Joaquim Rodríguez of Katusha Team won Il Lombardia 2012, the 106th edition of the race, under heavy rain. He became the first Spaniard to win the Italian monumental classic. Samuel Sanchez of Euskaltel-Euskadi finished in second, while Rigoberto Uran of Team Sky finished in third.
Rodriguez attacked on the last climb, Villa Vergano, and retained his lead down to the finish line. He celebrated his victory by throwing his bottle in the air while crossing the line.
After the race, Contador and Sanchez both approached Rodriguez and congratulated the winner with giving him a pat on the back.
The weather played a major role, with rain and fog making for dangerous situations. The descents were especially dangerous and newly crowned world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) was only one of many who crashed and had to abandon.
Il Lombardia 2012 full results
There are 54 classified finishers.
Rider, Country, Team, Time
- Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver, Spain, Katusha Team, 6:36:27
- Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 0:00:09
- Rigoberto Uran Uran, Colombia, Sky Procycling
- Mauro Santambrogio, Italy, BMC Racing Team
- Sergio Luis Henao Montoya, Colombia, Sky Procycling
- Ryder Hesjedal, Canada, Garmin-Sharp
- Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Rabobank Cycling Team
- Oliver Zaugg, Switzerland, Radioshack-Nissan
- Alberto Contador Velasco, Spain, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank
- Fredrik Kessiakoff, Sweden, Astana Pro Team
- Nairo Alex Quintana Rojas, Colombia, Movistar Team
- Franco Pellizotti, Italy, Androni Giocattoli
- Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre-ISD, 0:00:35
- Alexandr Kolobnev, Russian Federation, Katusha Team, 0:00:57
- Simon Clarke, Australia, Orica GreenEdge
- Daniel Martin, Ireland, Garmin-Sharp, 0:01:23
- Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing Team, 0:01:25
- Jean Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale
- Matteo Rabottini, Italy, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
- Danilo Di Luca, Italy, Acqua & Sapone
- Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo, Colombia, Colombia-Coldeportes
- Tomasz Marczynski, Poland, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
- Miguel An Rubiano Chavez, Colombia, Androni Giocattoli
- Carlos A. Betancur Gomez, Colombia, Acqua & Sapone
- Winner Anacona Gomez, Colombia, Lampre-ISD
- Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas-Cannondale, 0:01:30
- Gorka Verdugo Markotegui, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Ivan Basso, Italy, Liquigas-Cannondale, 0:01:50
- Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 0:02:10
- Dario Cataldo, Italy, Omega Pharma-Quickstep, 0:02:14
- Jan Bakelandts, Belgium, Radioshack-Nissan, 0:02:26
- Mikel Nieve Ituralde, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 0:02:38
- Paolo Tiralongo, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 0:03:00
- Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R La Mondiale, 0:03:03
- Marco Marcato, Italy, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team
- Igor Anton Hernandez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 0:04:07
- Lars Petter Nordhaug, Norway, Sky Procycling
- Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa, Portugal, Movistar Team
- Laurens Ten Dam, Netherlands, Rabobank Cycling Team, 0:04:09
- Manuele Mori, Italy, Lampre-ISD, 0:05:06
- Diego Ulissi, Italy, Lampre-ISD
- Bruno Pires, Portugal, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank, 0:07:29
- Nicki Sorensen, Denmark, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank
- Sergio Moreira Paulinho, Portugal, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank
- Chris Anker Sorensen, Denmark, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank
- Matteo Tosatto, Italy, Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank
- Johnny Hoogerland, Netherlands, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team, 0:10:14
- Leonardo Giordani, Italy, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
- Daniel Moreno Fernandez, Spain, Katusha Team
- Tim Wellens, Belgium, Lotto Belisol Team
- Alberto Losada Alguacil, Spain, Katusha Team, 0:11:23
- Gabriele Bosisio, Italy, Utensilnord Named, 0:13:11
- George Bennett, New Zealand, Radioshack-Nissan, 0:20:03
- Peio Bilbao, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi
Sources
- 2012 Giro di Lombardia on Wikipedia
- “Italian legend Felice Gimondi inducted into Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame” on road.cc
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