The race
The 2023 Il Lombardia is a mountain race that will take place on Saturday 7 October 2023 at 08:35.The race starts in Como and finishes in Bergamo. Start time is 08:35 with an expected finish at 15:03 (average speed of 37 km/h).
The total distance of the race is 239.4 km. The race includes 7 categorized climbs and 0 intermediate sprints. The race has a total elevation gain of 5927.5 m with the highest altitude of the race being 1263 m. The total descent of the race is -5882 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 18 and 24°C, with an average of 21°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from W, NW, N, SE, S, E, NE, SW with an average of 5 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 8 km/h with gusts of up to 19 km/h.
Points of interest
The race includes 7 categorized climbs and 0 intermediate sprints.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this race is 6.3 km long with an average gradient of 1.5%.
Madonna del Ghisallo
Madonna del Ghisallo is a Climb, which starts at 29.5 km (209.8 km to go) and ends at 38.1 km (201.3 km to go). It has total distance of 8.6 km, and an average gradient of 4%, going from 415 to 758 meters of altitude.
Roncola
Roncola is a Climb, which starts at 94.6 km (144.8 km to go) and ends at 100.9 km (138.5 km to go). It has total distance of 6.3 km, and an average gradient of 8.3%, going from 334 to 858 meters of altitude.
Berbenno
Berbenno is a Climb, which starts at 122.5 km (116.8 km to go) and ends at 129.3 km (110 km to go). It has total distance of 6.8 km, and an average gradient of 4.7%, going from 390 to 710 meters of altitude.
Passo della Crocetta
Passo della Crocetta is a Climb, which starts at 150.5 km (88.9 km to go) and ends at 161.5 km (77.8 km to go). It has total distance of 11 km, and an average gradient of 6.3%, going from 379 to 1072 meters of altitude.
Zambla Alta
Zambla Alta is a Climb, which starts at 165.8 km (73.6 km to go) and ends at 175.3 km (64.1 km to go). It has total distance of 9.5 km, and an average gradient of 3.2%, going from 955 to 1263 meters of altitude.
Passo di Ganda
Passo di Ganda is a Climb, which starts at 198 km (41.3 km to go) and ends at 207.2 km (32.1 km to go). It has total distance of 9.2 km, and an average gradient of 7.2%, going from 393 to 1059 meters of altitude.
Colle Aperto
Colle Aperto is a Climb, which starts at 234.6 km (4.7 km to go) and ends at 236 km (3.3 km to go). It has total distance of 1.4 km, and an average gradient of 6.8%, going from 273 to 368 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this race starts at 236.4 km, has an average gradient of -3.8%, and reaching 253 m of altitude.
