Giro di Lombardia live stream 2022: how to watch Valverde and Nibali's last rides online

Astana Pro Team Denmark rider Jakob Fuglsang (R) leads the pack as they past the Shrine of Madonna del Ghisallo

(Image credit: Getty Images / MARCO BERTORELLO)

They call it the Race of the Falling Leaves, but it could so easily be that of the rolling tears instead. The 116th edition of Il Lombardia will see legendary riders Alejandro Valverde and two-time champion Vincenzo Nibali hang up their helmets for good as another cycling season draws to an end. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Giro di Lombardia live stream from anywhere - including ways to watch for FREE.

Giro di Lombardia live stream 2022

Date: Saturday, October 8

Start time: 10am CEST (local) / 9am BST / 4am ET / 1am PT / 7pm AEDT / 9pm NZDT

FREE live stream: Rai Sport (ITA)

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Global live streams: Discovery+/GCN+ (UK) | GCN+ (US, CA, AU) | Sky Sport (NZ)

The last of the five Monuments and by far the most beautiful, the Tour of Lombardy sees the peloton race westwards from Bergamo to Lake Como, on a 253km route that's hilly pretty much right from the off, with the iconic Madonna del Ghisallo and Civiglio looming large.

Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar is hoping to become the first rider to pick up back-to-back victories since Joaquim Rodríguez nearly a decade ago, but he's going to face stiff competition. Adam Yates swerved the World Championships to prepare for Il Lombardia, and he'd love to give Ineos Grenadiers a parting gift before making the switch to UAE Team Emirates.

Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is also expected to mount a serious challenge, as is Mathieu van der Poel in his first race since that incident. Here's how to watch a 2022 Giro di Lombardia live stream from anywhere. You might want a handkerchief for this one.

How to watch a FREE Giro di Lombardia live stream online

The great news is that you can watch a FREE Giro di Lombardia live stream in Italy, where the race is being shown on RaiSport.

If you're from Italy but you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing out on that free coverage - all you need to do is download a VPN to watch a free Giro di Lombardia live stream and re-connect to your home coverage.

How to watch Giro di Lombardia 2022 from outside your country

If you're keen to watch the Giro di Lombardia but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.

Use a VPN to get a Giro di Lombardia live stream from anywhere

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Once you have it, all you need to do is turn on your VPN, select a server location back in your country, and then go to the broadcaster's website/app and watch as if you were back at home.

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1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN

2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location

3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream - so if you're from Italy, just head to RaiSport and watch the cycling as if you were back at home!

2022 Tour of Lombardy live stream: how to watch cycling online in the UK

Cycling fans in the UK can watch the 2022 Tour of Lombardy on Eurosport and its streaming arm Discovery+. Coverage begins at 10am BST on Saturday morning.

A subscription costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 for the year, and lets you tune in on a wide range of devices, as well as the Eurosport TV channels.

The platform is brimming with live sports, including big events like Australian Open and French Open tennis, major cycling and snooker events throughout the year, and lots of niche and extreme stuff too, such as the World Endurance Championship, rowing and snowboarding.

It also offers programming from Discovery’s networks, including HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and more.

You can also live stream Giro di Lombardia with a GCN+ subscription, which costs £6.99 per month or £39.99 per year and offers ad-free live coverage of loads of cycling events.

If you’re out of the UK but still want to tune in, make sure you install a VPN so you can continue accessing UK streaming services from anywhere.

How to watch Il Lombardia 2022: live stream cycling in the US

How to watch Giro di Lombardia 2022: live stream cycling in Australia

It's the same situation in Australia, where cycling fans can watch the 2022 Giro di Lombardia through a GCN+ subscription, which costs $12.99 per month or $64.99 per year.

Coverage begins at 6.55pm AEDT on Saturday evening.

If you're not currently in Oz, you can download a VPN to tune into your home coverage of the race from anywhere.

Outside Australia? Don't forget, you can take your cycling coverage abroad with you as well. For those wanting to watch home coverage of sports from overseas, a good VPN is the solution.

How to watch Il Lombardia 2022: live stream cycling in Canada

How to watch 2022 Tour of Lombardy: live stream cycling in New Zealand

The 2022 Tour of Lombardy is being shown live on Sky Sport in New Zealand, with the race set to begin at 9pm NZDT on Saturday night.

Sky Sport subscribers can watch the Tour of Lombardy online using the country's Sky Go service.

If you don't have the channel on cable, the Sky Sport Now streaming-only platform is also showing the race live, and it's also the place to watch every single Premier League game live.

A Sky Sport Now subscription costs $19.99 per week or $39.99 per month. The monthly package comes with a 7-day free trial.

Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.