Saturday 7 October 2017

Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) wins IILombardia in Como,Italy.

Vincenzo Nibali "D Shark of Messina" (Bahrain-Merida) soloed to his second II Lombardia victory in Como, Italy. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) came second place off 28 seconds down, as Gianni Moscon (Team Sky) out-sprinted the chasers for third place 10 seconds later.









 Nibali nets his 50th career win.

Mickael Cherel (AG2R La Mondiale) was awarded most aggressive rider prize.

 Sunshine and blue skies greeted the riders as they set off from Bergamo. Right from the start, Davide Ballerini (Androni Sidermec) and Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data) jumped and took a short lead. They were soon joined by Lorenzo Rota (Bardiani CSF), Matthias Le Turnier (Cofidis), Pier Paolo De Negri (Nippo Vini Fantini) and Lennard Hofstede (Sunweb) to create the first breakaway.

 The dangerous descent proved itself in a horrifying crash with just over 40km to go. De Plus overcooked a turn, hit the guardrail and was launched up over the barrier, his bike flying into the nearby trees. Many feared the worst, but the team reported that he was not seriously injured. The gap back to the field grew after that, going over a minute. This is the provisional top 10 for now though.

Top Ten General result:

 1, Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Bahrain-Merida 6:15:29,
 2, Julian Alaphilippe (France) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:28,
3, Gianni Moscon (Italy) Team Sky 0:00:38,
4, Thibaut Pinot (France) FDJ,
5, Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy) AG2R La Mondiale,
6, Fabio Aru (Italy) Astana Pro Team,
7, Mikel Nieve (Spain) Team Sky 0:00:40,
8, Nairo Quintana (Colombia) Movistar Team 0:00:42,
9, Sergei Chernetski (Russia) Astana Pro Team 0:00:47, 10, Sam Oomen (Netherland) Team Sunweb.




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