The Slovenian won, on Saturday, after a solo raid of nearly 50 kilometers, the “dead leaves classic”, his seventh Monument and the fourth in a row in Lombardy, a feat so far achieved only by Fausto Coppi between 1946 and 1949.
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The rainbow jersey fits him like a glove. Tadej Pogacar once again showed his supremacy over all the competition, Saturday October 12, on the Tour of Lombardy by winning with more than three minutes ahead of the Belgian Remco Evenepoel. Giulio Ciccone takes third place behind the world champion and the Olympic champion.
His opponents were, however, warned: the ascent of the formidable Sormano, with its summit 40 kilometers from the finish, corresponded perfectly to the roads on which Tadej Pogacar has become accustomed to leaving his competitors behind this season. However, no one was able to respond to the attack of the triple winner of the Tour de France 48.3 kilometers from the line, perfectly led by his team.
Uncompromising in 2024, the Slovenian ends the year as he started it seven months earlier on the Strade Bianche with an indisputable victory on the Italian roads where he has acquired 10 of his 25 successes this season. Winner for a fourth consecutive time of the “dead leaves classic”, he has only widened the gap with the competition in this race: winner in the sprint during his first two successes, with a 52” lead in 2023 , this time he relegated his closest competitor to 3’16” to win his seventh career Monument, the second in 2024 after Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Behind, Frenchman Pavel Sivakov believed he could accompany his teammate on the podium after serving as a launching pad in the Sormano, but he finished sixth. David Gaudu finished ninth in a race where Romain Bardet, “sick since Thursday”did not start.