The above paragraph tells you all you need to know about Pogačar’s dominance of the race and his current supremacy in the sport. He pedals head and shoulders above all his rivals, including fellow superstar Evenepoel. His four victories also tie Alberto Binda for second-most victories in the race, behind Coppi’s five wins. If Pogačar wins next year – and there is no one who seems able to challenge him if he stays healthy – he will have his hands on both records.
He began his winning move with 48.5km left to race on the 255km course from Bergamo to Como. About halfway up the climb of the Colma di Serrano (12.9km @ 6.5%), just as the peloton caught what remained of a 21-rider breakaway, he rocketed out of the bunch and no one could react. Evenepoel and Enric Mas (Movistar) soon took up the chase, but 1km later the gap was already at 24 seconds. Zobrazit příspěvek na Instagramu Příspěvek sdílený Il Lombardia (@ilombardia) Evenepoel and Mas were eventually joined by Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Dstny) as they on the pursuit, but the Belgian soon tired of doing most of the pursuing and left his fellow travelers behind. But he could not prevent Pogačar from gradually increasing his lead.
With 32km left in the race, the gap was 1:11. It grew to 1:37 at 20km and 2:24 at 10km, as Evenepoel appeared to accept defeat and finish the race at cruising speed, while Pogačar crossed the finish line with yet another […]
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