Philippe Gilbert, the 2009 and 2010 winner of Giro di Lombardia and last week's new World Champion, will be one of the favorites for the 2012 race where like 2010 there could be rain

Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti

Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti

Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti

2012 Giro di Lombardia Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (RNT)
(LUX)

1	ZAUGG Oliver	SUI
2	BAKELANTS Jan	BEL
3	BENNETT George	NZL
4	HERMANS Ben	BEL
5	HORNER Christopher	USA
6	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR
7	ROHREGGER Thomas	AUT
8	ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar	ESP

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)

11	GADRET John	FRA
12	BARDET Romain	FRA
13	BONNAFOND Guillaume	FRA
14	BERARD Julien	FRA
15	GEORGES Sylvain	FRA
16	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ITA
17	NOCENTINI Rinaldo	ITA
18	PERAUD Jean-Christophe	FRA

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (AND)
(ITA)

21	PELLIZOTTI Franco	ITA
22	CHIARINI Riccardo	ITA
23	ERMETI Giairo	ITA
24	FELLINE Fabio	ITA
25	OCHOA Carlos José	VEN
26	SELLA Emanuele	ITA
27	RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel	COL
28	SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo	COL

ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
(NED)

31	DAMUSEAU Thomas	FRA
32	HUGUET Yann	FRA
33	SPRICK Matthieu	FRA
34	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GER
35	GENIEZ Alexandre	FRA
36	GESCHKE Simon	GER
37	DUMOULIN Tom	NED
38	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	SWE

ACQUA & SAPONE (ASA)
(ITA)

41	BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto	COL
42	CODOL Massimo	ITA
43	DI LUCA Danilo	ITA
44	DONATI Alessandro	ITA
45	CIAVATTA Paolo	ITA
46	MASCIARELLI Andrea	ITA
47	MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir	CRO
48	TABORRE Fabio	ITA

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)

51	BRAJKOVIC Janez	SLO
52	GAVAZZI Francesco	ITA
53	GRIVKO Andriy	UKR
54	DYACHENKO Alexsandr	KAZ
55	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik Carl Wilhelm	SWE
56	PONZI Simone	ITA
57	TIRALONGO Paolo	ITA
58	ARU Fabio	ITA

BMC RACING (BMC)
(USA)

61	GILBERT Philippe	BEL
62	BALLAN Alessandro	ITA
63	FRANK Mathias	SUI
64	CUMMINGS Stephen	GBR
65	MORABITO Steve	SUI
66	SANTAMBROGIO Mauro	ITA
67	SANTAROMITA Ivan	ITA
68	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BEL

COLNAGO - CSF INOX (COG)
(IRL)

71	POZZOVIVO Domenico	ITA
72	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ITA
73	DELLE STELLE Christian	ITA
74	BATTAGLIN Enrico	ITA
75	PASQUALON Andrea	ITA
76	PAGANI Angelo	ITA
77	LOCATELLI Stefano	ITA
78	COLBRELLI Sonny	ITA

COLOMBIA - COLDEPORTES (COL)
(COL)

81	ATAPUMA HURTADO Darwin	COL
82	CHAVEZ RUBIO Johan Esteban	COL
83	DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres	COL
84	LAVERDE JIMENEZ Luis Felipe	COL
85	OSPINA NAVARRO Dalivier	COL
86	PANTANO Jarlinson	COL
87	ROMERO CORREDOR Jeffry Johan	COL
88	RODRIGUEZ GALINDO Michael	COL

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)

91	SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel	ESP
92	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	ESP
93	NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel	ESP
94	LANDA MEANA Mikel	ESP
95	MINGUEZ AYALA Miguel	ESP
96	BILBAO Peio	ESP
97	VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka	ESP
98	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP

FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA (FAR)
(GBR)

101	POZZATO Filippo	ITA
102	DE NEGRI Pier Paolo	ITA
103	RABOTTINI Matteo	ITA
104	FAILLI Francesco	ITA
105	GIORDANI Leonardo	ITA
106	MAZZANTI Luca	ITA
107	PRONI Alessandro	ITA
108	BALLONI Alfredo	ITA

FDJ-BIG MAT (FDJ)
(FRA)

111	CASAR Sandy	FRA
112	FEDRIGO Pierrick	FRA
113	PINEAU Cédric	FRA
114	ROY Jérémy	FRA
115	PINOT Thibaut	FRA
116	JEANNESSON Arnold	FRA
117	VEIKKANEN Jussi	FIN
118	VICHOT Arthur	FRA

GARMIN-SHARP (GRS)
(USA)

