Bauke Mollema won his first Monument as he soloed to victory at Il Lombardia after attacking on the Civiglio climb

The Dutch rider wins solo ahead of Valverde and Bernal in Como

Many of cycling’s biggest names race this year’s edition in memory of Gimondi

Many of cycling’s biggest names race this year’s edition in memory of Gimondi. Bernal, Nibali, Roglic, Valverde, Fuglsang, Woods, Gilbert, Benoot among the pretenders to the title.

Unveiled today in the Lombardy Region headquarters, the jersey dedicated to Gimondi that will be awarded to the winner of the season’s last Classic Monument.

Among the names entered in the Il Lombardia NamedSport are Julian Alaphilippe, Philippe Gilbert, Alberto Bettiol, Jakob Fuglsang, Primoz Roglic, Egan Bernal, Vincenzo Nibali, Esteban Chaves, Daniel Martin, Tiesj Benoot, Giulio Ciccone, Davide Formolo, Mikel Landa Meana, Nairo Quintana, Tim Wellens, Adam Yates and Ilnur Zakarin

The final Classic Monument of the season, with: Julian Alaphilippe, Philippe Gilbert, Alberto Bettiol Jakob Fuglsang, Primoz Roglic and Egan Bernal. The riders on the list also include Vincenzo Nibali (Il Lombardia 2017 and 2015) Esteban Chaves (Il Lombardia 2016) and Daniel Martin (Il Lombardia 2014).

The Monument Classic that closes the cycling season will be dedicated to the recently deceased great champion, Felice Gimondi.

Milano-Torino NamedSport (9 Oct.), GranPiemonte NamedSport (10 Oct.) and Il Lombardia NamedSport (12 Oct.) will bring to a close the European cycling season.

French winner for Il Lombardia ahead of Vincenzo Nibali and Dylan Teuns.