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Bergamo - Como, 243 231 kilometers

Jakob Fuglsang beats his nearest chaser by a half-minute. Sirotti photo

Weather at the finish city of Como at 1:30 PM, local time: 29C (85F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 10% chance of rain and thunderstorms during the afternoon.

The race: Here's the report from winner Jakob Fuglsang's Team Astana.

After 231 demanding kilometers out in the heat at the race of the falling leaves, Astana's leader Jakob Fuglsang powered to an amazing Monument victory in Como, the second of his career after Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2019.

The second Monument of the season, Il Lombardia took the peloton from Bergamo to Como today on a course that covered more than 230 demanding kilometers and offered six tough climbs, like the Colle Gallo, Muro di Sormano or Civiglio. All of the climbs were around seven kilometers long with pitches of over 9% and, on top of this tough course, the weather forecast expected temperatures of around 30 degrees.

It took quite a long time until a group of 11 riders formed the breakaway of the day and opened up a gap of more than three minutes. As expected the peloton paid attention and, on the way up to the third climb of the day, the Madonna del Ghisallo, the breakaway fell apart. Astana Pro Team took control over the reduced bunch and especially Aleksandr Vlasov and Harold Tejada showed excellent form supporting their leader Jakob Fuglsang.

On the descent, the leading group of the race was diminished to seven riders, with Jakob Fuglsang and Aleksandr Vlasov setting the pace.

Heading towards Como, Jakob Fuglsang made the final decisive move and was able to distance himself. Over the last 5 kilometers the Danish rider had quite a big gap and arrived in Como alone almost a minute ahead of George Bennett, who took second. Teammate Aleksandr Vlasov, who did an amazing job for Jakob in the closing kilometers, finished the perfect day for the team off with a strong third place.

- I am super happy to win here today and to add another Monument to my palmarès. It’s amazing. I knew I was coming into this race in good shape and I felt like I could win the race but it is always easier to say that than it is to actually do it. The team was super today and they did a great job for me all day especially Vlasov, who was really strong and with me right until the final kilometers. It was great to have him there with me. I knew that in the final I could win the sprint against Bennett but on that last climb, I decided to speed up and try to see if I could distance him earlier and that worked out perfectly so, like I said before, I am really happy. I was just watching the race now and saw that he [Evenepoel] was not behind us after that bridge. I heard he had crashed but I thought he was still racing. I hope that he is okay. That’s not the way you want anyone to finish a race. – Jakob Fuglsang

- We are more than happy, Jakob took his second Monument win of his career. The team did an amazing job today. Everyone gave his all to support Jakob and at the end he made the right move. It was just a great display of teamwork. But beside that, we hope that Remco is okay and we wish him speedy recovery. – Stefano Zanini

Complete Results:

