Il Lombardia 2021 (October 9th)

[tobydawq]

If Masnada by some miracle should be able to catch Pogi, then the group behind could actually get up to the front still.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Masnada seems to be gaining a second here and there

Even if he somehow makes it back to Pogacar he has no chance of beating him. Best hope now is that Pogacar is too scared to go full gas with Masnada in his wheel if we get that far.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

16 seconds is correct

 

[rghysens]

How many riders have won a GT and 2 monuments in a single year?

 

[Salvarani]

If Masnada gets back. He should just sit on Pogs wheel. He has Ala back in the group behind. You pull.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Masnada man of Bergamo

 

[jaylew]

If Masnada knows the descent...

Exactly. If you know he knows the decent, you go with him. Such stupid tactics.

 

[Volderke]

Alaphilippe dropped Vingegaard, who now has to save chances for Alaphilippe.

As a result of Masnada chasing solo, we have a race with pogacar vs masnada vs Vingegaard. Looks like masnada gains thanks to his knowledge of the roads (but even if he catches pogacar: will that be resulting in a chance for the win?), while the group behind seems to take themselves out of contention.

 

[BlueRoads]

Hopefully Masnada wins this now...
I can't believe they all f*ck up this race.

 

[Red Rick]

Classic Valverde always afraid of pulling.

It's Lombardia Valverde - a special kind of Valverde.

 

[Salvarani]

He didnt know that corner...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[johnymax]

Ilmaestro99 has been right all along. Remco and DQS have been holding back Masnada

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How many riders have won a GT and 2 monuments in a single year?

Only Coppi and Merckx, apparently.

 

[tobydawq]

How many riders have won a GT and 2 monuments in a single year?

1.

I think.

Edit: Okay, 2 then.

 

[Volderke]

Vingegaard slowing down everyone, riding on the hoods!

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Bala with his trademark "look around and shrug shoulders"

Surely one has ever rolled through to to front of a group, slowed down and looked around as many times as Valverde. GOAT momentum destroyer.

 

[johnymax]

Masnada seems to take every corner wrong, but he is closing the gap slowly. It's the Masnada way

 

[Fantastico]

It's Lombardia Valverde - a special kind of Valverde.

True. I remember the year when Mollema won where he was extremely strong, but when Mollema attacked just waited for someone else to chase.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

12 seconds again correct

 

[KZD]

Even if Masnada catches Pogačar it will be difficult to hold his wheel in the last climb but I've seen weirder things happening.

 

[Salvarani]

He has to close this on the descent

 

[Tim Cahill]

Masnada has an odd descending style, taking everything wide but losing no speed it seems

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yes, Valverde's brain doesnt work in Italy, especially not in the region of Lombardia. That is unlucky for sure.

 

[BlueRoads]

I can't believe I'm having to make amends to Ilmaestro like that and sitting here hoping that Masnada wins.