Il Lombardia 2015, Oct 4th

[IndianCyclist]

Moreno appeared to be stronger but lost it on the descent

 

[BigMac]

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Why is the finish line announcer speaking in English?

It's the UCI announcer. Also comments for their YT channel.

Why? Dunno.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great win for Nibali! Well deserved. He made the race today.

 

[damian13ster]

Well, Nibali got his monument
Rosa probably the 2nd strongest today.

Also proud of Kwiatkowski. Animates each race. If he improves his climbing legs at Sky--- watch out

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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Pahaha Rosa. Movistar loses WT?

Keep it by 3pts , 13 if he took Rosa.

 

[May0maniac]

Gutted for Chaves.
Moreno and Pinot deserved to be on the podium, hats off.

 

[Alexandre B.]

The three best riders of the day are on the podium. Great stuff.

 

[Samamba]

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Pahaha Rosa. Movistar loses WT?

Don't think so, Valverde is 4th.

 

[BigMac]

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Pahaha Rosa. Movistar loses WT?

Keep it by 3pts , 13 if he took Rosa.

Thanks.

 

[Rollthedice]

Gimondi, Merckx, Hinault, Nibali.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Best flag throw ever! Was it adhesive, or simply help up by momentum/friction?

 

[ILovecycling]

Congrats! What a win! Thats the old Nibali

 

[Pippo_San]

Way to change your season from *** to very good

 

[May0maniac]

That was hands down the best Monument of the season.

 

[Vesica]

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Nibali wins the race in the downhill. What a surprise

How is that a surprise? Nibs by far the best descender in the front group. He couldn't make the gap uphill, Nibs style to try downhill as a section option.

 

[TourOfTexas]

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Why is the finish line announcer speaking in English?

Because it is the language international.

 

[jsem94]

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Best flag throw ever! Was it adhesive, or simply help up by momentum/friction?

Held up by the air resistance/wind.

 

[Gigs_98]

YEEEEEEES NIBALI. WHAT A RACE

 

[yaco]

Reckon Chavez got a mechanical - You don't recover that quickly with a mechanical - What could have been for Chavez !

 

[winkybiker]

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Best flag throw ever! Was it adhesive, or simply help up by momentum/friction?

Wouldn't have been so great if it had jammed his front wheel while he had his hands off the bars.

 

[portugal11]

this * race is not a monument. so weak competition, lombardia at these days, looks more like the nationals

 

[trevim]

I simply loved this route, full on ever since la Madonna I think and with all this difficult technical descents.... I really hope RCS stops changing it around.

Also congrats Vincenzo, the man who makes the most out of his skills. Really happy for Pinot too but he definitely lacks the killer instinct.

 

[Climbing]

*** Yes!
Vai Lo Squalo!

 

[huge]

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Moreno appeared to be stronger but lost it on the descent

Nibali had already made a huge effort to breakaway, besides several attacks on the previous climb, while Moreno was basically just sitting there. No surprire that on the last climb Nibali lost a good chunk of time. He knew that if he could top the last climb with a handful of secs, he would make it, and he did!

Bravo Squalo!!!

 

[Brullnux]

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That was hands down the best Monument of the season.

By far, it would have been even better with Purito, good to see the real Nibali back. I hope he stays for 2016 and the rest of his career.