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2009 Giro di Lombardia

Field	Value
name	2009 Giro di Lombardia
previous	[2008](2008-giro-di-lombardia)
next	[2010](2010-giro-di-lombardia)
series	[2009 UCI World Ranking](2009-uci-world-ranking)
race_no	24
season_no	24
date	17 October 2009
stages	1
distance	242
unit	km
first	Philippe Gilbert
first_nat	BEL
first_team
second	Samuel Sánchez
second_nat	ESP
second_team
third	Alexandr Kolobnev
third_nat	RUS
third_team

The 2009 Giro di Lombardia was the 103rd edition of this single day road bicycle racing monument race, colloquially known as the "Race of the Falling Leaves". The event was run on 17 October 2009. It was the final event of the 2009 UCI World Ranking and the final major event of the 2009 road racing season. For the third consecutive year, the race was 242 kilometres long and depart from Varese to its finish in Como.

Notable features of this race include the fact that it is run around picturesque Lake Como in Northern Italy and includes the Madonna del Ghisallo climb (511m of elevation gain). At the top of this climb sits the shrine of Madonna del Ghisallo (the patron saint of cyclists) that contains a large amount of cycling memorabilia.

General standings

;17 October 2009, 242 km:

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Philippe Gilbert
2	Samuel Sánchez
3	Alexandr Kolobnev
4	Luca Paolini
5	Johnny Hoogerland
6	Robert Gesink
7	Alexander Vinokourov
8	Dan Martin
9	Juan José Cobo
10	Cadel Evans

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