Il Lombardia 2024, one day monument, October 12, farewell to Domenico Pozzovivo

[Bolder]

Time to go shopping for dinner

 

[pastronef]

Cycling is dead

same was said when Sky just won the TDF

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So the race for second has started. Place your bets!

Nairoman!

 

[Salvarani]

Remco could get his first podium here. Huge

 

[Tim Cahill]

You know it's all over when they're already discussing Vingegaard's winter training with an hour left to go in a monument.

 

[Nick2413]

Everyone’s doing it wrong paying attention to 1st place any race Pogacar is in. Disregard it and watch for 2nd and 3rd.

 

[Samamba]

With how many minutes is he gonna win?

The 3 behind will probably lose another 30s in the descent alone, with others coming back so they won't even cooperate.

 

[Snake]

Gap will be 1:20 at the top

2.20 more likely

 

[TrekCyclist]

A bit like F1 the last 2 seasons.

 

[magliaroz]

What is Sivakov doing?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Why has no one tried to follow?

Because they'd blow up in the attempt. It's stupid to try.
Pogacar is just absurdly stronger than anyone else. We really need Vingegaard back.

Even as a Pogi fan, this is getting way to predictable.

 

[Salvarani]

With how many minutes is he gonna win?

The 3 behind will probably lose another 30s in the descent alone, with others coming back so they won't even cooperate.

Yup, second group shenanigans will happen.

Opportunity for Adria to get a great result. Good sprint.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

How much would it cost to bribe someone to contaminate Pogacar's gels with EPO? Asking for a friend.

 

[Miha81]

At least race for 2nd should be interesting

 

[meat puppet]

Note to self, never be sarcastic on the internet.

So very exciting

 

[KZD]

They really might as well hand Pogacar the next four Lombardias too today and have the rest race for second each year. Of all the big races, this is the one where he literally has no way of losing.

Pogačar is to Lombardia like Nadal was to Roland Garros. Complete domination.

 

[Salvarani]

Pogačar is to Lombardia like Nadal was to Roland Garros. Complete domination.

Good comparison

 

[Heston]

same was said when Sky just won the TDF

Nah. Sky was never anywhere close to this. They never dominated one day races. And they certainly didn't have a rider who won Giro + Tour + Liege + Worlds + Lombardia with enormous gaps in the same season without looking slightly tired at any point the whole year.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pogačar is to cycling like Nadal was to Roland Garros. Complete domination.

Fixed

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pogačar is to Lombardia like Nadal was to Roland Garros. Complete domination.

The record to watch very much isn't Coppi's Lombardia total, but Merckx' record of winning the same monument (Sanremo) seven times. At this point, odds are that one falls too.

 

[Ricco']

Betting in Pogacar is the safest investment available at the moment

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I like Pog's rainbow shoe soles

 

[pastronef]

Nah. Sky was never anywhere close to this. They never dominated one day races. And they certainly didn't have a rider who won Giro + Tour + Liege + Worlds + Lombardia with enormous gaps in the same season without looking slightly tired at any point the whole year.

and yet "cycling was in danger". it was the worst thing it could happen to cycling. I was on here and on twitter, I did read every outraged post/tweet

 

[Samamba]

Opportunity for Adria to get a great result. Good sprint.

He was a bit meeh this I felt like, but he's been in super shape since September.

 

[Berniece]

With how many minutes is he gonna win?

The 3 behind will probably lose another 30s in the descent alone, with others coming back so they won't even cooperate.

I hope Evenepoel and LVE are able to drop Mas in the descent