Even a few untimely cramps when he had to give it his all to maintain the advantage he had over his pursuers prevented him from Tadej Pogacar (25 years) achieve success in 2023 edition of Il Lombardíathe third in a row he achieved in ‘dead leaves classic’ in a test that seems tailored to you.
Pogacar consolidated his victory on the most difficult climb of Il Lombardía, Passo di Ganda (9.3 kilometers at an average gradient of 8.7%). With almost two kilometers left to complete the last mountainous difficulty of the day, ‘Handsome’ He forced the pace, breaking the race with about 33 kilometers to go.
Until then Il Lombardía was marked by escape attempts, with the team Jumbo-Visma carrying the weight of the hunt, including UAE Team Emirates and the Soudal after the wasps. Pogacar, who until then had hardly shown himself, was once again successful in his attack. The first jump for him was Vlasov, who quickly read the significance of the Slovenian movement, but the Bora corridor There was nothing he could do when Pogacar made a new move.
ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF COPPI
The last rider to win 3 consecutive Il Lombardia was Fausto Coppi. This was in 1948 and poker fell in 1949), Pogacar would follow in its footsteps the following year
Behind a group of well-known have brothers Yates, Carapaz, Roglic, Bagioli and Carlos Rodríguez. Roglic tried to catch up with Pogacar, but his strength was not with him and Pogacar, unbound, went about his business.
come down Nice pass like the angels, and in the plain, instead of taking time for those who pursued him, ‘Handsome‘ keeping the distance and increasing it. Not even a few unfortunate cramps 11.6 kilometers from the finish could stop a Pogacar from rivaling the Il Lombardia and that on the beautiful final climb to Bergamo There was actually a mass bath.
He entered with a 51 second margin over Andrea Bagioli and Primoz Roglicthe two fastest of his chasers in the sprint, to take his 63rd professional victory and 12th of the season, including two stage victories in Tour de France, the Fleche Wallonne, the Amstel Gold Race or the Tour of Flanders.
With this third victory in Il Lombardía Pogacar is equal Pélissier, Girardeno, Belloni, Bartali, Kelly and Cunego with three wins in the ‘Classic of the Dead Leaves’, remains one of the Alfredo Binda two already in Fausto Coppi. Big word.
Source: La Verdad
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