Tadej Pogačar Triumphs at Il Lombardia and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

Tadej Pogačar joins an exclusive club

Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi and now Tadej Pogačar. Those are the only riders to have won the Tour and Il Lombardia in the same season. That’s not a bad company for the young Slovenian to be in, is it? And only Eddy Merckx managed to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the same year as well.

Nothing to say, but thanks to everyone but rly everyone involved 🙏🥰♥️. Whole season 2021 wrapped with @ilombardia 🏆. 🍂♥️
@uae_team_emirates @bettiniphoto @ Bergamo, Italy https://t.co/EB7rZQ0NaR

— Tadej Pogačar (@TamauPogi) October 9, 2021

The Slovenian went clear with 35 km still to go. It was a bold move and with Julian Alaphilippe and Primož Roglič behind him, it was also an ambitious one. However, even with the late catching up by Fausto Masnada and his unwillingness to cooperate, Tadej Pogačar did it. He won the two-up sprint for the line and took the second Monument of a spectacular season.

Adam Yates unexpectedly outsprinted Primož Roglič and took third place.

Il Lombardia Results – Como to Bergamo (239KM)

1. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) – 6:01:39
2. Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
3. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) + 51 seconds
4. Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
6. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
7. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ)
8. Romain Bardet (DSM)
9. Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation)
10. Sergio Higuita (EF Education-Nippo) + 2:25

One more from Paris-Roubaix

If looks could kill #ParisRoubaix pic.twitter.com/EcNX379kPF

— Sophie Smith (@SophieSmith86) October 3, 2021

A great love story in the making

Hello @MarcHirschi maybe im a bit drunk but I just turned 23 it’s my bday and like I wanted to tell You that I think you are really handsome and i think you are great and if you ever wanna go on a date let me know, I’m from Belgium we have good beer and bike things

— Laura (@BrunetteJenner) October 4, 2021

That took some courage!

Fearless Bird ..#cycling #avalahalliForest pic.twitter.com/juGySga48g

— Palaxayya S Hiremath (@Palaxayya) October 11, 2021