Tour of Lombardy 2017
Vincenzo Nibali won the 111th edition of the Tour of Lombardy with a strong solo. He attacked on descent of the Civiglio, which was the penultimate climb, to power to the win. Julian Alaphilippe came in second, while Gianni Moscon finished in third. The race was played out on the 7th of October on a route of 247 kilometres with an elevation gain of approximately 4,000 metres.
Check out the results/race report, or read about the route and the start list.
The route of the 2017 Tour of Lombardy was a copy of the 2015 edition, when Vincenzo Nibali soloed to a similar victory after attacking on the downhill of the Civiglio.
Tour of Lombardy 2017: route, profiles, more
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Route and profile final 75 km
Details Colle Gallo
Details Madonna del Ghisallo
Details Muro di Sormano
Details San Fermo della Battaglia
Details Civiglio
Details final kilometres
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Route en profiel Muro di Sormano
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Climb of the Muro di Sormano (video)
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Il Lombardia TweetsNibali solos to second victory in Il Lombardia
At 247 kilometres, the 2017 Tour of Lombardy travels from Bergamo to Como on the same route as in 2015. The winner is also the same: Vincenzo Nibali attacks on descent of the penultimate climb, the Civiglio, just like he did two years ago. The Shark of Messina solos to victory ahead of Julian Alaphilippe.Read more »
The Route
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Riders
The Tour of Lombardy features a strong field. Former winners Daniel Martin, Philippe Gilbert and Vincenzo Nibali face competition by the likes of Mollema, Uran, Kwiatkowski, Aru, Alaphilippe, Pinot, Landa and Poels. Check out the startlist of Il Lombardia 2017.Read more »
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The fifth Monument of the season is played out on a route with around 4,000 vertical metres, scattered through the Alps-region between Bergamo and Como. The Tour of Lombardy amounts to 247 kilometres, while the race ends Nibali-style with a 5.3 kilometres drop to the line. Check out the favourites to win Il Lombardia.Read more »