48km solo run; Evenepoel placed 2nd, Ciccone 3rd
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wins Il Lombardia, the final monument classic of the season, 255 km from Bergamo to Como.
On the Forcella di Bianzano, the first climb of the day, a escape of twenty-two men , with interesting names in it, such as Mohoric, Arensman, Dunbar, Dani Martinez, Benoot and Rubio.
The leaders approached Onno with a 4'30" lead, but the work of the UAE Team Emirates men reduced the gap to under two minutes at the top of the Ghisallo.
On the Colma di Sormano Meurisse attack from the run, but Sivakov brings the group back to the head of the race and, at that very moment, he attacks decisively Pogacar that creates a void. Behind him remain But , Evenepoel And Van Eetvelt who reach the top with a one-minute disadvantage from the Slovenian.
Evenepoel attacked on the downhill and set off in pursuit of Pogacar, who, however, had a better pace even on the flats and continued to increase his lead. The newly crowned world champion tackled the San Fermo with a 2:30 lead over Evenepoel, charged toward the finish line in Como, and won his fourth consecutive victory at the Lombardia.
Evenepoel finished second, while a sensational Ciccone took third place, coming back on Mas, Van Eetvelt and Sivakov and leaving them behind on the San Fermo.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL:
1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 6:04:58
2 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 3:16
3 CICCONE Giulio Lidl - Trek 4:31
4 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis 4:34 5 MAS Enric Movistar Team ,,
6 SIVAKOV Pavel UAE Team Emirates ,,
7 VAN EETVELT Lennert Lot Dstny,,
8 POWLESS Neilson EF Education - EasyPost 4:58
9 GAUDU David Groupama - FDJ ,,
10 MEURISSE Xandro Alpecin - Deceuninck ,,