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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
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Eddy MERCKX
Defending Giro di Lombardia champion Eddy Merckx attacked on the climb to Schignano. No one could answer the move and Merckx rode steadily into Como for a 1 min. 27 sec. victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: The 'Cannibal' Eddy Merckx matched Fausto Coppi's 1949 Tripletta (the Italian Triple) by winning Milan-San Remo, the Giro d'Italia, and the Giro di Lombardia in the same year!!!
| GdL October 7, 1972 |
| 266 Km, Milan-Como |
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Eddy MERCKX (Bel) 6h47'54" |
| 2. Cyrille Guimard (Fra) +1'27" |
| 3.
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
| Starters: 158 |
| Finishers: 17 |
| Average Speed: 39.330 km/h |
Lomb 1971
Lomb 1973
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