Joaquim Rodriguez has won his second consecutive Giro di Lombardia. The Spaniard powered away from the leaders’ group on the day’s last climb to win the rugged, 242-km Race of the Falling Leaves in 6:10:18. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took second at 0:17, and Rafal Majka (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) finished third six seconds later.

Joaquim Rodriguez wins Giro di Lombardia ahread of Alejandro Valverde and Rafal Majka.

Tour de France champion Chris Froome has pulled out of Sunday's Tour of Lombardy because of a back injury, his Team Sky said earlier today.