Lombardy, Tadej Pogacar on the hunt for a legendary record

Announced the entry list of the 119th edition of Il Lombardia presented by Crédit Agricole, which will start this Saturday from Como to finish, after 241 km and 4,400 meters of elevation gain, in Bergamo.

The number 1 backbone will be on the shoulders of Tadej Pogačar. The two-time world champion has won every edition of the Dead Leaves Classic in which he has taken part and, in the event of another success, he would become the first rider in history to win five consecutive editions of a Monumental Classic.

The world’s leading challenger will be Tadej Pogačar.

Main challengers announced at the start include Remco Evenepoel, second in the last edition as well as at the last World and European Championships, Thomas Pidcock, second at Strade Bianche and making his debut on the roads of Il Lombardia, Primož Roglič, third in the 2023 edition, and Ben Healy, bronze at the World Championships in Kigali.

Many stars expected at the start, including Isaac Del Toro, Egan Bernal, Paul Seixas, Richard Carapaz, Julian Alaphilippe, Mattias Skjelmose, Jai Hindley and, among the Italians, Christian Scaroni and Giulio Pellizzari.