Gorka Izagirre and Alex Aranburu make it a one-two for Astana at the Gran Trittico Lombardo

Extremely heavy rain meant that live pictures were very hard to come by and made for some intense racing

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Astana dominated the finish of the Gran Trittico Lombardo with a fantastic first and second on the day in the soaking wet northern part of Italy.

It was Gorka Izagirre who took victory solo ahead of his teammate, Aranburu, who lead home a small group of riders that included Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team), Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) and Michał Kwiatkowski (Team Ineos).

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