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

Lining up for the final Classic Monument of the season are the Tour de France winner Egan Bernal and La Vuelta a España winner Primoz Roglic. Among the other most anticipated riders are Vincenzo Nibali (Il Lombardia 2017 and 2015), Tiesj Benoot, Jacob Fuglsang, Philippe Gilbert, Alejandro Valverde, Adam Yates and Michael Woods, winner of Milano-Torino on Wednesday. There will be 25 teams of seven riders each at the start: 18 UCI WorldTeams and 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams.

The jersey dedicated to the unforgettable Felice Gimondi, designed and produced by Castelli, was unveiled today in the Lombardy Region headquarters, and will be awarded to the winner of the end-of-season Classic Monument on Saturday 12 October. Il Lombardia NamedSport 2019 features many of the Lombardy Region’s iconic cycling places on its route and promises to be spectacular, with many champions at the start.

The provisional entry lists for this week’s Autumn Classics – Milano-Torino NamedSport (9 October), GranPiemonte NamedSport (10 October) and Il Lombardia NamedSport (12 October) – organised by RCS Sport / La Gazzetta dello Sport are announced today.

The Monument Classic that closes the cycling season will be dedicated to the recently deceased great champion, Felice Gimondi. The race will start from Bergamo and finish in Como after 243km. Compared to the last edition, won by the French rider Thibaut Pinot, the San Fermo della Battaglia returns in the route’s final of the route, to be climbed as well as the Colle Gallo, Colle Brianza, Madonna del Ghisallo, Sormano and Civiglio. A commemorative jersey to celebrate Gimondi will be presented to the race winner.

On 9, 10 and 12 October, the races Milano-Torino NamedSport (9 October), GranPiemonte NamedSport (10 October) and Il Lombardia NamedSport (12 October) will bring to a close the European cycling season. Further details of the three races will be unveiled in the next few weeks. Today, the teams – of seven riders each – who will participate in the three races have been announced.

Frenchman Thibaut Pinot of Groupama – FDJ won the race of his dreams as he rode away from his last opponent, Bahrain – Merida’s Vincenzo Nibali, the defending champion, for a brilliant solo victory on the shores of Lake Como. Belgium’s Dylan Teuns of BCM Racing Team rounded out the podium of the 112th Il Lombardia NamedSport.

The French rider Thibaut Pinot (Groupama – FDJ) has won the 112th Il Lombardia NamedSport, raced over a 241km route from Bergamo to Como. The second finisher was Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain – Merida), while the third to arrive was Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team).