Cycling: Lombardy Tour: Nibali triumphs for the second time

The former Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali (32) has won the Tour of Lombardy for the second time since 2015.

At the fifth and last cycling monument of the season, the favourite local hero (Bahrain-Merida) won 247 km from Bergamo to Como with about half a minute’s lead over Julian Alaphilippe (France/Quick-Step Floors).Third place went to Nibali’s Italian fellow countryman Gianni Moscon (Sky) as the first of a group of pursuers.

“Today it was my plan to simply race a great race.I had many good placings this year, but without the big win I had planned.And winning a monument is always great,”said Nibali.

For a high quick-action torque at the 111.Il Lombardia “caused a crash of the Belgian Laurens de Plus (Quick-Step Floors), who left the track on a descent at high speed and flew over a barrier.

However, de Plus was lucky in the accident: according to the team, he did not suffer any serious injuries.

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