Giro di Lombardia

Giro di Lombardia

Race details
Date	Early October
Region	Lombardy, Italy
English name	Tour of Lombardy
Local name(s)	Giro di Lombardia Il Lombardia
Nickname(s)	La classica delle foglie morte (in Italian) Race of the Falling Leaves (in English)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI World Tour
Type	One-day Classic
Organiser	RCS Sport
Web site	www.ilombardia.it
History
First edition	1905 (1905)
Editions	117 (as of 2023)
First winner	Giovanni Gerbi (ITA)
Most wins	Fausto Coppi (ITA) (5 wins)
Most recent	Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

The Giro di Lombardia (English: Tour of Lombardy), officially Il Lombardia, is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy.^[1] It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycling, and one of the last events on the UCI World Tour calendar. Nicknamed the Classica delle foglie morte ("the Classic of the falling (dead) leaves"), it is the most important Autumn Classic in cycling. The race's most famous climb is the Madonna del Ghisallo in the race finale.

The first edition was held in 1905. Since its creation, the Giro di Lombardia has been the classic with the fewest interruptions in cycling; only the editions of 1943 and 1944 were cancelled for reasons of war. Italian Fausto Coppi won a record five times.

Because of its demanding course, the race is considered a climbers classic, favouring climbers with strong descending skills and a strong sprint finish.