Il Lombardia 2021 (October 9th)

[Bonimenier]

Is this the best and most stunning list of contenders all year long?
Who's missing from the riders of the year? (Apart from the sprinters/ cobble guys/ Ganna.)

• Bernal
• van der Poel
• van Aert
• Colbrelli
• Mohoric
• Carapaz

Others?
I feel that while often many riders have already ended their season there are almost all possible top contenders present this year?

Oh no, I didn't forget Lopez and Mas, see?!

• Lopez
• Mas

In 1 day races, apart from the WC, I thought SB was pretty sick as well contenderswise. Definitely with how it turned out. The so-called big 3 of 1 day racing, the last 2 TDF winners, multitalent Pidcock and the goat Gogl in the break. Not everyday you see a group like that.

 

[Escarabajo]

Is this the best and most stunning list of contenders all year long?
Who's missing from the riders of the year? (Apart from the sprinters/ cobble guys/ Ganna.)

• Bernal
• van der Poel
• van Aert
• Colbrelli
• Mohoric
• Carapaz

Others?
I feel that while often many riders have already ended their season there are almost all possible top contenders present this year?

Oh no, I didn't forget Lopez and Mas, see?!

• Lopez
• Mas

On 1 day races, the first list is enough. Lopez and Mas never have been any type of one day riders.

 

[johnymax]

Is this the best and most stunning list of contenders all year long?
Who's missing from the riders of the year? (Apart from the sprinters/ cobble guys/ Ganna.)

• Bernal
• van der Poel
• van Aert
• Colbrelli
• Mohoric
• Carapaz

Others?
I feel that while often many riders have already ended their season there are almost all possible top contenders present this year?

Oh no, I didn't forget Lopez and Mas, see?!

• Lopez
• Mas

Mohorič will ride. At least he said so before P-R.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm a little disappointed Bernal didn't ride the Italian classics this year. He would've been good to have here. The others aren't really missed here, Carapaz was clearly on fumes in the Vuelta.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Is this the best and most stunning list of contenders all year long?
Who's missing from the riders of the year? (Apart from the sprinters/ cobble guys/ Ganna.)

• Bernal
• van der Poel
• van Aert
• Colbrelli
• Mohoric
• Carapaz

Others?
I feel that while often many riders have already ended their season there are almost all possible top contenders present this year?

Oh no, I didn't forget Lopez and Mas, see?!

• Lopez
• Mas

Fuglsangg
Caruso
Bilbao
Kelderman
Valgreen
Kuss
Soler

To be honest it's quite difficult to find riders. And I work on the assumption that Masnada exclusion is a simple mistake

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert not riding is sad in a way not because he's on the form to win this but because of the beef with Evenepoel

 

[johnymax]

Van Aert not riding is sad in a way not because he's on the form to win this but because of the beef with Evenepoel

What beef?

 

[noob]

If this is not the end of the season what is??

 

[johnymax]

If this is not the end of the season what is??

Chrono des Nations?

 

[laarsland]

Bilbao not seen since Le Tour

 

[KZD]

After his wins at Giro delle Emilia and Milano Torino, Roglic will be favourite but somehow I think that he won't win as this race as clearly worse profile for him than the others.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Chrono des Nations?

Ronde van Drenthe is on the 24th.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Froome]

Who's gonna be the leader of quick step?! Remco, almeida or alaphillipe? Interesting situation.

 

[noob]

Chrono des Nations?

Thanks I had to check it up to know what it was. I only found a French page until I went to Wikipedia. I had just seen Ganna and Rogla on the podium with someone I didn't recognize that I later knew was Jos Van Emden, and a lot of Tony Martin wins. I now know it's a time trial race. Made sense with Martin and Ganna lol

 

[CyclistAbi]

What beef?

Pork.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Hat-trick.

 

[Big Doopie]

hard to see beyond rog

hoping remco can once again hold his own with the supposed "big boys".

no doubt it will be exciting. no way some riders will want to leave it late just to be stomped by the rog.

 

[tobydawq]

Adam Yates: Il Lombardia condition is there ‘I just need to pull it out of the bag’

Yates knows where to look for the win

 

[gregrowlerson]

What's good for the Ganda is good for the Landa

 

[BlueRoads]

Bagioli and Masnada both in for DQS.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Bagioli and Masnada both in for DQS.

It's not in the bag. It's the bag that's in something.

 

[noob]

Bagioli and Masnada both in for DQS.

No Mauri or Cattaneo then.

 

[Breezy1985]

Adam Yates will not win this race. He is on record saying he has the form but just needs to "pull it out of the bag" but silly Adam doesn't realize you need it in the bag not out of the bag

 

[ice&fire]

Adam Yates: Il Lombardia condition is there ‘I just need to pull it out of the bag’

Yates knows where to look for the win

He just knows a bag exists somewhere.