Il Lombardia 2021 (October 9th)

[Netserk]

Key point in the race. They had already botched it but still had a decent shot until that moment. All they had to do is keep rotating through but the second one person doesn't it's all over.

IT'S NEVER VALVERDE'S FAULT!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Vingegaard did what he could. Why does he qualify as an idiot?

Well he did wait until Masnada was about half a minute ahead before it occurred to him that Quickstep weren't going to work any more and that he was the only one with a teammate in the group who also happened to be the pre-race favourite

 

[BlueRoads]

Congrats to Pogacar. He did everything right.

But how many races have I seen this year that went like this? One guy attacks, gets a gap, it's over. I can't take it anymore.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Key point in the race. They had already botched it but still had a decent shot until that moment. All they had to do is keep rotating through but the second one person doesn't it's all over.

IT'S NEVER VALVERDE'S FAULT!

watch it back...I can't stand valverde in these positions but it was Bardet who f**ed it for the rest of the group today

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

In conclusion, neither Van Aert nor Evenepoel should have been leader at the WCC!

 

[tobydawq]

Impressive by Pogacar to just ignore Masnada and continue keeping the tempo high. I think a lot of riders would have begun quarreling and lost a lot of time there, jeopardising the win. He was a little lucky that it was such a snail that joined him, though.

A pity that Roglic was on a bad day.

 

[Red Rick]

Tbh all of them were morons for just letting Masnada get away.

 

[JosefK]

Impressive by Pogacar to just ignore Masnada and continue keeping the tempo high. I think a lot of riders would have begun quarreling and lost a lot of time there, jeopardising the win. He was a little lucky that it was such a snail that joined him, though.

A pity that Roglic was on a bad day.

Roglic was still good on a bad day, just not in stomping form. I think he made a peak a few days ago. Pogi was still working on peaking then.

 

[tobydawq]

Tbh all of them were morons for just letting Masnada get away.

Definitely. Including Alaphilippe.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Impressive by Pogacar to just ignore Masnada and continue keeping the tempo high. I think a lot of riders would have begun quarreling and lost a lot of time there, jeopardising the win. He was a little lucky that it was such a snail that joined him, though.

A pity that Roglic was on a bad day.

I have to say as big Fausto fan, Pogacar did the final climb tactically perfect.

 

[Leinster]

Youngest rider to win two monuments in a season ?

Henri Pelissier was 23 winning MSR in 1912, after Lombardia in 1911!

 

[noob]

Wow! The way Rogla smiled when they said "Pogacar". As if he was as happy with Pog winning as himself. That really got to me!

 

[Ripper]

Tbh all of them were morons for just letting Masnada get away.

Exactly! I mean, they really could have easily written back to him in no time. They just gave up because Tad is a nice guy

 

[tobydawq]

But I do think Valverde was the main culprit here. He was right on the wheel of Masnada when he went and just thought "nope!" even though he was the best sprinter left apart from Alaphilippe and Roglic, who just didn't have the legs to win today.

He should have realised a long time ago that his good sprint requires him to take more responsibility.

I am completely with Netserk on this one.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Wow! The way Rogla smiled when they said "Pogacar". As if he was as happy with Pog winning as himself. That really got to me!

He really doesn't seem to have a bad bone in his body. Such a likeable guy.

 

[Leinster]

Tbh all of them were morons for just letting Masnada get away.

Yup. He didn’t even really attack, he was just doing his turn. If they’d followed Masnada’s wheel, he might have even brought them into range with Pog by the bottom, and then it’s a different race (which Pog would also probably still win).

 

[Red Rick]

Tbh I also have no idea what DQS was thinking apart from trying to secure 2nd place. Alaphilippe certainly wasn't riding to pressure Pogacar into doing too much work or to give himself much of a shot.

Group simply also wasn't helped by being led by the weakest descender and rider in that group with Vingegaard. They had the least reason to ride too with Roglic having an off day agian as well.

 

[Red Rick]

He really doesn't seem to have a bad bone in his body. Such a likeable guy.

"You lucky you win the races eh cause you suck at CN popularity contests eh"

 

[Rollthedice]

I like that we in an era where the GT riders wins monuments. How it used to be

Not so long ago, Nibali won his third monument in 2018.

 

[jaylew]

IT'S NEVER VALVERDE'S FAULT!

Oh, it's his fault plenty but not nearly as much as you like to claim. He rode like an idiot today, the same as just about everyone in that group. But when they looked like they were going to actually make up for it, it wasn't him who ruined the cohesion

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

It's a shame Dan Martin didn't get a top 10, but it was great seeing him around during the day. A well-deserved retirement & a lovely career!

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Tbh I also have no idea what DQS was thinking apart from trying to secure 2nd place. Alaphilippe certainly wasn't riding to pressure Pogacar into doing too much work or to give himself much of a shot.

Group simply also wasn't helped by being led by the weakest descender and rider in that group with Vingegaard. They had the least reason to ride too with Roglic having an off day agian as well.

Bramati needs shooting after today. Don Patrick might just see to that.

 

[Fantastico]

But I do think Valverde was the main culprit here. He was right on the wheel of Masnada when he went and just thought "nope!" even though he was the best sprinter left apart from Alaphilippe and Roglic, who just didn't have the legs to win today.

He should have realised a long time ago that his good sprint requires him to take more responsibility.

I am completely with Netserk on this one.

Funny how Valverde said he did not want to be the one starting the sprint from the front this time (for example compared to Liège), which is understandable, but in the end that allowed Yates and Roglic to pass them.

 

[saganftw]

i dont think DQS did poor job tactically

in theory sending a luxury teammember in front to force others to chase so your leader can rest is what you should do

however, particulary this year, once a guy gets up the road, those who should chase just stop giving a s*it

its new meta, instead of banking on everyones desire to win, you should bank on everyones unwillingness to drag somebody to the line even at the cost of your own success

 

[Red Rick]

In conclusion, neither Van Aert nor Evenepoel should have been leader at the WCC!

I think basically that getting top 2 in any of the semi classics before Lombardia should disqualify you from leadership opportunity.