Il Lombardia 2019, one day classic, October 12

[Valv.Piti]

Just in. Vincenzo Nibali wins Il Lombardia afer finding faster route from Civiglio to finish line

Aint even funny right now

 

[SafeBet]

Valverde: "I had good enough legs to win the race".

Yes, we know that Alejandro.

 

[DNP-Old]

He didn't choke...he rode hard closing gaps and made a big attack. It's called using yourself up.

Lol. I understand protecting a rider you're a fan of, but he was on Valverde's wheel after the descent and then just stopped riding, looking at Fuglsang. That is very much a fatal error that could've been prevented and it cost him.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Strongest rider won. TGBM I salute you

 

[Jacques (7 ch)]

Popular win. Brilliant.

 

[Lequack]

I am always happy for Mollema.

 

[Red Rick]

Valverde: "I had good enough legs to win the race".

Yes, we know that Alejandro.

He sprinted for 2nd place. Got what he wanted

 

[Rollthedice]

Amazing Valverde, the most puzzling elite rider of a few generations.

 

[The Chicken]

Joke and a farce. Sucks when the others let a rider like this win. Mollema should've finished 7th or 9th or something as usual. He ruined this race. Joke.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm truly happy for Bauke. He is a humble guy, knows his limits and fights hard in every race he takes part in.

Plus it's nice to see some different riders winning big races.

 

[geisterhome]

But you see guys, you don't even need to be able to ride a bike to win a Monument!

 

[Mayomaniac]

You have to give it to Trek, they rode a great race. Tom on the attack early, then Ciccone on the Muro and Mollema was really strong and able to deliver.
Roglic only followed moves uphill, his attack on the flat when the other guys had doms was a bit pointless.

 

[Escarabajo]

Good victory for Bauke. Very smart move at that moment.

Valverde coming from the looking around school at Movistar!

 

[topcat]

A watershed moment for Roglic. He doesn't have the endurance to win a race as hard as this or a GT with a proper route. Valverde blows it again. Mollema gets the big win of his career, fantastic. I'm not a fan of his, but he really deserves this. Nobody tries harder than Bauke.

 

[Climbing]

You're talking *** guys, okay TGBM wasn't marked hard, but he rode mightily strong.
Yeah I guess Valverde was the strongest, but we're used to his 2nd places by now.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1183030109047013376

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1183030109047013376

 

[movingtarget]

Valverde: "I had good enough legs to win the race".

Yes, we know that Alejandro.

Good luck to Mollema he rode a great race but it looked like Valverde had the race there for the taking. I don't know why he didn't go with Roglic.

 

[Escarabajo]

Joke and a farce. Sucks when the others let a rider like this win. Mollema should've finished 7th or 9th or something as usual. He ruined this race. Joke.

This doesn't make sense. He was the still very strong. And if you want to take tactics and strategy out of cycling what is left for us? a VO2 max race? come on, he is a deserving winner.

 

[topt]

Valverde: "I had good enough legs to win the race".

Yes, we know that Alejandro.

so where was he when the gap needed to be closed

 

[topt]

A watershed moment for Roglic. He doesn't have the endurance to win a race as hard as this or a GT with a proper route. Valverde blows it again. Mollema gets the big win of his career, fantastic. I'm not a fan of his, but he really deserves this. Nobody tries harder than Bauke.

what a bunch of crap

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

TGBM!!!!

100% BEST EDITION

 

[rick james]

Joke and a farce. Sucks when the others let a rider like this win. Mollema should've finished 7th or 9th or something as usual. He ruined this race. Joke.

you are at it...A rider who attacks like that today deserves to win the race

 

[topcat]

what a bunch of crap

All true. The truth hurts.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Great and much deserved win by Mollema, went at the right moment and benefitted from the classic case of rivals watching each other instead of cooperating in chasing at crucial points of the race.

Nice race in the end and a good way to end the Italian autumn classics season. Haven't been able to watch smaller races leading up to Lombardia as much as I would have liked, but at least the big one did not disappoint. It was more of an attritional race than last couple of years but not bad at all.

Now Paris-Tours tomorrow and then that's that for season 2019 on the road.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

You're talking *** guys, okay TGBM wasn't marked hard, but he rode mightily strong.
Yeah I guess Valverde was the strongest, but we're used to his 2nd places by now.

Bernal after the race: "Mollema was the strongest". Valverde after the race "We saw the right winner"

Only hurt fanboys or anti cycling fans like The Chicken talk ***