Il Lombardia

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Il Lombardia is one of professional road cycling’s five prestigious Monuments, a historic one-day classic held in Italy and renowned for its hilly, scenic route and late-season timing.

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Il Lombardia canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Monument classic
cycling race
one-day race
alsoKnownAs Il Lombardia – Race of the Falling Leaves
linked to: Giro di Lombardia
category men’s professional road race
country Italy
editionPattern held almost every year since 1905
finishLocation Lombardy region
linked to: Lombardy
firstEdition 1905
formerName Giro di Lombardia
Tour of Lombardy
frequency annual
governingBody Union Cycliste Internationale
hasClimb Civiglio
Madonna del Ghisallo
Muro di Sormano
San Fermo della Battaglia
hasFeature WorldTour ranking points
historic prestige in professional cycling
knownFor selective climbs favoring climbers and puncheurs
unpredictable late-season form of riders
languageOfName Italian
literalMeaningOfName The Lombardy
location Northern Italy
monumentGroupWith Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Milan–San Remo
Paris–Roubaix
Tour of Flanders
nickname Race of the Falling Leaves
notableAspect often considered the climbers’ Monument
notableFeature scenic route around Italian lakes and hills
organiser RCS Sport
partOf five Monuments of cycling
raceType one-day classic
region Lombardy
seasonPosition late-season classic
sport road cycling
startLocation Lombardy region
linked to: Lombardy
surface paved roads
terrain hilly
mountainous
typicalDate October
typicalDistance approximately 240 km
UCIClassification UCI WorldTour

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Paris–Roubaix otherMonuments Il Lombardia
RCS Sport organizes Il Lombardia
Giro di Lombardia alsoKnownAs Il Lombardia
Monument classics member Il Lombardia
Muro di Sormano featuredIn Il Lombardia
Civiglio usedIn Il Lombardia
San Fermo della Battaglia usedIn Il Lombardia