[1] Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) won the race after a solo breakaway initiated on the final climb of the day.

[4] The weather conditions discouraged a lot of participants, since of the 197 riders who started the race, only 54 crossed the line as 143 competitors withdrew.

[5] The newly crowned World champion Philippe Gilbert of BMC Racing Team was among those who abandoned, as he crashed while trying to reel in the leading group on the descent after the Muro di Sormano.

[6][7] Romain Bardet (Ag2r–La Mondiale) was the sole survivor of an early breakaway to crest atop the Muro di Sormano in front of the favorites, shaking off Alberto Losada (Team Katusha) near the top.

Rodriguez stated after the victory: "I was fighting for a double goal today, to win this prestigious competition and to take the lead in the UCI World Tour Ranking, and I managed both.