Il Lombardia 2025, monument, October 11

[Valv.Piti]

I dont understand this strategy from UAE. Why take the chance?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Captain America is going strong. UAE didnt use Crocetta+Zambla Alta to drill harder. Weird. What are they planning? All podium attack on Ganda? Or is Teddy weaker today?

 

[houtdffan]

Healy blown

 

[Salvarani]

Healy done

 

[Red Rick]

3.17. So when the peleton will start speeding up to chase the breakaway?

Usual sprint into the base of Ganda.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Simmons has a legit chance imo

 

[Netserk]

UAE is playing with fire. Way keeping so many riders to Ganda? Yates, Majka, Vine, Del Toro and Pogacar.

Not even 5 minutes at the bottom of Ganda is enough against Pogi.

 

[Rou]

23 kms to the base of Ganda. If UAE choke this the vampire's roar will be heard around the globe.

 

[Salvarani]

Peloton could still gain more than minute a between the end of the descent to the bottom of Ganda

 

[Peyroteo94]

Simmons has a legit chance imo

Never, but UAE is playing with fire. Pogacar can gain 2 minutes just on Ganda.

 

[Netserk]

I dont understand this strategy from UAE. Why take the chance?

Punish the teams who won't chase down the break. Make it their problem.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Never, but UAE is playing with fire. Pogacar can gain 2 minutes just on Ganda.

He will definitely gain more than 2 minutes, but its still stupid to risk Simmons getting over Ganda with Pog

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I dont understand this strategy from UAE. Why take the chance?

I guess because Ganda isn‘t that steep but they still need to destroy the Belgian

 

[Peyroteo94]

He will definitely gain more than 2 minutes, but its still stupid to risk Simmons getting over Ganda with Pog

Without a doubt

 

[Valv.Piti]

Punish the teams who won't chase down the break. Make it their problem.

I think thats what you want, but UAE shouldn't give a rats ass about other teams at all.

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[Red Rick]

For reference, 18 and 22 riders within 3 minutes of Pogacar in 2021 and 2023 respectively.

They're gonna close down a lot on the false flat downhill into Ganda, it will be closer to 2 minutes or even less before they hit the base.

Simmons is going nowhere.

 

[tobydawq]

Fake

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Haha same thought, same time.

 

[No Excuses]

Not even 5 minutes at the bottom of Ganda is enough against Pogi.

As much as i admire Simmons way of riding pogis victory was on my menu

 

[Rou]

The fact that people are already making memes of this should be a signal.
This race is becoming like the WWE.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

At least this is different

 

[tigabara]

So, the UAE had heard complaints that the races are getting more boring because Pogi is too dominant. Is this the UAE's response? It's creating more tension?

 

[yaf2]

UAE is playing with fire. Way keeping so many riders to Ganda? Yates, Majka, Vine, Del Toro and Pogacar.

And its a descent now where they couldn't take back any time. With passo di ganda being a 22 minute climb the gap is touch & go at the moment

 

[Red Rick]

So, the UAE had heard complaints that the races are getting more boring because Pogi is too dominant. Is this the UAE's response? It's creating more tension?

Most realistically this is because winning this way also maximizes the chance Del Toro gets 2nd or 3rd.

There is no 4D chess long game here.