Il Lombardia 2019, one day classic, October 12

[Rollthedice]

Gaudu? Vincenzo?

 

[Climbing]

Vincenzo got bored with it!

 

[Rollthedice]

Valverde and Roglic close the gap.

 

[RedheadDane]

Uhm… this might be a stupid question - and it's probably been explained a million times - but what are they counting?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Uhm… this might be a stupid question - and it's probably been explained a million times - but what are they counting?

the 300 or so metre of the climb

 

[Eshnar]

Uhm… this might be a stupid question - and it's probably been explained a million times - but what are they counting?

you mean on the road? The altitude.

 

[Leinster]

Jungels is wrecked. That move looks like an exercise in futility now.

 

[SafeBet]

Ciccone is a man possessed.

 

[Sestriere]

Please stay save on the descent everyone!

 

[Alexandre B.]

Roglic and Bernal stayed in the reserve.

 

[Leinster]

Ciccone is a man possessed.

Who's he doing it for, though?

 

[Red Rick]

Still think this climb could be a staple of the Giro too

 

[Lequack]

 

[Yingge]

I gather that the JV Team car will NOT be stopping for any nature breaks today - crossed legs from here to the finish.

 

[Red Rick]

6'55 lost on Muro di Sormano is what they don't tell you at Velon

 

[Alexandre B.]

It hurts seeing Latour in the descent.

 

[F_Cance]

6'55 lost on Muro di Sormano is what they don't tell you at Velon

While Skujins was stronger after being all day in the break

 

[Climbing]

As usual and as expected, all teams got devastated on Muro... let's see what remains, cause it could be tactically tricky on the false flat before Civiglio.

 

[SafeBet]

16 riders in the leading group, according to Eurosport Italy.
Among the pre-race favorites Chaves, Gilbert and Higuita missing.

 

[Alexandre B.]

It hurts seeing Latour in the descent.

And the poor bloke is gone...

 

[SafeBet]

Wellens and Buchmann try to anticipate. Roglic has Kuss and Bennett with him.

 

[Sestriere]

Formolo and Majka making no effort to try and block the chase.

 

[JosephK]

Sepp Kuss is great on the hills, but I'm not sure he is the guy to shrink the gap to Wellens and Buchmann on the flatter part.
Edit: Looks like Gesink is back to pull the peloton for a while.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Jumbo looks in control, Roglic must have the legs.

 

[Climbing]

Lot of guys got back, very big group, quite atypical considering previous editions.

Edit: will Roglic win with a single attack?