Il Lombardia: How to watch and live stream in the UK, who's riding, start time, route, favourites
Updated 11/10/2024 at 18:05 GMT+1
Will Tadej Pogacar do the four-peat at Il Lombardia? The newly-crowned world champion looks the one to beat at the final Monument of the year, but could be challenged by Remco Evenepoel. When is Il Lombardia? What’s the route? How to watch and live stream in the UK? When does it start? And who is riding? We run through everything you need to know about the 2024 edition of the race.
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Il Lombardia is set to bring the curtain down on the 2024 cycling season.
The final Monument of the year is the last major one-day race on the men’s calendar.
It will feature plenty of climbing – a total of eight categorised climbs – and will feature some of the top stars in the sport.
When is Il Lombardia? What’s the route? How to watch and live stream in the UK? And who is riding?
When is Il Lombardia?
The 118th edition of Il Lombardia will be held on Saturday, October 12.
The race starts at 9.40am UK time, with coverage on discovery+ starting at 9.25am.
How to watch and live stream Il Lombardia in the UK
You can stream Il Lombardia live in the UK on discovery+. Coverage gets started at 9.25am UK time.
Who is riding Il Lombardia?
Headlining Il Lombardia is Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Pogacar has won the last three editions of the race and is aiming to become just the second man after Fausto Coppi to win four in a row.
The newly crowned world champion comes into Il Lombardia on the back of victory at Giro dell'Emilia.
“The shape is still very good and I want to give it one last push now for Lombardia,” he said.
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“It’s been the perfect season for us this year. The team worked really hard and things really clicked for us. I’ll definitely look back on this year as a really special time. But it’s not over yet and we want to finish it off well and with a strong result in my last race of the season in Lombardia."
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) could be Pogacar’s biggest rival at the race following the withdrawal of Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe).
Enric Mas (Movistar) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) will be hoping to be in the mix.
Adam Yates is also riding for UAE Team Emirates.
What is the route for Il Lombardia?
The 252km route sees riders head from Bergamo to Como.
There are eight categorised climbs and over 4,800m of climbing in total.
The last big climb of the day is up the Sormano, after which there will still be 42km remaining, most of which is flat or downhill.
Everyone involved will be hoping to avoid the wet weather that forced Tre Valli Varesine to be cancelled in midweek.
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Stream Il Lombardia on Saturday, October 12 live on discovery+
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