The Giro di Lombardia brings down the curtain on the major European races with a tough race around the hills and shores of Lake Como. A true one-day classic, the 100-year-old Giro di Lombardia always produces some great racing. The route has changed over the decades with finishes being held in Milan, Bergamo and Como. In recent years the race has started over the border in the Swiss town of Mendrisio and finished on the shores of Lake Como in the center of the town. The climb from the lake up to the chapel of the Madonna di Ghisallo has been a constant decisive point in the race and now marks the start of the final climbs in the 250km race.