Philippe Gilbert of Belgium wins Tour of Lombardy after sprint finish

MILAN, Italy - Philippe Gilbert of Belgium has won the Tour of Lombardy one-day cycling race after beating Samuel Sanchez of Spain in a sprint finish.

Gilbert finished the 242-kilometre road race in five hours 43 minutes 46 seconds on Saturday for his fourth straight race victory.

Alexander Kolobnev won a four-way sprint for third place, finishing four seconds behind Gilbert and Sanchez. Luca Paolini of Italy was fourth.