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Esteban Chaves becomes first Colombian to win Tour of Lombardy

Published: 01 Oct 2016 - 06:34 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 09:38 am
Esteban Chavez of team Orica rides during the 110th edition of the giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy), a 241 km cycling race from Como to Bergamo on October 1, 2016. AFP

Esteban Chavez of team Orica rides during the 110th edition of the giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy), a 241 km cycling race from Como to Bergamo on October 1, 2016. AFP

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Bergamo, Italy: Esteban Chaves, of the Movistar team, beat Italian Diego Rosa in a dramatic sprint finish on Saturday to become the first Colombian winner of the Tour of Lombardy.

Rosa, of Astana, finished second with another Colombian, Rigoberto Uran, in third place after 241km of racing between Como and Bergamo.

France's Romain Bardet, of the AG2R team, finished fourth after nearly 6hr 26min of racing.

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was unable to defend his title as he is recovering from a broken collarbone suffered in the Olympics road race.