114th Il Lombardia (1.UWT) // 15th of August 2020

[Jagartrott]

Who knows what could have been. Youngest winner of a monument since WW2? He looked very fresh. Glad he seems to be doing relatively OK though. Also, descending is part of cycling, and if you veer off the road because you're pushing too hard... it's a choice, in a way. Not to take anything away from Fuglsang - superb rider.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Danish Trump? So, you've got one too?

Sure, I think most countries have those types, these days...... but here they are not put in charge of anything

 

[GuntherL]

Who knows what could have been. Youngest winner of a monument since WW2? He looked very fresh. Glad he seems to be doing relatively OK though. Also, descending is part of cycling, and if you veer off the road because you're pushing too hard... it's a choice, in a way. Not to take anything away from Fuglsang - superb rider.

Hard to say, but Fuglsang finished at nearly two minutes in Poland.
Anyway, this wasn't a great day for top cyclists. Bernal left the Dauphiné because of back pain. Kruisjwijk and Buchmann crashed and quit. Roglic crashed and might not start tomorrow. Froome looks done and Thomas doesn't look much better.

 

[Gigs_98]

According to Tuttobiciweb Remco has no fractures

After the last months I wouldn't at all be surprised to learn Remco is also invincible.

 

[topcat]

And there's also an amazing place for politics, called "anywhere but the CN forum"

Common sense isn't very common
Great race today. It wasn't a weak field. Anyone who was "missing" wouldn't have won today.

 

[Gigs_98]

Hard to say, but Fuglsang finished at nearly two minutes in Poland.
Anyway, this wasn't a great day for top cyclists. Bernal left the Dauphiné because of back pain. Kruisjwijk and Buchmann crashed and quit. Roglic crashed and might not start tomorrow. Froome looks done and Thomas doesn't look much better.

There is a joke here somewhere, with this sentence and Fuglsang winning, but let's just not add fuel to the fire

 

[Alexandre B.]

Common sense isn't very common
Great race today. It wasn't a weak field. Anyone who was "missing" wouldn't have won today.

Well of course they couldn't, they weren't there!

 

[303pbmf]

After the last months I wouldn't at all be surprised to learn Remco is also invincible.

Are we in the movie "unbreakable"?

 

[Red Rick]

The strongest won today, despite the relatively weak field. Jakob has turned into one of the strongest one-day racers in the peloton the last couple of years.

Apparentely they did a really slow Muro di Sormano ascent, so one might think the peloton is really lacking race rythm and that's why gaps are so big.

 

[topcat]

Well of course they couldn't, they weren't there!

The only notable absentee was Pinot who I see you're a fan of.

 

[Red Rick]

The only notable absentee was Pinot who I see you're a fan of.

Lombardia is such a race for climbers I would write the complete Dauphine top 20 down as notable absentees tbh.

Two weeks ago Bennett was a perennial 8th-15th place GT climber, now he has a monument podium.

 

[Panda Claws]

Lots of victims today.

• Remco
• Max Schachmann

but mainly: the Flemish people who had to suffer through the commentary on VTM.

I wish everyone a speedy recovery.

I Know right who where those commentators? Horrendous.

 

[topcat]

Lombardia is such a race for climbers I would write the complete Dauphine top 20 down as notable absentees tbh.

Two weeks ago Bennett was a perennial 8th-15th place GT climber, now he has a monument podium.

There's a big difference between a gt climber and a one day racer

 

[Red Rick]

There's a big difference between a gt climber and a one day racer

GT and Liege? Big difference

GT and current Lombardia? Not too big tbh. Ofcourse some traits and qualities are more benifical in one than the other, but even guys like Quintana are normally competitive in Il Lombardia.

 

[topcat]

GT and Liege? Big difference

GT and current Lombardia? Not too big tbh. Ofcourse some traits and qualities are more benifical in one than the other, but even guys like Quintana are normally competitive in Il Lombardia.

Competitive as in hangs around till the last 15k or so?
Win it: unlikely to do so and hasn't.
( Chaves is not himself anymore)

 

[jaylew]

A few years ago, who'd have thought Fuglsang would have won Liège and GdL and Kwiatkowski wouldn't even have a runner up spot in either?

 

[Red Rick]

A few years ago, who'd have thought Fuglsang would have won Liège and GdL and Kwiatkowski wouldn't even have a runner up spot in either?

With the new Lombardia route I'm not really too surprised about Kwiato. Honestly while he's a great all round domestique, even the Mur de Huy was always too hard for him to compete for the win already.

 

[Pantani_lives]

I Know right who where those commentators? Horrendous.

Someone called Johan Museeuw. I actually thought he was quite good.

EDIT: Stijn Vlaeminck & JM.

 

[jaylew]

With the new Lombardia route I'm not really too surprised about Kwiato. Honestly while he's a great all round domestique, even the Mur de Huy was always too hard for him to compete for the win already.

But he wants to ride the the Tour for GC someday!

 

[BlueRoads]

Common sense isn't very common
Great race today. It wasn't a weak field. Anyone who was "missing" wouldn't have won today.

Well, there are some. Roglic. Van Aert. Maybe Dumoulin. Maybe Pinot...
Anyway, we can be totally content with the outcome, I think, and be happy that Remco is rather okay.

 

[GuntherL]

Well, there are some. Roglic. Van Aert. Maybe Dumoulin. Maybe Pinot...
Anyway, we can be totally content with the outcome, I think, and be happy that Remco is rather okay.

Van Aert? Not a chance.
Buchmann, Bernal, Kruijswijk, Kuss, Alaphilippe, Pogacar, Sivakov, Quintana?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Van Aert? Not a chance.
Buchmann, Bernal, Kruijswijk, Kuss, Alaphilippe, Pogacar, Sivakov, Quintana?

Formolo and Ala would have been legit contenders.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Fuglsang looked like a bear today. He made a strong impression on every climb, reacted alertly to Bennett's attack and dropped him on the last steep part. It was a great decision to go to Italy for the classics and stay away from the Dauphiné. His name is now added to the list of riders who have won the two biggest climbing classics: Liège and Lombardia.

 

[Red Rick]

Problem with those guys is mainly that they're in Tour buildup. I think one day race minipeaks are really different from slow GT peaks.

Dumoulin would get destroyed in LBL a week before the Giro.

 

[BlueRoads]

Van Aert? Not a chance.
Buchmann, Bernal, Kruijswijk, Kuss, Alaphilippe, Pogacar, Sivakov, Quintana?

Did you forget that van Aert is the new Alaphilippe"?