Dan Martin wins Tour of Lombardy
Irishman Dan Martin puts in late attack to win Il Lombardia

Daniel Martin wins 2014 Tour of Lombardy
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) put to rest a difficult season by winning the Tour of Lombardy on Sunday.
The Irishman attacked a select lead group within the final kilometre to take the victory from Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in second and Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) in third.
Martin's win was a convincing one after a year of disappointment that saw his chances of winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege in the spring evaporate after a badly-timed crash on the race's final bend. He then crashed out of the Giro d'Italia in May when the race started in Belfast, not even completing the opening team time trial stage.
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) endured bad luck during his first outing in the World Champion's jersey, suffering from cramp in the final 10 kilometres and rendering himself unable to contest the finish.
It was a momentous occasion for Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), as he took part in his final European race before retiring early next season.
With yet another second place, Valverde now moves back into the lead in the UCI WorldTour ranking with just the Tour of Beijing remaining.
Result
Tour of Lombardy 2014, 256km
1. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp in 6-25-33
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2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar at 1 sec
3. Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida
4. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
5. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing
6. Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge
7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing
8. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha
9. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana
10. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r La Mondiale at 14 secs
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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