Tadej Pogacar continues mastery with long-range raid to win Il Lombardia
- Slovenian attacks with 48km to go to win by 3min 16sec
- Tom Pidcock ‘deselected’ for race amid Ineos exit talk
Tadej Pogacar obliterated the field to win his fourth Il Lombardia in a row and claim his 25th victory of the 2024 season. The Slovenian star powered away from the peloton with just over 48km to go and finished 3min 16sec ahead of Remco Evenepoel in second.
Giulio Ciccone earned himself a spot on the podium with a move inside the final 5km to catch and go away from the chasing pack, but this race was all about Pogacar. The 26-year-old, who won two of the year’s three grand tours and the world championship rainbow jersey, attacked on the last major climb to leave the rest of the peloton behind. Evenepoel and the other hopefuls would not see Pogacar until the finish line in Como, as the world champion powered away to win by the biggest margin at Il Lombardia since Eddy Merckx in 1971.
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