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

[scribers]

Love all these cycling is dead shouts - I am old enough to remember people saying Pog will never win another TDF

I’m old enough to remember I’m gone I’m dead

 

[QueenStagiaire]

HAHAHA Era?
or
YAWN Era?

This sounds like it would sum up my opinion on professional wrestling, which is both. So it could be both.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Enric Mas at Lombardia

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

A Hemingway quote on a cycling forum, I'm impressed!

Whatever they say about Pog's competitors being destroyed, Hemingway said it best:
“But man is not made for defeat… A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Remco with one of his best ever performances in the yelling and gesturing department today. Someone post that Hemingway quote again

 

[RedheadDane]

My (for now) youngest nephew with a very accurate summary of the result:

"That human won."

 

[proffate]

Pog confirms the only reason he even tried after the climb was to crush Remco's spirits

 

[scribers]

Pog looks like he could lift his bike, do a series of 3x10 squat reps with it and do the route backwards to encourage Remco until the finish

That would be so pro wrestling to see him back up and sprint against remco

 

[ice&fire]

I owe a public apology to all those who say MSR is the most exciting monument of the season. I'm a convert now.

 

[Tanakka]

They say now Pogacar has warmed up this morning winning Lombardia, he will ride home to Monaco to get some proper efforts in!

150 IQ move:
Como-Monaco is basically just an XL Milano-Sanremo

 

[Samamba]

Enric Mas at Lombardia

He got 5th!!!!!!

 

[jmdirt]

I’m old enough to remember I’m gone I’m dead

I'm old enough, wait what are we talking about.

 

[Jagartrott]

Anyone seeing Mas is with them in a small group must be cursing their luck. Doesn't ride when he should, is a danger in descents, attacks in the last km to salvage a 5th place.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Enric Mas at Lombardia

This is the kind of attitude that I hate from GT GC contenders and that the UCI's points system sadly somewhat rewards.

It takes a special talent for conservatism to apply that kind of technique to one-day racing though.

Maybe he was putting in a tribute to Domenico Pozzovivo though, since he had the epic "finish 7th in a two-up sprint".

 

[jmdirt]

When it was Anna van der Breggen or Annemiek van Vleuten doing it, it was evidence that there was not sufficient depth or professionalism in the péloton, just saying...

I typed in TP's thread that I hope the others step it up for next season.

 

[Mayomaniac]

HAHAHA Era?
or
YAWN Era?

Both is good!
Honestly, for someone like Ciccone this 3rd place is a great result, just look at the 2 riders ahead of him...

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Podium winners get the maxi-sized champagne bottles, hope they spray each other and the crowd properly!

 

[Gratemans]

Well, watching Ciccone snatch third at least was fun...

 

[Mayomaniac]

This is the kind of attitude that I hate from GT GC contenders and that the UCI's points system sadly somewhat rewards.

It takes a special talent for conservatism to apply that kind of technique to one-day racing though.

Maybe he was putting in a tribute to Domenico Pozzovivo though, since he had the epic "finish 7th in a two-up sprint".

That was Roma Maxima (the old Giro del Lazio), against Valverde, right?
But yeah, today was a masterclass wheelsucking performance by him, I have to admit that.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Congrats to Pogacar on the most dominant classic win I've seen. He utilized his top-notch colleagues to chase down a very strong breakaway and attacked where everybody expected. His gap on the top (1'10'') wasn't really shocking but what happened later...he basically crushed all the chasers (Remco included) on the flattish/rolling 20-km section after the descent building a huge gap. Obviously the whole day (and UAE's hard tempo) took its toll on his rivals and he had by far the most in his tank. Also congrats to Remco on a brave chase (before he ran out of energy) and 2nd place. World champion ahead of the olympic champion is a fitting end of this season.

The season is basically over and for Pogacar it's the season for ages. Probably the best in cycling history: Giro-Tour double, WC gold, two monuments and other races (25 wins in total). All won in an absolutely dominant fashion. He ended the way he started (at Strade), by lifting his bike at the line. We haven't seen anything like that since legendary Eddy Merckx and didn't think it was still possible nowadays. It will be hard to repeat (even for Pogacar) and it will be recalled by the current generation for decades. 4th Consecutive Lombardia ties him with Coppi (in terms of consecutive wins here and actually in all the monuments). He's chasing only ancient legends, the rest are left behind.

 

[Salvarani]

Congrats to Pogacar on the most dominant classic win I've seen. He utilized his top-notch colleagues to chase down a very strong breakaway and attacked where everybody expected. His gap on the top (1'10'') wasn't really shocking but what happened later...he basically crushed all the chasers (Remco included) on the flattish/rolling 20-km section after the descent building a huge gap. Obviously the whole day (and UAE's hard tempo) took its toll on his rivals and he had by far the most in his tank. Also congrats to Remco on a brave chase (before he ran out of energy) and 2nd place. World champion ahead of the olympic champion is a fitting end of this season.

The season is basically over and for Pogacar it's the season for ages. Probably the best in cycling history: Giro-Tour double, WC gold, two monuments and other races (25 wins in total). All won in an absolutely dominant fashion. We haven't seen anything like that since legendary Eddy Merckx and didn't think it was still possible nowadays. It will be hard to repeat (even for Pogacar) and it will be recalled by the current generation for decades. 4th Consecutive Lombardia ties him with Coppi (in terms of consecutive wins here and actually in all the monuments). He's chasing only ancient legends, the rest are left behind.

What a post and great assessment. Very well-written.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Any one hear how Pozzovivo finished?

 

[YavorD]

That was Roma Maxima (the old Giro del Lazio), against Valverde, right?
But yeah, today was a masterclass wheelsucking performance by him, I have to admit that.

Yeah, but after repeating the joke like 10 times during the week I decided the check the actual results and Pozzovivo was actually 5th.

It seems like I've been living a lie all these years.
Cycling disappointed me once again.

 

[Salvarani]

Any one hear how Pozzovivo finished?

No, probably not full results until later tonight.

 

[Mayomaniac]

No, probably not full results until later tonight.

Tell me it's an Italian race without saying it's an Italian race...