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https://www.rouleur.it/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/il-lombardia-2024-route-prediction-and-contenders Can anyone stop Tadej Pogačar taking a fourth consecutive win in the race of the falling leaves? Photos: Zac Williams/SWpix.com Words: Rachel Jary For the last three seasons, Il Lombardia has been Tadej Pogačar’s race. The UAE Team Emirates rider relishes the steep, punchy climbs around the Lombardy region of Italy , attacking them in his trademark, swashbuckling style with the kind of panache that his rivals can rarely answer to. This Saturday, the 118th edition of Il Lombardia will be held – the fifth of cycling’s five Monuments – and Pogačar, resplendent in his new rainbow bands, is looking stronger than ever. With his recent solo victory in Giro dell'Emilia, a key warm-up race for Lombardia, the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Enric Mas will be scratching their heads when it comes to working out how to beat the world champion. Route In 2024, the Il Lombardia route will be switched...

History, route and favourites By Alastair Hamilton On Oct 10, 2024 Il Lombardia Race Preview: The days are shorter, the leaves are falling and 2024 cycling season is almost over. But there is one ‘big bash’ left – Il Lombardia. The fifth and final Monument Classic of the season, a race with a long history and many epic editions. The ‘Race of the Falling (Dead) Leaves’ has been won by Tadej Pogačar for the past three years. The Slovenian will be looking for fourth consecutive victory on Saturday, in his phenomenal season, but don’t write off the competition, it could be a fierce battle. *** You can see the ‘PEZ Lombardia’24 Preview with Chris Horner video’ HERE . *** Will it be four in a row for Tadej Pogačar? Il Lombardia History Il Lombardia is the last Monument of the season, so maybe all the big stars are not on the start-line, but the north Italian Classic is one race that everyone wants to win. The Classica delle foglie morte (“the Classic of the falling (dead) leaves”) has a lot...

https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/01/25/a-chirp-off-the-old-block ALEXANDER WOLFF JANUARY 25, 1988 TABLE OF CONTENTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT The home arena and uniform look pretty much the same , even if the former isn't as full and the latter isn't as filled out. The face and playing style are familiar , too, though the mug is more youthful and the moves are rougher . The surname, alas, is the only thing Indiana State freshman Eddie Bird gets exactly right as yet. There are easier fates than being Larry Bird's kid brother . It seems, for example, that whenever someone mentions that Eddie broke Larry's career scoring record at Springs Valley High in French Lick, Ind., someone else points out that Eddie's 1,172 points came in four full seasons, while Larry missed virtually his entire sophomore year with an injury and still scored 1,125. Consider, too, that when Larry bought his widowed mother, Georgia, a new house in 1983, he installed, in time for Eddie's sophomore year ...