2017 Il Lombardia (World Tour), Italy
Formerly Giro di Lombardia
111th edition: Saturday, October 7, 2017
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Bergamo - Como, 245 kilometers
Vincenzo Nibali wins Il Lombardia for a second time.
The race: Here's the organizer's report.
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:
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 course profile
2017 Il Lombardia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Steve Cummings signs in.
Team BMC is presented during the starting ceremonies.
Franco Pellizotti heads to the start line.
The tifosi watch the peloton ascend the Colle del Gallo
The peloton is very compact on another point on the Gallo ascent
Maxime Monfort doesn't seem to be enjoying the Colle del Gallo
Vincenzo Nibali takes off.
Julian Alaphilippe attacks
The race is Nibali's
Julian Alaphilippe finishes a half-minute later.
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 |