2017 Il Lombardia

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2017 Il Lombardia
2017 UCI World Tour, race 36 of 37
Race details
Dates7 October 2017
Stages1
Distance247 km (153.5 mi)
Winning time6h 15' 29"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA) (Bahrain–Merida)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA) (Quick-Step Floors)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA) (Team Sky)
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The 2017 Il Lombardia was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 7 October. It was the 111th edition of the Il Lombardia and the 36th event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. [1] It was won for the second time by Vincenzo Nibali. [2] The race was marred by several severe accidents, all on the fast and technical descent of the Sormano hill. Laurens De Plus (Quick-Step Floors) suffered a small fracture to his right knee when he was launched over the guardrail and fell into a ravine. [3] Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) remained hospitalised in Como with seven broken ribs and two fractures to his spine. Simone Petilli (UAE Team Emirates) was diagnosed after his crash at the same site with two back fractures, a broken collarbone and shoulder blade. [4]

Results

Result [2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 6h 15' 29"
2Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA) Quick-Step Floors + 28"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA) Team Sky + 38"
4Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 38"
5Flag of France.svg  Thibaut Pinot  (FRA) FDJ + 38"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Pozzovivo  (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 38"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Aru  (ITA) Astana + 38"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Nieve  (ESP) Team Sky + 40"
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL) Movistar Team + 42"
10Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Chernetskiy  (RUS) Astana + 47"

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