Cycling-Ireland's ツバメ 嵐／襲撃するs to 小旅行する of Lombardy 勝利，勝つ
Oct 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's Dan ツバメ timed a late sprint to perfection to （人命などを）奪う，主張する his first 小旅行する of Lombardy victory on Sunday.
The Garmin-Sharp rider, who （機の）カム fourth in the race last year, finished ahead of Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) to 勝利，勝つ the 108th 版 of the one-day race.
Portugal's Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) finished third at the end of a hilly 256-km trek from Como to Bergamo.
After 安全に 取り組むing the final climb up the Bergamo Alto, the 28-year-old ツバメ attacked with 450 metres remaining and caught his 競争相手s off guard to snatch the 勝利，勝つ.
"I just love this race," ツバメ said. "It's one of my favourite races. It's just incredible to 勝利，勝つ it.
"I 現実に planned to attack on the last climb but I couldn't get through because there were too many people and the guys were going so hard anyway.
"I saw (Philippe) Gilbert and (Michael) Albasini - they are really 急速な／放蕩な - and Alejandro (Valverde) 同様に, so I needed to try something and the 適切な時期 happened.
"Once I got the gap, it was so の近くに to the line I just had to go as hard as I could and not 衝突，墜落 on the last corner."
Dutchman Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) and Belgium's Ben Hermans (BMC) formed a two-man 脱退／分離 and built up a slender lead after navigating their way over the 重要な climb of Berbenno.
But the 二人組 we re caught by the main peloton five km from the finish as they made their way up the final climb of the Bergamo Alto.
A host of riders, 含むing BMC's Gilbert who was 目的（とする）ing for a third Lombardy 勝利，勝つ, 開始する，打ち上げるd attacks on the road into Bergamo but they were all 権力のない to resist ツバメ's late burst to the finish line.
By finishing second, Valverde 追い出すs compatriot Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the エリート World 小旅行する 最高位のs ahead of the 小旅行する of Beijing.
The 34-year-old Valverde, who has 686 points, will take a 66-point advantage into the final race of the season which starts on Oct. 10. (報告（する）／憶測ing By Michael Hann; Editing by Rex Gowar)
