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Rui Costa (Movistar) at his first race since winning the Worlds RR two weeks ago, also in Italy		share this photo
Rui Costa (Movistar) and his fan club		share this photo
The start in Bergamo for the 242 km fall classic		share this photo
Photo-Op		share this photo
The World Champ		share this photo
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Early break		share this photo
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83 km to go: The action on steep Muro di Sormano		share this photo
Robert Gesink and Daniel Martin pulling some good facial expression		share this photo
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Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was the first rider to the top of Muro di Sormano		share this photo
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Philippe Gilbert		share this photo
Lots of crashes on the slick, technical roads		share this photo
The action along Lake Como		share this photo
Passing by Madonna del Ghisallo with 50 km to go		share this photo
Like last year, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) made a solo attack on the final climb		share this photo
He's not Italian but the tifosi appreciate a brave solo move		share this photo
Rodriguez managing the technical descent		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) looking to make the worlds a distant memory		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), of all people, chasing. He finished 2nd + 17s		share this photo
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) crashed shortly after this photo, but he collected himself for 4th + 45s. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) finished 3rd + 23s.		share this photo
Ivan Basso (Cannondale) leading the next chase group. He finished 11th + 55s.		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) digging for the line		share this photo
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Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) repeats at Il Lombardia		share this photo
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Unlike the worlds, his late solo attack succeeds		share this photo
2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 17s		share this photo
3rd Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) + 23s		share this photo
Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) sliding across the line for 15th + 55s		share this photo
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32nd Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) + 3:44		share this photo
The new world champion Rui Costa (Movistar) finished 34th + 8:35 in his first race in the rainbow jersey		share this photo
The winner post-race: “I knew that if I wanted to win, I had to attack there [Villa Vergano climb]. It’s October, the race is 240 km long, it was raining and cold, and it was even faster than last year, and you could feel the group was tired. I knew I had to make one decisive attack. I attacked at the right moment although, on the descent, I never trusted the curves in the rain, so the final descent was stressful. It is great to win, and it’s never easy.’		share this photo
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The downs and up of pro cycling, repeat winner Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) with the 2013 Il Lombardia winner's trophy		share this photo
Your 2013 Il Lombardia podium: 3rd Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) + 23s, 1st Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), 2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 17s		share this photo
Post race press conference		share this photo
“It was a good win for me, in a beautiful race. I’m just enjoying the moment. I always try to look forward. This week hasn’t been easy because the World Championships are World Championships. But I have family and friends who helped me focus on this race, and I’ve come out of it the winner. It was important to prove to myself that I could recover well after World Championships and focus on the next race. This win helps me move towards 2014 knowing that this is my level.”		share this photo
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