I don’t see how you can compare Lombardia’s status to RvV and P-R for the period you’re talking about because Cancellara and Boonen dominated the cobbled monuments but didn’t even Ride (or rarely, not sure) Lombardia. So of course they don’t grace the list of winners there.I was mostly looking at the past 20 years, and if you then look at the opposition, as well as how those riders did the rest of the season you know that the field just isn't as impressive as is the case for De Ronde, Roubaix and Liege.urse
I personally agree that RvV and P-R have more cachet in pro cycling than Lombardia does. But an illogical argument doesn’t support that view.