| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 27 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 251 km (156.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 36' 26 | ||||||||||||
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The 2012 Giro di Lombardia or 2012 Il Lombardia was the 106th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 29 September 2012, over a distance of 251 km (156.0 mi), starting in Bergamo and ending in Lecco. It was the penultimate event of the season in the 2012 UCI World Tour. The very steep climb Muro di Sormano returned to the route during the 2012 edition after an absence of fifty years and was situated before the Madonna del Ghisallo climb.[1] Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) won the race after a solo breakaway initiated on the final climb of the day. He became the first Spaniard to win this Classic.[2]
- ^ "Muro di Sormano returns to Tour of Lombardy route". Cycling News. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Daniel Benson (29 September 2012). "Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 October 2012.