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

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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You may be right, but it’s hard to find an accurate data point to substantiate that. Some of us have watched for 3-4 decades and have seen lots of unsavory years, but will still be watching next year.
Crowds were amazing today and there is a whole new generation growing up who has riders like Pog, Remco and others to idolize. The sport will be fine. Doomsday profecies rarely ever come true.