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The deep bond between Lake Como and cycling is renewed every October with the Giro di Lombardia. The \u201cRace of the Falling Leaves\u201d, the last major event of the cycling season, showcases the wonders of the Lario region to a global audience through television coverage. Como has hosted the finish line in many of the race\u2019s 119 editions: for the past decade, Como and Bergamo have alternated as start and finish locations. A highlight on the route is the Madonna del Ghisallo, one of cycling\u2019s most iconic climbs, which also houses a must-visit museum for cycling fans. Other key points in recent years have often included the brutal Muro di Sormano, with gradients reaching 27%, and the climb of San Fermo della Battaglia on the outskirts of Como, both likely to feature on the route again next year.
\n<\/p>\n\n A MAGNIFICENT HALL OF FAME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n This year\u2019s race, held on Saturday, 11 October, starting in Como and finishing in Bergamo, was dominated by the Slovenian superstar Tadej Poga\u010dar, whose win enabled him to equal the \u201cCampionissimo\u201d Fausto Coppi\u2019s record, with five victories. And to add a record of his own: his wins were all consecutive, from 2021 to today. From Coppi to Poga\u010dar, Lake Como has served as the backdrop for the feats of nearly all the greatest cyclists in history over more than a century of racing: Binda, Bartali, Gimondi, Merckx, Hinault, Moser, Bettini, just to name a few. The last Italian to triumph was Vincenzo Nibali in 2017, who had already won in 2015. The Lombardia (the current name of the race) was also his final professional race in 2022. \u201cI\u2019m happy, I loved every minute of it,\u201d he said that day after crossing the finish line in Como.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n ONE OF THE MOST GRUELLING RACES FOR CLIMBERS<\/strong> One of the most prestigious cycling races is closely tied to Como: this year Slovenian Tadej Poga\u010dar claimed victory, equalling Fausto Coppi\u2019s record with five wins The deep bond between Lake Como and cycling is renewed every October with the Giro di Lombardia. The \u201cRace of the Falling Leaves\u201d, the last major event of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"lago":[60],"class_list":["post-17310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving-the-territory-a-voice","lago-lake-of-como"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17310"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17450,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17310\/revisions\/17450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17310"},{"taxonomy":"lago","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lago?post=17310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iStock-2222466255-991x1024.jpg\"){kind=spacer}