Race photos

231 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.634 km/hr

1	FUGLSANG Jakob	Astana	5hr 32min 54sec
2	BENNETT George	Jumbo-Visma	@ 31sec
3	VLASOV Aleksandr	Astana	0:51
4	MOLLEMA Bauke	Trek-Segafredo	1:19
5	CICCONE Giulio	Trek-Segafredo	1:40
6	NIBALI Vincenzo	Trek-Segafredo	3:31
7	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	Bora-hansgrohe	4:31
8	ULISSI Diego	UAE-Team Emirates	5:20
9	HERMANS Ben	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:00
10	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	Alpecin-Fenix	6:28
11	DE MARCHI Alessandro	CCC Team	6:51
12	TOLHOEK Antwan	Jumbo-Visma	8:15
13	CARAPAZ Richard	INEOS	s.t.
14	CLARKE Simon	EF Pro Cycling	10:05
15	HERRADA Jesús	Cofidis	10:09
16	CATALDO Dario	Movistar	10:18
17	GUERREIRO Ruben	EF Pro Cycling	10:25
18	ROTA Lorenzo	Vini Zabù-KTM	s.t.
19	KELDERMAN Wilco	Team Sunweb	s.t.
20	GESCHKE Simon	CCC Team	s.t.
21	MOLARD Rudy	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
22	NAVARRO Daniel	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
23	BADILATTI Matteo	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
24	MAJKA Rafał	Bora-hansgrohe	10:31
25	HÄNNINEN Jaakko	Ag2r La Mondiale	10:56
26	MOSCA Jacopo	Trek-Segafredo	11:04
27	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
28	ROSSKOPF Joey	CCC Team	12:55
29	WOODS Michael	EF Pro Cycling	12:56
30	PETILLI Simone	Circus-Wanty Gobert	s.t.
31	KONRAD Patrick	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
32	HAGA Chad	Team Sunweb	12:59
33	EIKING Odd Christian	Circus-Wanty Gobert	13:04
34	HANSEN Jesper	Cofidis	13:10
35	FLOREZ Miguel	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
36	PERNSTEINER Hermann	Bahrain-McLaren	s.t.
37	CONCI Nicola	Trek-Segafredo	13:19
38	JANSSENS Jimmy	Alpecin-Fenix	14:05
39	GAROSIO Andrea	Vini Zabù-KTM	14:28
40	DUNBAR Eddie	INEOS	s.t.
41	ROUX Anthony	Groupama-FDJ	14:31
42	BATTAGLIN Enrico	Bahrain-McLaren	s.t.
43	FORTUNATO Lorenzo	Vini Zabù-KTM	14:44
44	FRANK Mathias	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
45	GUGLIELMI Simon	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
46	CHERNETSKI Sergei	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
47	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
48	CRAS Steff	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
49	CARBONI Giovanni	Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè	15:43
50	HAMILTON Chris	Team Sunweb	16:21
51	VAKOC Petr	Alpecin-Fenix	16:43
52	TEJADA Harold	Astana	16:45
53	STANNARD Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	17:50
54	WARBASSE Larry	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
55	ZIMMERMANN Georg	CCC Team	s.t.
56	MOSCON Gianni	INEOS	s.t.
57	HONORE Mikkel	Deceuninck-Quick Step	s.t.
58	ROVNY Ivan	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
59	RUBIO Einer	Movistar	s.t.
60	RAVASI Edward	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
61	MCNULTY Brandon	UAE-Team Emirates	18:43
62	RYBALKIN Aleksey	Gazprom-RusVelo	20:08
63	VELASCO Simone	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
64	HINDLEY Jai	Team Sunweb	20:20
65	STORK Florian	Team Sunweb	s.t.
66	MAŁECKI Kamil	CCC Team	s.t.
67	COVILI Luca	Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè	s.t.
68	BOUWMAN Koen	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
69	VERVAEKE Louis	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
70	GOOSSENS Kobe	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
71	BOUCHARD Geoffrey	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
72	HARPER Chris	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
73	HERRADA José	Cofidis	s.t.
74	NYCH Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
75	GABBURO Davide	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	20:55
76	DE TIER Floris	Alpecin-Fenix	21:11
77	CAICEDO Jonathan	EF Pro Cycling	22:42
78	DE BOD Stefan	NTT Pro Cycling	24:16
79	IZAGIRRE Ion	Astana	s.t.
80	ARANBURU Alex	Astana	s.t.
81	GRMAY Tsgabu	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
82	SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo	Movistar	s.t.
83	SPREAFICO Matteo	Vini Zabù-KTM	25:29
84	ALBA Juan Diego	Movistar	s.t.
85	SCHELLING Ide	Bora-hansgrohe	25:57

2020 Il Lombardia revised and original map & profile:

Revised 2020 Tour of Lombardy route

Original 2020 Tour of Lombardy map

Revised 2020 Tour of Lombardy profile

Original 2020 Tour of Lombardy course profile

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2020 Il Lombardia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The race starts in the lovely city of Bergamo

During the starting ceremonies, Team Cofidis is presented.

Remco Evenepoel gets his bike.

Racing through Como. I think that's Vlasov in the middle. Perhaps Bauke Mollema leading.

Alessandro De Marchi

Richard Antonio Carapaz

Jakob Fuglsang wins 2020 Il Lombardia

George Bennett finishes second.

Bauke Mollema finished fourth.

Jakob Fuglsang and George Bennett just after the race.

You can't see much of him, but that's race winner Jakob Fuglsang.

the 2020 Il Lombardia podium, from left: George Bennett (2nd), Jakob Fuglsang (1st) & Aleksandr Vlasov (3rd).

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Here's the race organizer's preview and a note about the route change:

On Tuesday, August 11, the organizer posted this note about a change in the race route.

There is a small change for the 114th edition of Il Lombardia presented by UBI Banca. The route of the race organized by RCS Sport / La Gazzetta dello Sport, scheduled for Saturday 15 August, will be 12km shorter than previously announced.

After having climbed Colle Brianza, the peloton will now immediately face the descent towards Oggiono, without the initially planned detour for Lecco / Valmadrera and the subsequent return to Oggiono. This amendment means a total distance of 12km less compared to what was previously announced.

The change does not alter the distinctive features of Il Lombardia presented by UBI Banca, with the start from Bergamo and classic arrival on the Como lakefront, and the Colle Gallo, Colle Brianza, Madonna del Ghisallo, Sormano, Civiglio and San Fermo della Battaglia to climb along the route, totaling 231km.

