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

[Lequack]

One day classic for climbers. As always all the climbing talent is here, it's the final showdown between the best riders of this season.

Notable events/riders:

• Pogacar is back to defend his victory from last year. He has won this race three times no.
• Evenepoel will want to show off the golden bike again
• Roglic will be looking for less rain and a stomp
• Enric Mas is also looking good in the late season
• strong group of others like Jorgenson, Vlasov, Yates brothers, Van Gils, Pidcock, Williams, Bardet, Alaphilippe, and a host of others!

Il Lombardia 2024

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Il Lombardia 2024 | Official website

Visit Il Lombardia 2024 website: find out all the news, updates on the route and the participants teams.

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Live video stream available on Eurosport/Max.

Full startlist (not yet final):

Startlist for Il Lombardia 2024

Competing teams and riders for Il Lombardia 2024. Top competitors are Tadej PogaÄar, Remco Evenepoel and Marc Hirschi.

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Technical info
The race starts from Bergamo, heading towards Val Seriana, with a short flat section before tackling a series of climbs in the foothills of the Pre-Alps surrounding the city. A relentless sequence of ascents follows, chaining together the Forcellino di Bianzano (Valle Rossa) and the climbs of Ganda, Colle di Berbenno, and Valpiana. This first set of climbs covers over 50% of the total elevation gain of the race. A short flat segment leads to the Lake Como area, where the racecourse runs alongside the lake from Lecco to Onno. Here, the race turns and tackles the ascent to Asso (known as “la Onno”) and then the legendary Ghisallo, though from its less grueling side. The riders will then descend to Bellagio and tackle a fast-paced stretch along the lakeshore to Nesso. Once there, the hardest climb of the Lombardia begins, namely the ascent to the Colma di Sormano. This 13-km climb features gradients up to 11%, on a sometimes narrow road with numerous hairpins. After cresting, a rapid descent with switchbacks takes the riders down to Maglio. From here, the route trends gently downhill to Como. Once past the city, the riders face the ascent of San Fermo della Battaglia (397 m), before descending back into Como heading towards the finish line.

Last kilometres
The final 10 kilometers begin within the city of Como, following wide boulevards until the railway underpass, where the final climb of San Fermo della Battaglia starts. The gradient hovers around 7%, peaking at 10%, on a narrow road with a rough surface. The riders will navigate several hairpin bends before cresting at around 5 kilometers to go. The descent unfolds on a wide, well-paved road, featuring two well-lit tunnels and two large roundabouts, ending with around 1 km to go. At 600 meters to the finish, there’s a sweeping left-hand corner. The finishing straight is on asphalt, with a 7-meter-wide road.

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[Lequack]

 

[tobydawq]

Tadej Pogačar will win this bike race.

 

[Lequack]

Tadej Pogačar will win this bike race.

What a bold prediction

 

[tobydawq]

What a bold prediction

I know.

He will tie Merckx for the impossible feat of five major wins in a year, and with a much more prestigious combo than the Belgian managed.

 

[Lequack]

I know.

He will tie Merckx for the impossible feat of five major wins in a year, and with a much more prestigious combo than the Belgian managed.

And Merckx will be waiting for him at the finish line to hand him the keys to the Belgian Kingdom.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And Merckx will be waiting for him at the finish line to hand him the keys to the Belgian Kingdom.

And then take them away the next day, when he's changed his mind.

 

[Invicituz]

Three-time champion Pogačar is the clear favourite. If he wins for the fourth time, he will tie with Alfredo Binda, who had a total of four victories in 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1931. A fourth win for the Slovenian would see him equal the feat of Fausto Coppi, who had four consecutive triumphs in 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949, and who also holds the record for the most wins with a fifth title, achieved in 1954.

 

[tobydawq]

Three-time champion Pogačar is the clear favourite. If he wins for the fourth time, he will tie with Alfredo Binda, who had a total of four victories in 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1931. A fourth win for the Slovenian would see him equal the feat of Fausto Coppi, who had four consecutive triumphs in 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949, and who also holds the record for the most wins with a fifth title, achieved in 1954.

He will also already tie Boonen and Cancellara for monument wins and become joint most monumental winner of this century.

 

[No Excuses]

Goat will launch on ganda

 

[James M]

This race could have a bigger significant historic pressence than the usual.

If he wins, it will go down as the best season of all time.

 

[Lequack]

Is it the year for Fausto Masnada to take revenge?

 

[Potomac]

Steinhauser had the Valli Varesine all but won today, before he was betrayed by the demonic socialist labor like peloton.

He gets his revenge in Lombardy

 

[Brullnux]

Steinhauser had the Valli Varesine all but won today, before he was betrayed by the demonic socialist labor like peloton.

He gets his revenge in Lombardy

A sceptre is haunting the world tour peloton...

 

[Highlander]

Will it rain on Saturday? If so, they might as well just cancel it now to save time.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Without the Muro di Sormano, finishing in Como just doesn't feel right..

 

[Izzyeviel]

Skujins

 

[SHAD0W93]

1st Pogacar


Next a group of 4
2nd Mas
3rd Jorgenson
4th Adam
5th Vlasov

Group of 2
6th Roglic
7th Evenepoel

Group of 10

 

[saunaking]

He will also already tie Boonen and Cancellara for monument wins and become joint most monumental winner of this century.

what?? already?? this sounds so wrong.

 

[scribers]

And then take them away the next day, when he's changed his mind.

Sybil the cannibal

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Ol' Eddy Merckx still fancies his chances even to this day.

 

[gunara]

Every pre race he's in reduced to a "where will he launch his solo" guessing game. Side talk is what record there is to break today.

I can count myself lucky I liked Pogacar from the start, and I think I still do. If I didn't maybe I'd stopped watching cycling - at least for awhile - like I did after Froome - Porte demolition combo and Visma won few races in a row and pick winner at will. It's hard to be objective as sport fan. But even so, maybe I'll get to that point too with him, even that I like him, he's dominant in the extreme even the race for second felt done by broken people.

Nothing cycling needs more than a reeled-in Pog's solo, fantasy stuffs like that.

 

[Berniece]

I'll follow a live ticker and turn on the tv if it isn't as easy for Pogi as the last few races

 

[tobydawq]

I'll follow a live ticker and turn on the tv if it isn't as easy for Pogi as the last few races

Okay.

 

[Berniece]

I will not

Its called a bad habit for a reason

I don't watch every race, and if the outcome is already known it's less interesting for me. Although the outcome doesn't really matter, it's more about the battle really. If there isn't a battle, it's not that interesting.