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MILAN, Sept 29, 2012 - Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez won a rain-lashed 106th edition of the Tour of Lombardy Saturday to become the first Spanish winner of the 'Race of the Falling Leaves'. Rodriguez, who has finished on two Grand Tour podiums in 2012, launched a solo attack on the final climb 9km from the finish and held off a desperate chase to finish the 251km classic in triumph. … [Read more...]
LECCO, Italy, Oct 15, 2011 - Unheralded Swiss Oliver Zaugg of Team Leopard stunned a host of favorites to claim the biggest win of his career at the season-ending classic, the Tour of Lombardy on Saturday. Ireland's Dan Martin, of Garmin-Cervelo, finished second, with Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez of Team Katusha in third place, eight seconds in arrears after 6hr 20min of racing. … [Read more...]
COPENHAGEN, Sept 22, 2011 - Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov, victim of a fall during the Tour de France, confirmed on Thursday that he will continue to compete in 2012 with the Astana team. "If I want to continue on it's also for the Astana Team. These past two years I've achieved good results and I want my team to benefit," said the 38-year-old who had previously said he intended to … [Read more...]
COMO, Italy - Belgium's Philippe Gilbert on Saturday picked up a second Tour of Lombardy crown as the one-day specialist landed the final classic race of the season. The Omega Pharma rider made it back to back wins after he edged out Italian Michele Scarponi by a dozen seconds after the grueling 260 kilometer event which required seven hours in the saddle in windy, wet conditions. … [Read more...]
MILAN - Belgium's Philippe Gilbert is hoping organisers' decision to toughen the Tour of Lombardy finale does not get in the way of a second successive victory in the 'race of the falling leaves' on Saturday. Omega-Pharma's one-day classics specialist missed out on his main objective of the season at the world championships in Australia two weeks ago, but has bounced right back and could yet … [Read more...]