Agree – plenty of top riders would accept a podium or even sacrificing themselves to help a teammate, but they would never be there just to make up numbers.
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Hyped and looking forward to it are different things. Of course I’m looking forward to it—it’s Lombardia and Veneto and then that’s it for watching live racing this year. (I really enjoy watching cross but it’s on during the middle of the night, so I watch on replay).
It's crazy that just last year Pogi looked mortal on the climb, perhaps not even the strongest, and won by descending. I suspect that won't be the case this year
Changed the topic to reflect the last of the legend that is Domenico Pozzovivo. Bruised and battered, but he retires on a high.
cyclinguptodate.com
Domenico Pozzovivo to retire after Il Lombardia: "To continue would be like asking for trouble"
Domenico Pozzovivo to retire after Il Lombardia: "To continue would be like asking for trouble"
Domenico Pozzovivo will leave professional cycling at the end of this season 2024. He will do so wearing the colors of VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè and racing two of the mythical races in his country...
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Last year, it was Pinot.
This year, it's Pozzovivo.
Lombardia: the race where - frequently injured - legends retire.
Virage Pinot last year was lit. I still have goosebumps.
It's easy to forget Pogacar won a monument by a different tacitc than just powering away from everyone 50k from the finish, not too long ago. That was actually a really nice tactical win.
It's pretty obvious he also just was the best rider in the race. Everyone was gassed on the top of Ganda with 30km left to race. G2 syndrome wasn't even that bad and he just held 50s the entire way and didn't really lose time up and down the final hill either.
Patrick and Benji preview the race of the falling leaves
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wszB2InL28
So the race is almost upon us! There are so many questions.
Will Teddy up the stakes and attack on Valpiana?
Will Remco successfully chase down Pogi? (thanks to marginal gains: additional kilos on descents)
Will Matteo get too close to the sun again?
Will Mas perform a long-range attack on San Fermo Della Battaglia?
Will Fausto finally win his home race? (only to find out that Pogi arrived half an hour earlier)
Will Teddy up the stakes and attack on Valpiana?
Will Remco successfully chase down Pogi? (thanks to marginal gains: additional kilos on descents)
Will Matteo get too close to the sun again?
Will Mas perform a long-range attack on San Fermo Della Battaglia?
Will Fausto finally win his home race? (only to find out that Pogi arrived half an hour earlier)
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Selvino in, Ganda out is confirmed.
Also, due to risks of flooding in Como the finish line will be moved from Lungo Lario Trento to viale Felice Cavallotti
Got to love an RCS last minute route changeSelvino in, Ganda out is confirmed.
Also, due to risks of flooding in Como the finish line will be moved from Lungo Lario Trento to viale Felice Cavallotti
In fairness little that can be done here- the weather has dealt this hand
Yeah, probably not smart to race on a road that looks like it could go AWOL any second.
Sure, he was the strongest, but it was at a level where a win was never guaranteed. If he had arrived in the valley in a big group it would have been very hard to convince the rest to collaborate on the flat so he could make another attack on the final hill. I'd much rather see that kind of race again than another utterly dominant solo
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