Team Jayco AlUla roll into the final Monument of the season on Saturday aiming for success at Il Lombardia.
The team will be at the start with a strong line-up for the ‘race of the falling leaves’. The 2025 edition will start in Como and finish in Bergamo after over 240 km, featuring numerous climbs and 4,400 meters of elevation gain.
With a route that suits his characteristics, Ben O’Connor will be our leader supported by a highly motivated team to achieve the best possible result. Alongside the Australian champion, Eddie Dunbar and Mauro Schmid will also be able to play their cards.
Completing the team are highly experienced rider Alessandro De Marchi, the talented Italian Filippo Zana, and the strong Dane Asbjorn Hellemose. The seventh and final rider for this Lombardia will be Michael Matthews, fresh from two top-five finishes in his last two races.
Team Jayco AlUla at Il Lombardia line-up:
Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)
Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN)
Michael Matthews (AUS)
Ben O’Connor (AUS)
Mauro Schmid (SUI)
Filippo Zana (ITA)
Ben O’Connor:
“It’s a beautiful time of the year to race in a wonderful part of the world. A big classic, one of the Monuments, it’s always a special race to wrap the season up with in my case. I’ve always dreamt of performing well in this race. In October, sometimes your cards don’t always fall into place, but we’re crossing our fingers that it all falls into place on Saturday. Hopefully myself and the team can have a good day and we can try to find best result we can. It’s always exciting, I love Il Lombardia and I hope to finish the season in the best way possible”.
David McPartland (Sport Director):
“La classica delle foglie morte” is the last Monument of the year. This is a special race which we have won before in 2016. The atmosphere in northern Italy for this race is electrifying. This year we have a strong line-up to support Ben O’ Connor. Ben is on an upwards trajectory and the route is for sure well suited to him. We hope that we he will be one of the guys in contention for the win when we arrive in Bergamo.”
2025 Il Lombardia Race Details:
Sat, 11th Oct: Como – Bergamo, 240km
