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! colspan=2 |'''Giro di Lombardia'''
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| Current event   ||  2009 Giro di Lombardia
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| Date            ||   Mid-October
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| Region          ||   Lombardy, Italy
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| English         ||   Tour of Lombardy
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| Localnames      ||   Giro di Lombardia {{it icon}}
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| Nickname        ||   ''La classica delle foglie morte'' {{it icon}}<br>Race of the Falling Leaves {{en icon}}
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| Discipline      ||   Road race
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| Competition     ||   UCI ProTour
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| Type            ||   Monument classic one-day race
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| Organiser       ||   RCS
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| Director        ||   
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| First           ||   1905
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| Number          ||   102 (as of 2008)
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| Last            ||   
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| Firstwinner     ||   {{flagiconITA}} Giovanni Gerbi
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| Mostwins        ||   {{flagiconITA}} Fausto Coppi (5 wins)
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| Mostrecent      ||   {{flagiconITA}} Damiano Cunego
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The '''Tour of [[Lombardy]]''' (Italian: ''Giro di Lombardia'') is an [[Italy|Italian]]  [[cycling]] race. It is traditionally the last great [[Classic cycle races|Classic]] of the European professional cycling calendar and since 2005 part of the [[UCI ProTour]].  Given that it is held in the [[autumn]] season one of its famous nicknames is ''"the race of the falling leaves"''.



==History==
The first edition was in [[1905]]. It was then called Milan-Milan. In [[1907]] the race was renamed to its current name. During the decades the route has changed many times. [[Milan]], [[Sesto San Giovanni]], [[Bergamo]], [[Varese]], [[Monza]], [[Cuneo]] have been start or finish place. In [[2004]] the race started in [[Mendrisio]] in [[Switzerland]], and ended in [[Como]]. The most famous obstacle in the Tour of Lombardy is the [[Madonna del Ghisallo]]. At the Madonna del Ghisallo there is a [[shrine]] with a small museum containing religious and cycling objects and photos.

The most successful rider of the Tour of Lombardy was [[Fausto Coppi]], who won the race 5 times. The most recent edition ([[2005]]) was won by [[Paolo Bettini]].



==Winners==
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* [[2008]] - [[Damiano Cunego]] {{flagiconITA}}
* [[2007]] - [[Damiano Cunego]] {{flagiconITA}}
* [[2006]] - [[Paolo Bettini]] {{flagiconITA}}
* [[2005]] - [[Paolo Bettini]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[2004]] - [[Damiano Cunego]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[2003]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[2002]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[2001]] - [[Danilo di Luca]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[2000]] - [[Raimondas Rumsas]] {{flagiconLIT}} 
* [[1999]] - [[Mirko Celestino]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1998]] - [[Oscar Camenzind]] {{flagiconSUI}}
* [[1997]] - [[Laurent Jalabert]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1996]] - [[Andrea Tafi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1995]] - [[Gianni Faresin]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1994]] - [[Vladislav Bobrik]] {{flagiconRUS}} 
* [[1993]] - [[Pascal Richard]] {{flagiconSUI}}
* [[1992]] - [[Tony Rominger]] {{flagiconSUI}}  
* [[1991]] - [[Sean Kelly]] {{flagiconIRL}}  
* [[1990]] - [[Gilles Delion]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1989]] - [[Tony Rominger]] {{flagiconSUI}}
* [[1988]] - [[Charly Mottet]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1987]] - [[Moreno Argentin]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1986]] - [[Gianbattista Baronchelli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1985]] - [[Sean Kelly]] {{flagiconIRL}}  
* [[1984]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{flagiconFrance}}   
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* [[1983]] - [[Sean Kelly]] {{flagiconIRL}} 
* [[1982]] - [[Giuseppe Saronni]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1981]] - [[Hennie Kuiper]] {{flagiconNED}}  
* [[1980]] - [[Fons De Wolf]] {{flagiconBEL}}  
* [[1979]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{flagiconFRA}}  
* [[1978]] - [[Francesco Moser]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1977]] - [[Gianbattista Baronchelli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1976]] - [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1975]] - [[Francesco Moser]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1974]] - [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1973]] - [[Felice Gimondi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1972]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1971]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1970]] - [[Franco Bitossi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1969]] - [[Jean-Pierre Monseré]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1968]] - [[Herman van Springel]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1967]] - [[Franco Bitossi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1966]] - [[Felice Gimondi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1965]] - [[Tom Simpson]] {{flagiconGBR}}
* [[1964]] - [[Gianni Motta]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1963]] - [[Jo de Roo]] {{flagiconNED}}  
* [[1962]] - [[Jo de Roo]] {{flagiconNED}}  
* [[1961]] - [[Vito Taccone]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1960]] - [[Emile Daems]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1959]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1958]] - [[Nino Defilippis]] {{flagiconITA}}    
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* [[1957]] - [[Diego Ronchini]] {{flagiconITA}}
* [[1956]] - [[André Darrigade]] {{flagiconFRA}}  
* [[1955]] - [[Cleto Maule]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1954]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1953]] - [[Bruno Landi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1952]] - [[Giuseppe Minardi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1951]] - [[Louison Bobet]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1950]] - [[Renzo Soldani]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1949]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1948]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1947]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* 1946 - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1945]] - [[Mario Ricci]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1942]] - [[Aldo Bini]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1941]] - [[Mario Ricci]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1940]] - [[Gino Bartali]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1939]] - [[Gino Bartali]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1938]] - [[Cino Cinelli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1937]] - [[Aldo Bini]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1936]] - [[Gino Bartali]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1935]] - [[Enrico Mollo]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1934]] - [[Learco Guerra]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1933]] - [[Domenico Piemontesi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1932]] - [[Antonio Negrini]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1931]] - [[Alfredo Binda]] {{flagiconITA}}   
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* [[1930]] - [[Michele Mara]] {{flagiconITA}} 
* 1929 - [[Piero Fossati]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1928]] - [[Gaetano Belloni]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1927]] - [[Alfredo Binda]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1926]] - [[Alfredo Binda]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1925]] - [[Alfredo Binda]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1924]] - [[Giovanni Brunero]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1923]] - [[Giovanni Brunero]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1922]] - [[Costante Girardengo]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1921]] - [[Costante Girardengo]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1920]] - [[Henri Pélissier]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1919]] - [[Costante Girardengo]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1918]] - [[Gaetano Belloni]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1917]] - [[Philippe Thys]] {{flagiconBelgium}}  
* [[1916]] - [[Leopoldo Torricelli]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1915]] - [[Gaetano Belloni]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1914]] - [[Lauro Bordin]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1913]] - [[Henri Pélissier]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1912]] - [[Carlo Oriani]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1911]] - [[Henri Pélissier]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1910]] - [[Giovanni Michelotto]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1909]] - [[Giovanni Cuniolo]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1908]] - [[François Faber]] {{flagiconLUX}} 
* [[1907]] - [[Gustave Garrigou]] {{flagiconFrance}}  
* [[1906]] - [[Cesare Brambilla]] {{flagiconITA}}  
* [[1905]] - [[Giovanni Gerbi]] {{flagiconITA}}  
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[[Category:UCI ProTour]]
[[Category:Cycle races]]
[[Category:Classic cycle races|Tour of Lombardy]]
[[Category:Cycle racing in Italy]]