October 05, 2014 (Bergamo, Italy) – Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp attacked a final group of nine riders that went unanswered to solo in for the victory at the 254km Il Lombardia World Tour, from Como to Bergamo, with Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team taking second and former road world champ Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida in third.

The final selection emerged after two breakaway riders Tim Wellens (Orica) and Ben Herman (BMC) were caught on the final climb. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team tried to escape but was reeled in as Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team took the lead but was also contained. Martin lingered behind waiting until the right moment of indecision in the small group and attacked on the outside creating a small gap that he held until the finish. It was a great victory for the Irish rider who has had a tough year with numerous crashes. “I’ve had lots of bad luck this year but the team believed in me – it’s incredible to win here as I love this race.”

Results

1. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp  6:25:33
2. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team  0:01
3. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida
4. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
5. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team
6. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica Greenedge
7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha
9. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team
10. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale  0:14
11. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
12. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol  0:18
13. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha  0:20
14. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr  0:25
15. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
16. Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
17. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
18. Tiago Machado (Por) Team NetApp – Endura
19. Mauro Finetto (Ita) Yellow Fluo
20. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica Greenedge
21. Andre Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
22. Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing  0:30
23. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo  0:31
24. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing  0:42
25. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team  0:46
26. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
27. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
28. Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
29. Sebastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling
30. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
31. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team  0:54
32. Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
33. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp  0:58
34. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
35. Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team  1:05
36. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano  1:16
37. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team  1:21
38. Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli  1:27
39. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team  1:34
40. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
41. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
42. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
43. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
44. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli  1:44
45. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha  1:46
46. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  2:06
47. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
48. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge  2:37
49. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica Greenedge  2:42
50. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  3:21
51. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol  3:52
52. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky
53. Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia
54. Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale
55. Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia
56. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia
57. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
58. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
59. Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida
60. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team  4:02
61. Francesco Failli (Ita) Yellow Fluo
62. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
63. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo
64. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo  4:04
65. David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Team NetApp – Endura  4:12
66. Jose  Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp – Endura
67. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp – Endura  4:14
68. Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli  4:15
69. Mathias Frank (Sui) IAM Cycling
70. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Yellow Fluo
71. Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida  7:09
72. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
73. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling
74. Andrea Fedi (Ita) Yellow Fluo  7:13
75. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr  9:40
76. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team  9:42
77. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
78. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
79. Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale
80. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale
81. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar
82. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano  0:12:15
83. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp – Endura
84. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team  0:12:47
85. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale  0:13:12
86. Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar  0:13:34
87. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol  0:14:58
88. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
89. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
90. Jeromy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr  0:17:09
91. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
92. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling
93. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp
94. Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli  0:18:25
95. Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
DNF  Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha
DNF  Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha
DNF  Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
DNF  Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
DNF  Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
DNF  Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF  Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF  Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF  Tiziano Dall’antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
DNF  Carlos Galviz (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
DNF  Yonder Godoy (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
DNF  Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF  Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF  Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
DNF  Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Astana Pro Team
DNF  Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
DNF  Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNF  Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNF  Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNF  Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNF  Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
DNF  Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
DNF  Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
DNF  David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
DNF  Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
DNF  Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
DNF  Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
DNF  Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
DNF  Luis Mas Bonet (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
DNF  Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale
DNF  Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
DNF  Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale
DNF  Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (Col) Colombia
DNF  Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia
DNF  Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia
DNF  Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia
DNF  Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia
DNF  Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF  Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
DNF  Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF  Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF  Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
DNF  Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp
DNF  Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
DNF  Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp
DNF  Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp
DNF  Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
DNF  Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling
DNF  Jerome Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling
DNF  Patrick Schelling (Sui) IAM Cycling
DNF  Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
DNF  Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida
DNF  Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Lampre-Merida
DNF  Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol
DNF  Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
DNF  Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Belisol
DNF  Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
DNF  Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF  Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF  Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF  Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
DNF  Jasha SŸtterlin (Ger) Movistar Team
DNF  Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
DNF  Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
DNF  Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
DNF  Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
DNF  Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
DNF  Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
DNF  Wouter Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
DNF  Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
DNF  Daryl Impey (Rsa) Orica Greenedge
DNF  Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge  
DNF  Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge
DNF  Simon Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge
DNF  Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
DNF  Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
DNF  Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
DNF  Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
DNF  Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano
DNF  Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
DNF  Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp – Endura
DNF  Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Netapp – Endura
DNF  Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp – Endura
DNF  Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky
DNF  Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky
DNF  Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
DNF  David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Team Sky
DNF  Ben Swift (Gbr) Team Sky
DNF  Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF  Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF  Nicki Sorensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF  Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
DNF  Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing
DNF  Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
DNF  Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
DNF  Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing
DNF  Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing