Vincenzo Nibali took advantage of his descending skills to win Il Lombadia for the second time in three years on Saturday.
Like in his 2015 victory in the single-day classic, Nibali established his lead coming off the Civiglio climb.
Nibali attacked just before the summit to catch then-leader Thibaut Pinot, then dropped the Frenchman on the narrow and twisty descent.
Nibali clocked more than six hours over the undulating 247-kilometer (153.5-mile) route from Bergamo to Como.
Julian Alaphilippe finished second, 28 seconds behind, and Gianni Moscon took a bunch sprint for third, 38 seconds back.
Il Lombardia 2017 results:
1 | Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) | 6:15:29 |
2 | Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) | +28” |
3 | Gianni Moscon (Team Sky) | +38” |
4 | Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) | ,, |
5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R) | ,, |
6 | Fabio Aru (Astana) | ,, |
7 | Mikel Nieve (Team Sky) | +40” |
8 | Nairo Quintana (Movistar) | +42” |
9 | Sergei Chernetski (Astana) | +47” |
10 | Sam Oomen (Team Sunweb) | ,, |