Il Lombardia 2025, monument, October 11

[Krzysztof_O]

The race is 238km. My advice to Remco is to attack at 239km from the finish.

There was a time when Remco bulked up significantly. I think this is his optimal weight to beat Tadej in races (precisely before the start, as you suggested). No Fatco, no Slimco but Muscleco. Oumi would be delighted as well.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

There was a time when Remco bulked up significantly. I think this is his optimal weight to beat Tadej in races (precisely before the start, as you suggested). No Fatco, no Slimco but Muscleco. Oumi would be delighted as well.

Oh my, that is just too much, but the shoulders at least look like they could be Remco's.

I'm planning on enjoying the scenery and Masnada's win!

 

[Potomac]

The thread title doesn't say "one day monument"

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[Hugo Koblet]

I think that Seixas is the favorite for 3rd place. Kind of wild considering the fact that he only just turned 19. He will fight against Skjelmose, Skujins, Ayuso, Scaroni, Del Toro etc. - pretty much the usual suspects at this point.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

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I did it on purpose, as well as no Vino option. Time for changes!

 

[Red Rick]

Come on, everybody knows who You-Know-Who is.



Due to the race profile Pogacar will attack later this time (compared to last year) and probably closer to Ganda top. Gaps should be smaller than last year.

Are we all forgetting he has attacked Ganda early both times

 

[Peyroteo94]

Hum... I think Pogacar will attack earlier. You can't gain a lot in 1.8 km (probably 20"). I think he will not risk to be just 20" ahead with 30 km to the finish.

Passo di Ganda from Gazzaniga - Profile of the ascent

Passo di Ganda from Gazzaniga is a climb in the region Bergamo. It is 9.1km long and bridges 676 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.4%, resulting in

climbfinder.com

Looking to this profile, he will attack with 5 km to the top of Ganda.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

I'm having a very hard time to even invent a scenario where any other rider than Pog can win this race. So I guess I won't watch the race, unfortunately.

• Like, there is no way you can isolate Pog early in the race with his strong UAE team probably best placed to isolate all other team leaders.
• There is no good 'flat' part in between the climbs where tactical attacks could happen / riders create a gap that's big enough to survive the next climb.
• There is not one good climb before Ganda that could be used to attack, create a gap and start with an advantage and relatively fresh at Ganda and survive with Pog to the top.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'm having a very hard time to even invent a scenario where any other rider than Pog can win this race. So I guess I won't watch the race, unfortunately.

• Like, there is no way you can isolate Pog early in the race with his strong UAE team probably best placed to isolate all other team leaders.
• There is no good 'flat' part in between the climbs where tactical attacks could happen / riders create a gap that's big enough to survive the next climb.
• There is not one good climb before Ganda that could be used to attack, create a gap and start with an advantage and relatively fresh at Ganda and survive with Pog to the top.

You could have decent km of flat roads or good climbs before Ganda, it wouldn't matter against UAE.

They are likely to bring this team:
Pogacar
Del Toro
Yates
Majka
Covi
Sivakov
One more rider (imagine if it's McNulty).

 

[Krzysztof_O]

You could have decent km of flat roads or good climbs before Ganda, it wouldn't matter against UAE.

They are likely to bring this team:
Pogacar
Del Toro
Yates
Majka
Covi
Sivakov
One more rider (imagine if it's McNulty).

UAE should bring Juanito. He already declared help for Remco so the race would be a bit more exciting.

Are we all forgetting he has attacked Ganda early both times

TBH I totally forgot.

 

[tobydawq]

It's hard to pick a favorite for this one.

I think Tadej Pogacar will win this bike race.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I did it on purpose, as well as no Vino option. Time for changes!

Noooooooooo!