The edition is disputed number 117 of the last monument of the periodin this case of Giro de Lombardia 2023. The fifth and final ‘Classic’ of the season will be held, where in this great cycling classic a great 2023 season will be bid farewell.
The race will be featured a route of 238 kilometers between the towns of Como and Bergamo. The ascent in Madonna del Ghisallo, one of the sanctuaries of Cycling, will be the first major difficulty on the route. The hardness will go ‘in crescendo’ at climbing Roncola (9.4 kilometers at 6.6%) and Berbenno (6.8 kilometers at 4.6)so the runners have to give their best.
In the Passo della Crocetta, 11 kilometers at a 6.2% gradient, This is when the race makes the first major selection of riders from the peloton. This will be the beginning of all the fighting that breaks out in demanding climb to Passo di Ganda, with 9.2 kilometers at 7.3%. His rapid descent and the slope of Colle Aperto They will be the last difficulties before the finish line in Bergamo.
The Giro of Lombardy has been debated ever since the first edition, in 1905, making it one of the longest-lived. In this 2023 edition, the biggest stars of the peloton will meet for the last time in official road competition. Tadej Pogacar, current champion of the event, Primoz Roglic, Enric Mas, Ben Healy, Richard Carapaz, Remco Evenepoel (who returned after his serious fall in 2020), Bauke Mollema or Thibaut Pinot They start as main favorites to fight for victory in the final monument.
The race route takes place between Bergamo and Como, in Lombardy (Italy). The Giro de Lombardia is also known as “The Classic of Dead Leaves”. It was in 2021 that the race returned to its autumn event to close the series of five monuments of the season, since in the 2020 edition it changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
When is the 2023 Giro de Lombardia?
The 2023 Giro de Lombardia race dispute this Saturday, October 7, starting at 10:00 am
Where to watch Giro de Lombardia 2023?
The 2023 Giro de Lombardia race It will be seen via Eurosport in Spain, and also on the Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels available on DAZN. You can follow all the information about the race live on the Mundo Deportivo website.
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Source: La Verdad
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