| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddy MERCKX | Molteni | 6h47'54" |
| 2. | Cyrille GUIMARD | GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1'27" |
| 3. | Felice GIMONDI | Salvarani | |
| 4. | Frans VERBEECK | Watney - Avia | |
| 5. | Tonnie HOUBRECHTS | Salvarani | |
| 6. | Joop ZOETEMELK | Beaulieu - Flandria | |
| 7. | Raymond DELISLE | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 1'30" |
| 8. | Willy DE GEEST | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1'39" |
| 9. | Franco BITOSSI | Filotex | |
| 10. | Michele DANCELLI | Scic | |
| 11. | Gösta PETTERSSON | Ferretti | |
| 12. | Ole RITTER | Dreher | 5'10" |
| 13. | Wladimiro PANIZZA | Zonca | |
| 14. | Santiago LAZCANO LABACA | Kas - Kaskol | |
| 15. | Raymond POULIDOR | GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson | |
| 16. | Louis VERREYDT | Goldor - Ijsboerke | 15'45" |
| 17. | Herman BEYSSENS | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy |
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Race information
Start, finish: Milano - Como
Distance: 266 km
Date: 7 October 1972
Giro di Lombardia 1972