121	HESJEDAL Ryder	CAN
122	HAAS Nathan	AUS
123	HOWES Alex	USA
124	LE MEVEL Christophe	FRA
125	MARTIN Daniel	IRL
126	STETINA Peter	USA
127	TALANSKY Andrew	USA
128	WEGMANN Fabian	GER

KATUSHA (KAT)
(RUS)

131	RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin	ESP
132	CARUSO Giampaolo	ITA
133	GUSEV Vladimir	RUS
134	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	ESP
135	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	ESP
136	PAOLINI Luca	ITA
137	TROFIMOV Yury	RUS
138	KOLOBNEV Alexander	RUS

LAMPRE - ISD (LAM)
(ITA)

141	CUNEGO Damiano	ITA
142	ULISSI Diego	ITA
143	ANACONA GOMEZ Winner	COL
144	BONO Matteo	ITA
145	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	POL
146	MARZANO Marco	ITA
147	MORI Manuele	ITA
148	LLOYD Matthew	AUS

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)
(ITA)

151	BASSO Ivan	ITA
152	CAPECCHI Eros	ITA
153	CARUSO Damiano	ITA
154	MOSER Moreno	ITA
155	NIBALI Vincenzo	ITA
156	RATTO Daniele	ITA
157	SALERNO Cristiano	ITA
158	SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Cayetano José	COL

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
(BEL)

161	MEERSMAN Gianni	BEL
162	WILLEMS Frederik	BEL
163	DE CLERCQ Bart	BEL
164	WELLENS Tim	BEL
165	DOCKX Gert	BEL
166	VAN LEIJEN Joost	NED
167	VANENDERT Dennis	BEL
168	VANENDERT Jelle	BEL

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)

171	COBO ACEBO Juan Jose	ESP
172	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	ESP
173	BRUSEGHIN Marzio	ITA
174	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	POR
175	GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan	ESP
176	LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo	ESP
177	QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander	COL
178	VISCONTI Giovanni	ITA

ORICA-GREENEDGE (OGE)
(AUS)

181	ALBASINI Michael	SUI
182	BEPPU Fumiyuki	JPN
183	CLARKE Simon	AUS
184	GERRANS Simon	AUS
185	MEIER Christian	CAN
186	LANGEVELD Sebastian	NED
187	MEYER Cameron	AUS
188	WEENING Pieter	NED

OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ)
(BEL)

191	CATALDO Dario	ITA
192	CHAVANEL Sylvain	FRA
193	DEVENYNS Dries	BEL
194	DE WEERT Kevin	BEL
195	GOLAS Michal	POL
196	PAUWELS Serge	BEL
197	VANDEWALLE Kristof	BEL
198	PINEAU Jérôme	FRA

RABOBANK (RAB)
(NED)

201	MOLLEMA Bauke	NED
202	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	NED
203	TEN DAM Laurens	NED
204	GARATE Juan Manuel	ESP
205	KELDERMAN Wilco	NED
206	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	NED
207	MARTENS Paul	GER
208	CLEMENT Stef	NED

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
(GBR)

211	URAN URAN Rigoberto	COL
212	HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis	COL
213	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	NOR
214	PATE Danny	USA
215	PORTE Richie	AUS
216	PUCCIO Salvatore	ITA
217	LÖVKVIST Thomas	SWE

SAXO BANK (SAX)
(DEN)

221	CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto	ESP
222	SÖRENSEN Nicki	DEN
223	SÖRENSEN Chris Anker	DEN
224	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira	POR
225	BOARO Manuele	ITA
226	MAJKA Rafal	POL
227	PIRES Bruno	POR
228	TOSATTO Matteo	ITA

UTENSILNORD NAMED (UNA)
(IRL)

231	BAILETTI Paolo	ITA
232	BOSISIO Gabriele	ITA
233	FANELLI Stiven	ITA
234	GIRARDI Edoardo	ITA
235	MAGGIORE Gianluca	ITA
236	LAGANÀ Sergio	ITA
237	ROCCHETTI Frederico	ITA
238	VILA ERRANDONEA Patxi Javier	ESP

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)

241	DE GENDT Thomas	BEL
242	HOOGERLAND Johnny	NED
243	LEUKEMANS Björn	BEL
244	MARCATO Marco	ITA
245	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	POL
246	DENIFL Stefan	AUT
247	SELVAGGI Mirko	ITA
248	VALLS FERRI Rafael	ESP

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News and Updates for Giro di Lombardia 2012

