Yukira Arashiro and Johan Van Summeren are leading six men to an eight-minute lead before the hills even begin...
LIQUIGASGHISALLO
The peloton cruises past a small lake on its way north towards a bigger lake called Lago di Como...
CLIMBINGscenery
Arashiro leads the escape up on to the steep slopes of the Valcava...
EUROPCAR
Liquigas leads the peloton on the Valcava, and the gap has come down by over three minutes..!
CLIMBINGFANS
Van Summeren seems to be hurting as the escape climbs the Colmo di Sormano with about 155-kilometres covered - the gap is down to just two minutes now...
GARMIN
BMC has taken up the chasing on the climb - led by Alessandro Ballan...
BMC
Liquigas shows its strength once again - all but catching the escape just after the summit...
Pablo Lastras and Philippe Gilbert have worked a new escape away, but their advantage is minimal for now...
ESCAPE
Vincenzo Nibali is about to leave Gilbert and the others for dead as the Madonna del Ghisallo climb starts...
Nibali has Gilbert and Fuglsang with him at first, but then the Italian jumps away with about 55-kilometres to go..!
The faces of Gilbert and Fuglsang reflect a long, tough, season - and another tough climb..!
OMEGA
Domenico Pozzovivo has come from behind to form a chasing group that also includes Visconti and LeMevel...but Nibali is pulling away..!
COLNAGO
Nibali passes the iconic chapel at Ghisallo with almost one minute in-hand over his pursuers...
Team Sky is organising the big chase, led by Michael Rogers - they'll scoop up Gilbert's group and then go after Nibali...
SKYCHASE
Nibali's lead is hovering at around the 1' 15" mark as he reaches the Lago di Lecco with 25-kilometres left...
Pozzovivo attacks on the final climb above Lecco, Nibali having been caught before the bottom...
Oliver Zaugg launches a big attack on the steepest sections - he'll cross the summit about 25-seconds in front...
LEOPARD
Five men are chasing Zaugg, led primarily by Rodriguez, Basso and Martin...
KATUSHA
Zaugg puts his head down and goes for victory in Lecco - but it'll be a close thing..!
Oliver Zaugg wins the Giro di Lombardia - his first-ever victory in eight years as a 'pro..!
Daniel Martin takes 2nd-place, just eight seconds down on Zaugg..!
Oliver Zaugg celebrates his own victory, and Leopard-Trek's first and last Classic, ever..!