Date | October 11, 2025 |
Distance | 238 |
Start location | Como |
Finish location | Bergamo |
Edition | 119th |
Previous edition | |
Previous winner | Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) |
Information
The 'race of the falling leaves', Il Lombardia, closes out the 2025 World Tour one-day races and the bulk of the European calendar with the 119th edition of the race.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) is expected to return to try to win his fourth edition in a row after his triumphs in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The Il Lombardia 2025 route suits him well, as it is exactly the same course as in 2023.
Il Lombardia history
Il Lombardia was first held in 1905, named Milan-Milan and won by Italian Giovanni Gerbi. Fausto Coppi won the race five times (1946-1949, 1954), surpassing Alfredo Binda's previous record of four wins (1925-1927, 1931). Pogačar could tie Binda this year as the current rider with the most Il Lombardia wins with three.
Il Lombardia 2025 teams
- Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Arkéa-B&B Hotels
- Bahrain Victorious
- Cofidis
- Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale
- EF Education-Easypost
- Groupama-FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché - Wanty
- Lidl-Trek
- Movistar Team
- Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Picnic-Postnl
- Jayco Alula
- Visma-Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- XDS Astana
- Israel-Premier Tech
- Lotto
- Uno-X Mobility
- Solution Tech-Vini Fantini
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- VF Group-Bardiani CSF- Faizane'
Latest Content on the Race
After key Il Lombardia role for Tadej Pogačar, Pavel Sivakov refocuses on Guangxi
News French pro rounds off season at six-day Chinese stage race
'It's just messed up' - teammate Geraint Thomas delivers verdict on Tom Pidcock crisis at Ineos Grenadiers
News Controversy erupts around Pidcock's late 'deselection' from Il Lombardia line-up despite top form
'My legs were cramping so hard' - Lennert Van Eetvelt survives for seventh at Il Lombardia after struggling to eat
News Young Belgian to close out up and down season at Gree-Tour of Guangxi after taking exhausting top ten in Como
'I finished the season as I started it' - Tadej Pogačar celebrates season of dominance at Il Lombardia
News Slovenian looking forward to his off-season after fourth consecutive victory
'Second to Tadej is still a result' - A tearful Remco Evenepoel ends 2024 with gutsy ride at Il Lombardia
News Soudal Quick-Step leader recalls Lombardia crash with emotional thank you to DS Davide Bramati
'It was a management decision and that's their right' - Ineos Grenadiers respond after Tom Pidcock's Il Lombardia non-selection
News 'It can be a performance decision, and in this case, it was a management decision' says DS Zak Dempster with Brit's future plunged into doubt
'I'm ready to give it my all one last time, to go full gas' - Tadej Pogačar takes aim at fourth Il Lombardia victory
News Slovenian chasing 25th win of 2024 season of Merckxian-style dominance
'I am deselected' - Tom Pidcock to miss 2024 Il Lombardia
News Briton not on definitive startlist for final Monument of the year as Arensman heads up Ineos Grenadiers squad
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'Second to Tadej is still a result' - A tearful Remco Evenepoel ends 2024 with gutsy ride at Il Lombardia
Soudal Quick-Step leader recalls Lombardia crash with emotional thank you to DS Davide Bramati -
'It was a management decision and that's their right' - Ineos Grenadiers respond after Tom Pidcock's Il Lombardia non-selection
'It can be a performance decision, and in this case, it was a management decision' says DS Zak Dempster with Brit's future plunged into doubt -
'I'm ready to give it my all one last time, to go full gas' - Tadej Pogačar takes aim at fourth Il Lombardia victory
Slovenian chasing 25th win of 2024 season of Merckxian-style dominance
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'I am deselected' - Tom Pidcock to miss 2024 Il Lombardia
Briton not on definitive startlist for final Monument of the year as Arensman heads up Ineos Grenadiers squad -
'Reaching the finish in Como would already be a success' – Remco Evenepoel plays down Il Lombardia options
Belgian uncertain of form for first Monument of 2024 and final race of season -
'You see domination everywhere' - Pogačar responds to questions about dominance and suspicion
'Maybe in a few generations, people will forget about the past, about Armstrong and these guys' UAE Team Emirates leader says
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'I want to keep racing' – Larry Warbasse motivated to extend career into 2025
34-year-old American races for last time with Decathlon AG2R at Il Lombardia -
Making history: will Tadej Pogačar break more records if he wins in Il Lombardia?
Second Monument victory would round off runaway success of 2024 season -
No Il Lombardia for Primož Roglič as he ends season to recover from tough but successful 2024
Slovenian heads into the off-season with no final showdown against Pogačar and Evenepoel
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Il Lombardia 2024 - Analysing the contenders
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The road to Il Lombardia – A complete guide to the Italian Autumn Classics
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