48 Big Photos from Il Lombardia 2012 (captions now added) — sirotti/rcs

Il Lombardia 2012 Results
1  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                  6:36:27
2  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI)        + 0:09
3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                
4  SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (BMC RACING)                     
5  HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)          
6  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-SHARP)                       
7  MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK)                            
8  ZAUGG, Oliver (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)                    
9  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK)   
10 KESSIAKOFF, Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (ASTANA)            
11 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)           
12 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)              
13 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                        + 0:35
14 KOLOBNEV, Alexandr (KATUSHA)                          + 0:57
15 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA - GREENEDGE)                    
16 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN-SHARP)                         + 1:23
17 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING)                       + 1:25
18 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           
19 RABOTTINI, Matteo (FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA)      
20 DI LUCA, Danilo (ACQUA & SAPONE)

Full Official Results from Il Lombardia 2012 — rcs
Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia — cyclingnews
Rodriguez wint uitgeregende Ronde van Lombardije — sporza.be
'Purito' Rodríguez logra una gran victoria en Il Lombardía — eitb
Joaquim Rodríguez solos to a rainy Lombardia victory and win the WorldTour — velonation
Joaquim Rodriguez solos to victory in 2012 Giro di Lombardia — velonews
Sanchez and Uran powerless to stop Rodriguez at Giro di Lombardia — cyclingnews
Gilbert crashes out of Giro di Lombardia — cyclingnews
Rodriguez closes campaign on a high — cyclingnews
Gilbert’s mission to win Il Lombardia evaporates with 60 km/h crash — velonation
Romain Bardet concluding impressive first season at AG2R La Mondiale — velonation
Last Km (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Philippe Gilbert abandons; action with 70 km to go (02:51 French) — rtbf.be
Last 2 Km of Il Lombardia 2012 (04:58 French) — rtbf.be
2012 Giro di Lombardia Highlights (04:18 English) — universalsports
Il Lombardia Finish Highlights (1:22 Italian) — gazzetta
Il Lombardia l'ultimo chilometro (1:51 Italian) — gazzetta
Winner's Interview (2:16 Italian) — gazzetta
48 Big Photos from Il Lombardia 2012 (captions now added) — sirotti/rcs
Muro di Sormano climb times — gazzetta.it

2012 Giro di Lombardia Race Preview

September 28 update:
Iconic images from the Tour of Lombardy — cyclingnews
Il Lombardia Preview — inrng
Il Lombardia - Tradition And Innovation Side By Side — podiumcafe
Sormano recon. Nibali: "Muro di Sormano? Sembra lo Zoncolan" (8:11 Italian) — gazzetta
Contador aims to be first Spanish Tour of Lombardy winner — cyclingnews

September 27 update:
New date and new climbs lifts Il Lombardia — cyclingnews
Gilbert eyes Giro di Lombardia win — cyclingnews
Rodriguez eyes top spot in Lombardia — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Climb Profiles, Interactive Maps and Streetviews — cyclingthealps
Il Lombardia 2012 Promo (00:45 Music) — GrandeCiclsimoLecco
Vacansoleil-DCM to pay Coppi tribute — au.eurosport
Lelangue: "Gilbert kan winnen in Lombardije" — sporza.be
Muro di Sormano recon (03:26 Music) — jeredgruber
Highlights from the 2011 Giro di Lombardia (1:12 Italian) — gazzetta
About Lombardy — en.wikipedia.org

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In Diretta: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

September 27 update: A work in progress for Giro di Lombardia 2011 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

Start time: Saturday 10:35 CET (8:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Current Weather in Bergamo
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000);
Approximate finish: 17:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Current Weather in Lecco

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (italian)	Italy; worldwide unrestricted live video at 14:30 CET
	live video (restricted) live video (italian) tv schedule	Italy; live coverage starting at 14:00 CET
	live video (restricted) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy; live coverage starting at 15:05 CET on RAI Tre
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) live ticker (english)	Europe; English. Live coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries; starts at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CET
	live video (basque) tv schedule	Spanish; EITB live coverage starts at 14:40 CET
	live video (restricted) live video (Dutch) live video (Dutch) live video (Dutch) tv schedule	Dutch; Ronde van Lombardije is live on Sporza at 14:30 CEST; likely restricted to Belgium/Europe
	live video (french)	RTBF; Belgium; French commentary at 14:10 CET
	live video (english) tv schedule (see comments)	United States; Online streaming only for those that subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco video tier, or package, that includes Universal Sports Network
	live video ($ norwegian) tv schedule	Norway;
	live video (japanese) tv schedule	Japanese;
	live text (italian) live text (english trans.)	occasional updates from Gazzetta dello Sport
	live text updates	live text updates
	live ticker (german)	German text updates
	steephill text updates #lombardia twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link