2012 Giro di Lombardia

November 2020 Giro di Lombardia 2012 2012 UCI World Tour 27 28 Il_Lombardia-2012.jpg Event poster 29 September 2012 1 251 km 6h 36' 26" Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2012 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2012 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2012 2011 2013 260 The 2012 Giro di Lombardia or 2012 Il Lombardia was the 106th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 29 September 2012, over a distance of 251 km 1 on, starting in Bergamo and ending in Lecco. It was the penultimate event of the season in the 2012 UCI World Tour. The very steep climb Muro di Sormano returned to the route during the 2012 edition after an absence of fifty years and was situated before the Madonna del Ghisallo climb.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/muro-di-sormano-returns-to-tour-of-lombardy-route Muro di Sormano returns to Tour of Lombardy route Cycling News 31 July 2012 23 September 2012 Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2012) won the race after a solo breakaway initiated on the final climb of the day. He became the first Spaniard to win this Classic.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-lombardia-2012/results Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia Cycling News 29 September 2012 1 October 2012 Daniel Benson Teams As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Seven additional wildcard invitations were given – ASA 2012, AND 2012, COG 2012, COL 2012, FAR 2012, ARG 2012b and UNA 2012 – to form the event's 25-team peloton.http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-2012-tirreno-msr-et-lombardie-toutes-les-wild-cards-21597.html Tirreno, MSR et Lombardie : toutes les wild cards Cyclismactu 2008–2012 – Cyclism'Actu – Swar-Agency 10 January 2012 23 September 2012 Renaud Breban ASA 2012 ALM 2012 AND 2012 AST 2012 ARG 2012b BMC 2012 COG 2012 COL 2012 EUS 2012 FAR 2012 FDJ 2012 GRM 2012b LAM 2012 LIQ 2012 OLO 2012 QST 2012 OGE 2012b RAB 2012 SAX 2012b KAT 2012 MOV 2012 RNT 2012 SKY 2012 UNA 2012 VCD 2012 Race summary The race got underway in Bergamo under rain and fog with temperatures oscillating around 10 C F.http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour-de-lombardie-purito-triomphe-sous-le-deluge-27950.html Purito triomphe sous le déluge Cyclismactu 2008–2012 – Cyclism'Actu – Swar-Agency 29 September 2012 1 October 2012 Alexandre Mignot fr The weather conditions discouraged a lot of participants, since of the 197 riders who started the race, only 54 crossed the line as 143 competitors withdrew.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/GiroLombardia/download/Ordine_di_arrivo_Lombardia2012.pdf Il Lombardia order of arrival Gazetta dello Sport 29 September 2012 1 October 2012 The newly crowned World champion Philippe Gilbert of BMC 2012 was among those who abandoned, as he crashed while trying to reel in the leading group on the descent after the Muro di Sormano. He later rated his 60 km/h mph on crash as a "9.5 out of 10" and posted a picture of his bloodied jersey on Twitter.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nice-crash-ends-gilberts-season "Nice crash" ends Gilbert's season Cycling News 1 October 2012 2 October 2012Gilbert Philippe Souvenir!!! https://twitter.com/PhilippeGilbert/status/252074617945075712 @PhilippeGilbert – Twitter 25 September 2019 fr 29 September 2012 Romain Bardet (ALM 2012) was the sole survivor of an early breakaway to crest atop the Muro di Sormano in front of the favorites, shaking off Alberto Losada (KAT 2012) near the top. With Bardet still hanging on to a minute lead, Ryder Hesjedal (GRM 2012b) attacked with 60 km to go, but the attempt failed. Bardet was caught and OPQ 2012's Kevin De Weert broke free only to take a spill in a downhill turn.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12956/Joaquim-Rodriguez-solos-to-a-rainy-Lombardia-victory-and-grabs-WorldTour-lead.aspx Joaquim Rodríguez solos to a rainy Lombardia victory and grabs WorldTour lead CyclingNation CyclingNation LLC 29 September 2012 1 October 2012 Ben Atkins A couple more short-lived breaks ensued, including one by Portuguese Rui Costa (MOV 2012). Joaquim Rodríguez attacked on the final difficulty of the day, the Villa Vergano climb. He arrived at the top of the difficulty alone and descended to Lecco as the rain was pouring down heavily. Nobody could reach him and he crossed the line in joy, throwing a water bottle in the air. Rodriguez stated after the victory: "I was fighting for a double goal today, to win this prestigious competition and to take the lead in the UCI World Tour Ranking, and I managed both. So I'm really happy." Results CyclistTeamTime UCI World TourPoints 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2012 6h 36' 26" 100 2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2012 +9"803 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2012 +9"704 Mauro Santambrogio ITA BMC 2012 +9"605 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 +9"506 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRS 2012b +9"407 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2012 +9"308 Oliver Zaugg SWI RNT 2012 +9"209 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2012b +9"1010 Fredrik Kessiakoff SWE AST 2012 +9"4 References 30em External links Official site Giro Di Lombardia, 2012 Category:Giro di Lombardia Giro di Lombardia