU Bryan
106 OURSELIN Paul
107 QUEMENEUR Perrig
108 SICARD Romain
FDJ
111 PINOT Thibaut
112 GAUDU David
113 LADAGNOUS Matthieu
114 MAISON Jérémy
115 MOLARD Rudy
116 MORABITO Steve
117 ROUX Anthony
118 ROY Jérémy
GAZPROM-RUSVELO
121 FIRSANOV Serguei
122 ARSLANOV Ildar
123 BOEV Igor
124 BRUTT Pavel
125 KOZONTCHUK Dmitriy
126 LAGUTIN Sergey
127 NYCH Artem
128 ROVNY Ivan
LOTTO-SOUDAL
131 WELLENS Tim
132 ARMEE Sander
133 BENOOT Tiesj
134 DE GENDT Thomas
135 GALLOPIN Tony
136 MARCZYNSKI Tomasz
137 MONFORT Maxime
138 VANENDERT Jelle
MOVISTAR
141 QUINTANA Dayer
142 ANACONA Winner
143 BICO Nuno
144 CARRETERO Hector
145 DE LA PARTE Victor
146 HERRADA Jesús
147 QUINTANA Nairo
148 SOLER Marc
NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
151 CUNEGO Damiano
152 DE NEGRI Pier Paolo
153 BISOLTI Alessandro
154 FILOSI Iuri
155 BAGIOLI Nicola
156 BERLATO Giacomo
157 SANTAROMITA Ivan
158 KOBAYASHI Marino
QUICK-STEP FLOORS
161 ALAPHILIPPE Julian
162 BRAMBILLA Gianluca
163 DE PLUS Laurens
164 DEVENYNS Dries
165 GILBERT Philippe
166 JUNGELS Bob
167 MARTIN Daniel
168 SERRY Pieter
DIMENSION DATA
171 CUMMINGS Stephen
172 BERHANE Natnael
173 DEBESAY Mekseb
174 FRAILE Omar
175 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
176 KING Benjamin
177 MORTON Lachlan
178 PAUWELS Serge
KATUSHA-ALPECIN
181 BELKOV Maxim
182 GONCALVES Jose
183 KISERLOVSKI Robert
184 LAMMERTINK Maurits
185 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto
186 RESTREPO Jhonatan
187 TAARAMAE Rein
188 VICIOSO Angel
LOTTO NL-JUMBO
191 KRUIJSWIJK Steven
192 BATTAGLIN Enrico
193 BOUWMAN Koen
194 CLEMENT Stef
195 OLIVIER Daan
196 ROGLIC Primoz
197 DE TIER Floris
198 TOLHOEK Antwan
SKY
201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO Sergio
203 LANDA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE Mikel
206 POELS Wouter
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego
TEAM SUNWEB
211 TEN DAM Laurens
212 BARGUIL Warren
213 GESCHKE Simon
214 HAMILTON Chris
215 HOFSTEDE Lennard
216 KELDERMAN Wilco
217 OOMEN Sam
218 MATTHEWS Michael
TREK-SEGAFREDO
221 BERNARD Julien
222 DIDIER Laurent
223 DE KORT Koen
224 RAST Grégory
225 MOLLEMA Bauke
226 PANTANO Jarlinson
227 REIJNEN Kiel
228 STETINA Peter
UAE-TEAM EMIRATES
231 ULISSI Diego
232 ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin
233 CONTI Valerio
234 DURASEK Kristijan
235 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto
236 PETILLI Simone
237 POLANC Jan
238 RAVASI Edward
WILIER-SELLE ITALIA
241 CECCHIN Alberto
243 FLOREZ Miguel Eduardo
244 GODOY Yonder
245 KOSHEVOY Ilia
246 MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe
247 RODRÍGUEZ Cristian
248 TURRIN Alex