THE ROUTE
After departing Bergamo in a southerly direction, the route crosses the Bergamo plain in its first 40km to head up the Cavallina valley to Casazza where the Colle Gallo – the first ascent of the race – is tackled. Colle is followed by a fast descent returning from the Seriana valley to Bergamo, then the route re-enters lowland roads that lead to Brianza. There’s a short passage to Colle Brianza and a descent to Pescate heading towards Valmadrera and then towards Oggiono and, finally, through Pusiano, Asso and down the descent to Onno and on to Bellagio. This is where the Ghisallo ascent – with gradients of up to 14% on wide roads with hairpin bends – begins.

The following very fast descent is on long straights and ends at Maglio where, immediately after a right turn, the climb of the Colma di Sormano begins. After a few kilometers of medium slopes, and a few hundred meters after Sormano, the route heads up the Muro di Sormano on a narrow, very steep road – 2km long with a gradient up to 15%. It’s partly inside a small wood, with very narrow bends and slopes that, for around 1km, exceed 25% up to almost 30%.

Once past the Colma, the route follows the descent to Nesso, where the riders then take the coastal road to reach Como. Next they face the hard climb to Civiglio (614m) with slopes almost always around 10% – and with a marked narrowing of the roadway at the top of the climb – before going back down and through Como to hit the last climb of San Fermo della Battaglia (397m). There are two feed zones: the first at km 94-97 and the second at km 151-154.

LAST KM
The last 10km start inside the area of Como on wide avenues, up to the railway underpass where the final ascent of San Fermo della Battaglia begins. The slope is around 7% (max 10%). The route passes several hairpin bends up to the brow at around 5km from the finish. The descent, on a wide, well-paved road ends at the last kilometre.

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Startlist with back numbers, August 14, 2020:

