2018 Il Lombardia Explained

2018 Il Lombardia
Series:2018 UCI World Tour
Race No:36
Season No:37
Date:13 October 2018
Stages:1
Distance:241
Unit:km
Time:5h 53' 22"
First:Thibaut Pinot
First Nat:FRA
Second:Vincenzo Nibali
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Dylan Teuns
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Il Lombardia is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 13 October 2018 in Italy. It was the 112th edition of the Il Lombardia and the 36th event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[1] [2] It was won solo by Thibaut Pinot, ahead of Vincenzo Nibali and Dylan Teuns.[3] Pinot rode with a high tempo starting from the Civiglio climb 15 kilometers from the finish line and the other three riders in the lead group at that time (Egan Bernal, Vincenzo Nibali and Primož Roglič) lost ground to him.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI announces 2018 road calendar . 20 October 2017 . Cycling News.
  2. Web site: 2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled . 20 October 2016 . Velon . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925133030/http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/09/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-for-2018 . 25 September 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Thibaut Pinot triumphs at Il Lombardia as Groupama-FDJ rider wins first monument of his career . The Telegraph . 13 October 2018.
  4. News: Cycling news – Thibaut Pinot solos to Il Lombardia glory. 13 October 2018. Eurosport UK. 13 October 2018.