Welcome to this live dedicated to the Tour of Lombardy cycling, the last “monument” of the 2024 season.
What is it about? One of the most prestigious races at the end of the season, one of the five monuments of cycling with Paris-Roubaix or Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Tour of Lombardy, nicknamed the “classic of dead leaves”, is also the final opportunity for riders to end the year in style… If Tadej Pogacar, the world champion, winner of the Giro and the Tour de France 2024, gives them the opportunity. Already a three-time title holder, the Slovenian ogre will undoubtedly be keen to become the second man to achieve four consecutive victories in the event, after local legend Fausto Coppi (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949) .
Or ? On the winding, hilly roads of northern Italy. The start is given from Bergamo, the arrival is planned in Como, after 255 kilometers of racing.
When ? The actual start is given at 10:40 a.m. Tadej Pogacar, uh sorry, the first riders could cross the finish line around 4:42 p.m., if they ride at an average of 42 km/h, a little later if they decide to enjoy the landscape. On the Austerlitz side, effective antenna reception is planned around 2 p.m.
On which channel? Eurosport.
Who hosts the live? Valentin Baudry and Aude Lasjaunias, ready to push on the calves.
What we won’t talk about? Why emus run without taking off from the ground. No more than those fish that have legs…
To read in the meantime:
Tadej Pogacar winner for his first outing with the world champion jersey
The supremacy of the Slovenian ogre, Tadej Pogacar, in the 2024 Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar extinguishes cycling as much as he ignites it
The intriguing Marc Hirschi
Mountain bike champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot takes on a new road challenge
Mathieu Van der Poel shines a spotlight on gravel by becoming world champion in the discipline
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