Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won the 2024 Il Lombardia, its’ 118th edition. Presented by Crédit Agricole and raced over a 255km route from Bergamo to Como, the World Champion claimed his fourth consecutive victory in the “Classic of the Falling Leaves” by attacking 48 km from the finish on the steep slopes of the Colma di Sormano.
There may be some races left on the calendar, but Saturday’s Il Lombardia, the “Race of the Falling Leaves” marks the sentimental end of the season as the final memorial of the race calendar each year.
In Stage 19 of the 2024 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) bolstered his grasp on the GC lead, gaining an additional 1’42” over his podium rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) on the run into Isola 2000.
After a long breakaway with a large group of attackers, it was Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-dstny) strongest at the finish to win Stage 18 of the 2024 Tour de France over Michal Kwiatkowski and Matteo Vercher (Total Energies)
After years of close calls, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) notched his first TDF stage win on Stage 17 of the 2024 Tour de France, outpowering his rivals on the final climbs.
In a final run into the line in Nimes that saw sprint leader Biniam Girmay go down in a crash, it was Jasper Philipsen crossing the line first to win Stage 16 of the 2024 Tour de France after a fantastic leadout by his teammate Mathieu Van Der Poel.
It was a head-to-head race on the last 10,5 km of the Plateau de Beille climb, the summit arrival of stage 15 of the 2024 Tour de France and the winner was Tadej Pogačar, who put 1’08” into his direct rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).
General Classification leader Tadej Pogacar triumphed today in the first Pyrenean stage of the 2024 Tour de France, besting rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and adding to his overall lead.
In a day characterized by rapidly changing breakaway groups and high speeds, it was Jasper Philipsen of the Alpecin-Deceuninck squad that emerged victorious in Pau to win Stage 13 of the 2024 Tour de France.
After a long, rolling stage, Biniam Girmay (Intermarche – Wanty) had the legs to take his third win in the 2024 Tour de France, edging out Wout van Aert, Arnaud Démare, Pascal Ackerman and Mark Cavendish in the final meters of Stage 12.