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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Bartali Two Victories in a Row
The hot political atmosphere was speeding toward the boiling point. World War 2 was spreading throughout Europe but the “Race of the Falling Leaves” went on as scheduled.
For the second year in a row Gino Bartali broke away to win the Giro di Lombardia. This was Bartali's third Lombardia victory and sixth consecutive podium finish.
| GdL October 27, 1940 |
| 225 Km, Milan-Milan (Vigorelli Velodrome) |
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Gino BARTALI (Ita) 6h32'57" |
2.
Osvaldo Bailo (Ita) +4'07" |
3.
Cino Cinelli (Ita)
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| Starters: 73 |
| Finishers: 37 |
| Average Speed: 34.355 km/h |
Lomb 1939
Lomb 1941
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36th Giro di Lombardia 1940 (Italy)
