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https://www.rouleur.it/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/il-lombardia-2022-preview-route-prediction-and-contenders All you need to know about the final Monument of the season WORDS: R JARY The 2022 cycling season is not over yet, with the final Monument of the year, Il Lombardia still to come on October 8. Also known as the ‘race of the falling leaves’, Il Lombardia serves as one of the final opportunities for riders to secure a landmark result this year. Since the first edition of the race in 1905, Il Lombardia has become known as one of the toughest one-day races of the season, described as a climber’s classic thanks to the demanding course and technical descents. This year, we’ll see the likes of Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard go head to head on the roads between Bergamo and Como, with plenty of climbing to contend with on the way – most notably the famous Madonna del Ghisallo climb in the race’s finale . The likes of Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde will also use this autumn Mo

https://cyclingmole.com/2022/10/06/2022-il-lombardia-preview/ OCTOBER 6, 2022 BY CYCLINGMOLE Bergamo > Como 252.5km Well then, the season is just about done, but we’ve still got a monument to fight for. I love this point in the year, most of the bunch have no idea how their legs will react after a long and demanding season. This year we’ve got a change of route with Muro di Sormano being excluded from the race after the organisers eventually decided the descent was too dangerous after several horrible crashes over the years. Instead, San Fermo della Battaglia is climbed on two occasions with the Civiglio stuck in-between. Without a shadow of doubt, it makes it easier, but the Civiglo is still hard enough to blow the race apart and get us on the edge of our seats. Weather A beautiful day with no wind and temperatures above 20 degrees. Key Points The Civiglio is the hardest climb in the race, it’s where the damage will be done. From the top there is just over 16km to go, and it start

https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/lombardia-2022-preview-who-can-win-the-race-of-the-falling-leaves/ Giro di Lombardia Preview: Il Lombardia is the last big race of the 2022 season, okay Paris-Tours is on the Sunday after the ‘race of the falling leaves’ but it’s not what it used to be. Ed Hood looks at the history, route and who can win this very open race. By Edmond Hood On Oct 5, 2022 It can’t be? Het Nieuwsblad was just the other week? But it surely is, the last ‘Monument’ of the season – 253km and 4800 metres of elevation gain – and the prelude to ‘holiday time’ for a lot of professionals with many puling on a new jersey on January 1st 2022 – if they’re lucky, that is. The Tour of Lombardy or ‘il Lombardia’ as it’s now known. Milan-Sanremo is longer, Liege-Bastogne is tougher and both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix have more crazed fans , cobbles and beer but Lombardia is the most beautiful of the five ‘Monuments’ which are the bedrock of our sport. The lakes, the mount