Pogacar wary of Evenepoel at Tour of Lombardy: “Mentally, I am sure he has reserved himself for this race”

Big favorite for a fourth victory in a row, the world champion expects muscular opposition from the Olympic champion.


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Stéphane Thirion


Journalist at the Sports department

By Stéphane Thirion

Published on 10/11/2024 at 7:33 p.m.
Reading time: 3 min


Tadej Pogacar is in Bergamo as he could be at home, in Slovenia or in Monaco: at home. Whether it is the start, which will be the case this Saturday, or the finish, Bergamo is his city, the one where he has won twice (2021, 2023), with a parenthesis in Como in 2022, the lakeside city where the finish will be judged. He could therefore be the first rider to equal the record of Fausto Coppi, winner four times in a row between 1946 and 1949.



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