Il Lombardia (Italy), 260kms
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First touch - a fan reaches out to new world champion, Michal Kwiatkowski, in Como...
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Last race - Cadel Evans holds his son Robel before the start of his last-ever European race...
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"So what's the plan, Sam..?", a lot of Movistar riders seem to be asking Sammy Sanchez on the start-line...
Kwiatkowski leads the peloton as it pedals past Como's giant Basilica...
About 14 riders are away, led by Guillemois and Fedi, and they're on their way to an eight-minute lead...
The escape is skirting the Lake of Lecco on its way to the first big climb...
The peloton climbs the Madonna del Ghisallo as the sun starts to burn off the morning mist...
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Same colours, same glasses, but with different shoes and a half-beard - Adam Yates and Simon Yates seem set to confuse their fans for years to come..!
Jeremy Roy leads the escape over the Colle dei Pasta, but their lead is down to about five minutes...
The peloton is still larhely intact as it climbs the Colle di Gallo with about 95-kilometres to go...
Amets Txurruka is trying to bridge the gap to the escape, but he'll never make it...
Kwiatkowski is very visible on the Colle di Ganda, enthusing the locals with his new rainbow jersey...
Paulinho and Fedi have broken away from the escape and now lead the race by two minutes...
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Peter Weening goes after Hermans, establishing a ten-man move in pursuit of Paulinho and Fedi...
Weening is taking no passengers today - he's attacked again, and only Hermans can stay with him...
Leopold Konig has caught Weening and Hermans and now leads the race towards the last hill above Bergamo...
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Warren Barguil leads an advance party from the peloton now, the chasers having absorbed the three escapers...
Tim Wellens has attacked on the stoney road to Bergamo Alta..!
Alejandro Valverde chases hard with Dan Martin on his cherished wheel...
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Philippe Gilbert attacks over the summit of the climb - it's all to play for with four-kilometres left..!
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Dan Martin wins the 2014 Il Lombardia after attacking before the final tight-corner..!
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Dan Martin has salvaged his crash-ridden season - he loves Lombardy, and seems to love Valverde and Rui Costa too..!