	TREK-SEGAFREDO
DS:	Adriano Baffi, Paolo Slongo
1	MOLLEMA Bauke
2	BRAMBILLA Gianluca
3	CICCONE Giulio
4	CONCI Nicola
5	DE KORT Koen
6	MOSCA Jacopo
7	NIBALI Vincenzo
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
DS:	Didier Jannel, Cyril Dessel
11	BOUCHARD Geoffrey
12	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément
13	DOMONT Axel
14	FRANK Mathias
15	GASTAUER Ben
16	HÄNNINEN Jaakko
17	WARBASSE Larry
	ALPECIN-FENIX
DS:	Christoph Roodhooft, Kristof De Kegel
21	VAN DER POEL Mathieu
22	DE TIER Floris
23	JANSSENS Jimmy
24	SBARAGLI Kristian
25	VAKOC Petr
26	VERVAEKE Louis
27	WALSLEBEN Philipp
	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC
DS:	Giovanni Ellena, Gianni Savio
31	BAGIOLI Nicola
32	BISOLTI Alessandro
33	CHIRICO Luca
34	FLOREZ Miguel
35	GABBURO Davide
36	PELLAUD Simon
37	RAVANELLI Simone
	ASTANA
DS:	Stefano Zanini, Giuseppe Martinelli
41	FUGLSANG Jakob
42	ARANBURU DEBA Alex
43	BOARO Manuele
44	MARTINELLI Davide
45	IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Ion
46	TEJADA CANACUE Harold
47	VLASOV Aleksander
	BAHRAIN-MCLAREN
DS:	Alberto Volpi, Franco Pellisotti
51	BATTAGLIN Enrico
52	BOLE Grega
53	CAPECCHI Eros
54	DAVIES Scott
55	NOVAK Domen
56	PADUN Mark
57	PERNSTEINER Hermann
	BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE'
DS:	Roberto Reverberi, Mario Manzoni
61	CARBONI Giovanni
62	COVILI Luca
63	FIORELLI Filippo
64	ROMANO Francesco
65	SAVINI Daniel
66	SENNI Manuel
67	ZANA Filippo
	BORA-HANSGROHE
DS:	Jens Zemke, Christian Pomer
71	MAJKA Rafal
72	BENEDETTI Cesare
73	DRUCKER Jean Pierre
74	KONRAD Patrick
75	POLJANSKI Pawel
76	SCHACHMANN Maximilian
77	SCHELLING Ide
	CCC TEAM
DS:	Gabriele Missaglia, Piotr Wadecki
81	VALTER Attila
82	DE MARCHI Alessandro
83	GESCHKE Simon
84	MALECKI Kamil
85	PALUTA Michal
86	ROSSKOPF Joey
87	ZIMMERMANN Georg
	CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT
DS:	Hilaire Van Der Schueren, Jean-Marc Rossignon
91	DE PLUS Jasper
92	DELACROIX Théo
93	DEVRIENDT Tom
94	EIKING Odd Christian
96	PASQUALON Andrea
97	PETILLI Simone
	COFIDIS
DS:	Roberto Damiani
101	HERRADA Jesús
102	BARCELO Fernando
103	HANSEN Jesper
104	HERRADA José
105	LE TURNIER Mathias
106	MORIN Emmanuel
107	VIVIANI Attilio
	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP
DS:	Davide Bramanti, Geert Van Bondt
111	EVENEPOEL Remco
112	ALMEIDA João
113	BAGIOLI Andrea
114	CATTANEO Mattia
115	DEVENYNS Dries
116	HONORÉ Mikkel
117	SERRY Pieter
	EF PRO CYCLING
DS:	Fabrizio Guidi
121	BETTIOL Alberto
122	CAICEDO Jonathan
123	CLARKE Simon
124	GUERREIRO Ruben
125	MORTON Lachlan David
126	CORT NIELSEN Magnus
127	WOODS Michael
	GAZPROM-RUSVELO
DS:	Michele Devoti, Dmitri Konychev
131	KUZMIN Anton
132	CHERNETSKY Sergey
133	NEKRASOV Denis
134	NYCH Artem
135	ROVNY Ivan
136	RYBALKIN Aleksey
137	VELASCO Simone
	GROUPAMA-FDJ
DS:	Sebastien Joly
141	BRUNEL Alexys
142	FRANKINY Kilian
143	MOLARD Rudy
144	ROUX Anthony
145	SEIGLE Romain
146	THOMAS Benjamin
147	GUGLIELMI Simon
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
DS:	Claudio Cozzi, Nicki Sorensen
151	BADILATTI Matteo
152	BOIVIN Guillaume
153	CATAFORD Alexander
154	GOLDSTEIN Omer
155	HERMANS Ben
156	NAVARRO Daniel
157	PICCOLI James
	LOTTO SOUDAL
DS:	Frederik Willems, Kevin De Weert
161	WELLENS Tim
162	CRAS Steff
163	GOOSSENS Kobe
164	HANSEN Adam
165	MAES Nikolas
166	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz
167	VAN DER SANDE Tosh
	MITCHELTON-SCOTT
DS:	Gene Bates, Vittorio Algeri
171	NIEVE Mikel
172	ALBASINI Michael
173	GRMAY Tsgabu
174	HAMILTON Lucas
175	MEYER Cameron
176	SCOTSON Callum
177	STANNARD Robert
	MOVISTAR
DS:	Jose Vicente Garcia, Maximilian Sciandri
181	CATALDO Dario
182	ALBA Juan
183	CARRETERO Hector
184	HOLLMANN Juri
185	RUBIO Einer
186	SEPULVEDA Eduardo
187	VILLELLA Davide
	NTT PRO CYCLING
DS:	Bingen Fernandez, Hendrik Redant
191	DE BOD Stefan
192	DYBALL Ben
193	GASPAROTTO Enrico
194	KING Benjamin
195	MÄDER Gino
196	SOBRERO Matteo
197	WYSS Danilo
	INEOS
DS:	Matteo Tosatto
201	CARAPAZ Richard
202	DUNBAR Eddie
203	GEOGHEGAN Tao
204	MOSCON Gianni
205	PUCCIO Salvatore
206	SOSA CUERVO Ivan Ramiro
207	SWIFT Ben
	JUMBO-VISMA
DS:	Addy Engels
211	BENNETT George
212	BOUWMAN Koen
213	HARPER Chris
214	HOFSTEDE Lennard
215	MARTENS Paul
216	VINGEGAARD RASMUSSEN Jonas
217	TOLHOEK Antwan
	TEAM SUNWEB
DS:	Luke Roberts
221	KELDERMAN Wilco
222	DENZ Nico
223	HAGA Chad
224	HAMILTON Chris
225	HINDLEY Jai
226	TUSVELD Martijn
227	STORK Florian
	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES
DS:	Jose Antonio Fernandez, Marco Marzano
231	ULISSI Diego
232	ARU Fabio
233	CONTI Valerio
234	COVI Alessandro
235	MCNULTY Brandon
236	RAVASI Edward
237	RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr
	VINI ZABU’ KTM
DS:	Luca Scinto, Luca Amoriello
241	VISCONTI Giovanni
242	FORTUNATO Lorenzo
243	FRAPPORTI Marco
244	GAROSIO Andrea
245	MITRI James
246	ROTA Lorenzo
247	SPREAFICO Matteo