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2012 Giro di Lombardia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Giro di Lombardia 2012 |
| series | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 27 |
| season_no | 28 |
| image | Il_Lombardia-2012.jpg |
| image_caption | Event poster |
| date | 29 September 2012 |
| stages | 1 |
| distance | 251 |
| unit | km |
| time | 6h 36' 26" |
| first | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_team | |
| second | Samuel Sánchez |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_team | |
| third | Rigoberto Urán |
| third_nat | COL |
| third_team | |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
| image_size | 260 |
The 2012 Giro di Lombardia or 2012 Il Lombardia was the 106th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 29 September 2012, over a distance of 251 km, starting in Bergamo and ending in Lecco. It was the penultimate event of the season in the 2012 UCI World Tour. The very steep climb Muro di Sormano returned to the route during the 2012 edition after an absence of fifty years and was situated before the Madonna del Ghisallo climb. Joaquim Rodríguez () won the race after a solo breakaway initiated on the final climb of the day. He became the first Spaniard to win this Classic.
Teams
As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Seven additional wildcard invitations were given – , , , , , and – to form the event's 25-team peloton.
Race summary
The race got underway in Bergamo under rain and fog with temperatures oscillating around 10 C. The weather conditions discouraged a lot of participants, since of the 197 riders who started the race, only 54 crossed the line as 143 competitors withdrew. The newly crowned World champion Philippe Gilbert of was among those who abandoned, as he crashed while trying to reel in the leading group on the descent after the Muro di Sormano. He later rated his 60 km/h crash as a "9.5 out of 10" and posted a picture of his bloodied jersey on Twitter.
Romain Bardet () was the sole survivor of an early breakaway to crest atop the Muro di Sormano in front of the favorites, shaking off Alberto Losada () near the top. With Bardet still hanging on to a minute lead, Ryder Hesjedal () attacked with 60 km to go, but the attempt failed. Bardet was caught and 's Kevin De Weert broke free only to take a spill in a downhill turn. A couple more short-lived breaks ensued, including one by Portuguese Rui Costa (). Joaquim Rodríguez attacked on the final difficulty of the day, the Villa Vergano climb. He arrived at the top of the difficulty alone and descended to Lecco as the rain was pouring down heavily. Nobody could reach him and he crossed the line in joy, throwing a water bottle in the air. Rodriguez stated after the victory: "I was fighting for a double goal today, to win this prestigious competition and to take the lead in the UCI World Tour Ranking, and I managed both. So I'm really happy."
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | |||
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez | 6h 36' 26" | |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez | +9" | |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán | +9" | |
| 4 | Mauro Santambrogio | +9" | |
| 5 | Sergio Henao | +9" | |
| 6 | Ryder Hesjedal | +9" | |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema | +9" | |
| 8 | Oliver Zaugg | +9" | |
| 9 | Alberto Contador | +9" | |
| 10 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | +9" |
References
References
- (31 July 2012). "Muro di Sormano returns to Tour of Lombardy route".
- Daniel Benson. (29 September 2012). "Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia".
- Renaud Breban. (10 January 2012). "Tirreno, MSR et Lombardie : toutes les wild cards". 2008–2012 – Cyclism'Actu – Swar-Agency.
- Alexandre Mignot. (29 September 2012). "Purito triomphe sous le déluge". 2008–2012 – Cyclism'Actu – Swar-Agency.
- (29 September 2012). "Il Lombardia order of arrival". Gazetta dello Sport.
- (1 October 2012). ""Nice crash" ends Gilbert's season".
- (29 September 2012). "Souvenir!!!".
- Ben Atkins. (29 September 2012). "Joaquim Rodríguez solos to a rainy Lombardia victory and grabs WorldTour lead". CyclingNation LLC.
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