2025 Il Lombardia Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of 2025 Il Lombardia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
At 238 kilometres, the Tour of Lombardy runs from Como to a challenging finish in Bergamo. The elevation gain totals 4,400 meters, most of which occurs in the last 145 kilometers.
The riders start in Como and soon face the first climb just after Asso. It’s the famous Madonna del Ghisallo, but not from the usual side. Instead, this route offers a gentle warm-up climb—8.8 kilometers at 3.9%.
After descending towards Bellagio, the route continues for many kilometers along the shores of Lake Como and then Lake Garlate. The riders are nearly in Bergamo for the finish when the route heads north in Almenno San Bartolomeo. That's also where the real uphill action begins.
The climb to Roncola is 9.4 kilometers long, averaging 6.6%. The first and last parts are mild, but the middle section features grades of 8 to 10%. The riders are more than 100 kilometres in when they reach the village.
Next comes a climb with gentler grades. The ascent to Berbenno is 6.8 kilometers at an average of 4.6%. It’s a steady, gradual slope.
In the valley, the route follows the Brembo River upstream for 10 kilometers. Just after passing through San Pellegrino, a thermal town, the Passo della Crocetta appears with 11 kilometers at 6.2%. After a short descent, the road climbs again for 1.4 kilometres at 7.1%. A nearly flat section then leads to a 2.5-kilometer climb to Zambla Alta, averaging 7%.
Zambla Alta is the highest point with almost 65 kilometres remaining. The first 25 kilometers downhill into the Serio River valley, then the last big climb of the day begins. The Passo di Ganda adds 9.2 kilometers at 7.3%, with the final 3.2 kilometers rising near 10%.
Another 16-kilometer descent takes the riders back into the Serio valley. It would be easy to go straight to the finish on Viale Roma, but instead, one last challenge awaits. With 4.5 kilometers remaining, the riders face Colle Aperto—a 1.6-kilometer ramp at 7.9%, finishing on cobbles.
The last 3 kilometers quickly descend to the finish on Viale Roma in Bergamo.
The route is identical to the one used two editions ago. Back then, Tadej Pogacar launched an attack on the descent of Passo di Ganda, dropping Aleksandr Vlasov, Primoz Roglic, Andrea Bagioli, Carlos Rodríguez, and the Yates brothers. The Slovenian went on to win solo, with Bagioli outsprinting Roglic for second.
Pogacar has been the standout rider at Il Lombardia in the last four editions. If he wins again this year, he will match the record held by Fausto Coppi.
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