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| Michal Kwiatkowski signing in for his first race in the World Champion's Rainbow Jersey | share this photo |
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| Cadel Evans with his young boy before his last European professional race. He's announced he will retire in Australia at the beginning of next year. | share this photo |
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| Wolrd Champ Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQS) rolling to the start in Como | share this photo |
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| Il Lombardia start scene in Como | share this photo |
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| km 50: the first climb (Madonna del Ghisallo, 8.6 km @ 6.2 %, max 14.0 %) of the day with Lake Como in the background | share this photo |
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| Madonna del Ghisallo | share this photo |
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| Madonna del Ghisallo | share this photo |
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| Madonna del Ghisallo | share this photo |
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| Cresting Madonna del Ghisallo | share this photo |
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| Michal Kwiatkowski suffered from cramps today and wasn't a factor near the end of the race | share this photo |
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| The break led by Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Androni) Miguel Rubiano (Colombia) | share this photo |
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| The chase in Bracca with the world champ | share this photo |
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| 33 km to go: BMC's Steve Morabito leading the peloton on Berbenno (5.5 km @ 5.3 %, max 10.0 %) | share this photo |
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| Two men break with a small gap: Pieter Weening (Orica GreenEdge), Ben Hermans (Bmc) on Berbenno | share this photo |
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| A small break of favorites made it over Bergamo Alta with 5 km to go. It looked like there would be a bunch sprint finish, but Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) caught everyone by surprise by surging from the back with 500m to go and easily taking the win | share this photo |
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| The winning move: “I saw a moment of hesitation. I don’t think the other riders even knew I was there, because I was in last position all the time. Once I had some speed, I knew I’d get a gap, and then it was a question of don’t crash. I’ve got a history of crashing on the last corner - in Lombardy last year, and in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. It’s incredible. I have no words.” | share this photo |
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| Dan Martin ends a injury/crash prone year on a positive note. “It has been a difficult year, After crashes in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro d’italia, I also crashed at the Vuelta, at a really bad moment. Even last week, at the Worlds, people fell in front of me, leaving me out of contention. I’ve mostly had good luck in my career, so it’s normal to have a season of bad luck. The team helped me: they really believed I could win today, so it was easier to stay motivated and train hard coming into these final races. I didn’t want to finish the season without a win. After the Vuelta, I really worked 100% and I wanted to win here or in Beijing, and I’ve won here, so it’s a special victory.” | share this photo |
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| Finish line perspective | share this photo |
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| The winning margin | share this photo |
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| One second later, 2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), 3rd Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida). As a consolation, Valverde now leads the World Tour points standings over Alberto Contador | share this photo |
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| 9th Fabio Aru (Astana) + 1s, last men in the lead break | share this photo |
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| Crash in the final corner involving the trailing riders | share this photo |
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| 25th Cadel EVANS (BMC RACING) + 46s | share this photo |
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| 34th Alberto CONTADOR (TINKOFF-SAXO) rubbing his infamous knee after going down in the crash at the final corner | share this photo |
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| Alberto Contador post-race, no longer the World Tour leader | share this photo |
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| Your 2014 Il Lombardia / Giro di Lombardia winner, his second monument win in as many years | share this photo |
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| A childhood dream: “Lombardia is one of my first cycling memories. I remember watching it when I started cycling, with Paolo Bettini winning. It’s incredible to win it now. I’ve been to the Sancuary at the Ghisallo many times. I love cycling history and it’s one of the biggest races of the year, so to have my name on the palmares is incredible. Il Lombardia has always been one of my favourite races. I first saw I could do well in the long races in 2009, when I got 8th at Como. It’s one of the most beautiful classics, although it’s a different type of race. The peloton is tired, but you still have the best climbers in the world. The course makes it beautiful, and it’s great being close to the Worlds: you have a great peloton.” | share this photo |
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| Your 2014 Il Lombardia podium: 2nd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 1s, Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp), Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida) + 1s | share this photo |
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