We know the close guard of Tadej Pogacar for the 118th edition of Tour of Lombardy this Saturday, October 12! For his last race of the season, the Slovenian will aim for nothing other than a fourth consecutive crown in the Classic of Dead Leaves. A feat which would make him enter a little further into the history of the 5th Monument of the year, only the legendary Italian Fausto Coppi having already managed the four in a row between 1946 and 1949. To achieve this, the world champion and ultra favorite of the race will be able to count on a gala escort, as often with the team UAE Team Emirates. The British Adam Yatesthe Swiss Marc Hirschithe French Pavel Sivakov or his faithful Polish lieutenant Rafal Majka… The best team in the world is fielding something heavy and will have enough manpower to take on the weight of the race before putting its untouchable leader into orbit, of whom we wonder how many kilometers from the finish line his new coronation will be ratified…
Video – Tadej Pogacar after the cancellation of Trois Vallées Varésines
“The form is still very good, I want to give Lombardía one last push”
Author of a first demonstration with the rainbow jersey last weekend – and deprived of probable news on the Three Valleys Varésines Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions – Tadej Pogacar feels ready to end this memorable and historic 2024 season in style with a 25th success. “My first rainbow race was something special. The Giro Dell’Emilia has always been a race that has eluded me, but I was thrilled to finally get a win there last weekend. The form is still very good and I want to give Lombardía one last push. It was a perfect season for us this year. The whole team worked really hard and things really worked out for us. I will definitely remember this year as a truly special time. But it’s not over yet and we want to finish in style and with a good result in my last race of the season in Lombardy” he said in the press release.
UAE Team Emirates line-ups for the final races of the 2024 season
Tour of Lombardy (October 12)
Jan Christen (Swi)
Finn Fisher Black (NZ)
Marc Hirschi (Swi)
Rafal Majka (Pol)
Tadej PogaÄar (Slo)
Pavel Sivakov (Fra)
Adam Yates (GB)
Tour of Piedmont (October 10)
Filippo Baroncini (Ita)
Sjord Bax (Ned)
Jan Christen (Swi)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Luca Giami (Ita) (Gen Z)
Chrono des Nations (October 13)
Mikkel Bjerg (The)
Jay Vine (Aus)
Luca Giami (Ita) (Gen Z)
Duarte Marivoet (Bel) (Gen Z)
