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Dan Martin blasts to victory in Lombardia

Il Lombardia 2014: Finalmente Dan Martin!

What a spectacular win and huge relief for Dan who had most of his season destroyed by bad luck, including the violent crash he suffered in the Giro d’Italia.

Martin played his cards perfectly today, pulling clear in a group of big favourites up the final climb inside the last 5km. And when some attacks from that group came up short and the leaders started looking at each other with around 500 metres remaining, the Irishman swept through the final right-hand corner and just kept on going, sprinting solo for victory.

A happy Dan Martin punch the air several times in victory, the clearly frustration of his near season-ending crash in the Giro d’Italia and his crash in the final corner when leading solo at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, everything being released in the final moments of the 2014 Lombardia.

Dan’s victory in Lombardia is his second one-day Monument victory of his career, after he won at Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2013. After Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Il Lombardia is the fifth and final Monument of the season.

Martin’s win today was the fourth time an Irish rider has won Lombardy, with Sean Kelly having taken three wins in the race during his career.

Il Lombardia 2014 result:
1 Daniel Martin
2 Alejandro Valverde
3 Rui Costa
4 Tim Wellens
5 Samuel Sanchez
6 Michael Albasini
7 Philippe Gilbert
8 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver
9 Fabio Aru
10 Rinaldo Nocentini

Official race pics and interviews coming soon on Castelli Facebook and Instagram.


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