Il Lombardia 2023

[Berniece]

I would hope for Primoz doing it once again, though this one is in favour of Pogi.

Do what once again? He's never won Il Lombardia, or you mean that you hope he just wins once again like a week ago?

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Do what once again? He's never won Il Lombardia, or you mean that you hope he just wins once again like a week ago?

Sorry I wasn't clear. Yes I was referring to his in-form shape at time being.
(so no, I'm not apart of the "hope he wins Le Tour AGAIN" hord or similar for Il Lombardia )

 

[CyclistAbi]

Sorry I wasn't clear. Yes I was referring to his in-form shape at time being.
(so no, I'm not apart of the "hope he wins Le Tour AGAIN" hord or similar for Il Lombardia )

Sorry, but we are not apart of the "hope he wins Le Tour AGAIN" hord or similar for Il Lombardia. We are only referring to in-form shape Rogla.

 

[Andre]

Well damn, throw that prediction in the trash where it belongs then.

Shadow, do it again but leave the Vinge element out

 

[Andre]

Remco to ride away from everybody. Solo victory

 

[Ilmaestro99]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709488206243102821

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1709488206243102821?t=VQUlB_jG4VoiozosCEwO_g&s=19

 

[QueenStagiaire]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709488206243102821

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1709488206243102821?t=VQUlB_jG4VoiozosCEwO_g&s=19

What crime did Andrea Pasqualon commit?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709488206243102821

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1709488206243102821?t=VQUlB_jG4VoiozosCEwO_g&s=19

Nice of them to give Pernsteiner a final race in the Bahrain jersey.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Shadow, do it again but leave the Vinge element out

Nah, it’s ruined and predication failed. Roglic to win the group sprint now.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Worst poll ever.

 

[tobydawq]

Also not a very good OP. I don't know how good an idea it is to open a thread for the race that early.

Maybe there should be general threads for each monument and then a specific thread for each edition as there are now.

 

[Netserk]

This is just the poll thread. I'm sure a race thread will be opened before Saturday.

 

[proffate]

I picked Pog but would be happy if Roglic won. On Pog he seemed strangely quiet in the latter stages of Tre Valli Varesine. I think Pog might have been saving his legs for Lombardia?

Kind of the opposite of Carapaz. If he wanted to win Lombardia, he should have stuck to the shadows. Now everyone remembers that he's a threat. But I guess he got some decent UCI points with that 2nd.

 

[topcat]

This is just the poll thread. I'm sure a race thread will be opened before Saturday.

Who is going to go to all that bother? Way too much hassle and we don’t need it. Ppl can post their attacks and gloating here. Contrast the showboating of ppl if their favourite rider wins with all the posts where they trashed Lombardia as the “worst of the monuments” and you’ve got what we call the forum.
Pog is the favourite which makes him a boring prediction so I’ll go for Remco, mainly for the SHlTSTORM we’d have on the forum.

 

[Nick2413]

There should be an over/under for how far out Remco would need to attack to make it stick

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also not a very good OP. I don't know how good an idea it is to open a thread for the race that early.

Maybe there should be general threads for each monument and then a specific thread for each edition as there are now.

Early threads also increase the odds of someone accidentally forgetting about their existence, which as we know can have horrible consequences.

 

[Potomac]

I think this might be a first!
EF seems to be the first team to finalise the roster!

Somebody needs to check under Vaughter's bed for pods.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I’m a little more skeptical about Pog than usual this year. Might stay on the hype train with Roglic.

Pog didn't show spectacular form in the races leading to his Lombardy victories. He was decent recently but will peak for one-day, like he did before (not only in Lombardy but also in WC or even Flandres).

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Pog didn't show spectacular form in the races leading to his Lombardy victories. He was decent recently but will peak for one-day, like he did before (not only in Lombardy but also in WC or even Flandres).

Pog used alot more energy compared to Rog in Giro dell'Emillia on the last lap and especially on last San Luca climb. Rog did his one shot of which the finish suits him excellent.

 

[Froome]

Remco to ride away from everybody. Solo victory

Wishful thinking.

 

[Lequack]

He's ready

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1709607443225854357

View: https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1709607443225854357

 

[tobydawq]

Wishful thinking.

Yes, that never happens.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yes, that never happens.

Remind me how often Evenepoel has dropped Roglic and/or Pogacar on climbs the size of Ganda?

Or how he did last time round on Ganda?

 

[tobydawq]

Remind me how often Evenepoel has dropped Roglic and/or Pogacar on climbs the size of Ganda?

Or how he did last time round on Ganda?

Remind me when Evenepoel didn't solo home in a monument the last couple of seasons.

 

[Netserk]

It could happen here. Getting the right shape while fresh enough is key for Lombardia. Who knows where Evenepoel stands?

I still have Pogi as the clear favourite, but that's because I expect him to step up.