Giro di Lombardia
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The Giro di Lombardia, officially Il Lombardia, is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious o
Frenchman Henri Pélissier won the 1911 Giro di Lombardia in the sprint.
Record winner Fausto Coppi won the race five times between 1946 and 1954.
Vincenzo Nibali won the 2015 and 2017 Giro di Lombardia.
Church of "Madonna del Ghisallo".
Classic cycle races
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The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at ro
Giro di Lombardia
…events on the UCI World Tour calendar. Nicknamed the Classica delle foglie morte ("the Classic of the falling (dead) leaves"), it is the most important Autumn Classic in cycling. The race's most famous climb is the Madonna del Ghisallo in the race finale. The first edition was held in 1905. Since its creation, the…
Tom Boonen followed by Fabian Cancellara in 2008 Paris–Roubaix, one of the classic cycle races.
Only Rik Van Looy won all 8 original classics.