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 Rounding Lake Como. A long, wet, chilly, hilly, but scenic day in the saddle for the peloton on this day |  HTC-Columbia's Michael Albansini was first man to Madonna del Ghisallo with 30 km to go |  Philippe Gilbert at the front of the chase group |
 The descent of the new Colma di Sormano climb in the rain saw some important changes at the front of the race with several riders going down. Here's Androni Giocattoli's Leonardo Bertagnolli waiting for the broom wagon. Only 34 riders finished the race. |  Philippe Gilbert on his own near the top of San Fermo with 5 km to go |  Androni Giocattoli's Michele Scarponi was the last rider to stay with Gilbert before being dropped near the top of San Fermo |
 Philippe Gilbert soloed over the final climb of San Fermo and on to the finish to win by 12s over Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) |  Another flash of brilliance by Philippe Gilbert |  The course change and the more difficult conditions this year didn't change the outcome. Philippe Gilbert repeats at Giro di Lombardia. |
 It was a tough day for taking pictures too |  Your 2010 Giro di Lombardia podium: 2nd Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli, 1st Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto and 3rd Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne |