The riders roll out of Como to tackle the first climb shortly after Asso. It’s the renowned Madonna del Ghisallo, but not taken from the usual side. This way, it’s a gentle warm-up climb – 8.8 kilometres at 3.9%.
Following the descen towards Bellagio the route continues for tens of kilometres along the shores of Lake Como and then Lake Garlate. The riders are actually almost in finishing venue Bergamo when the route turns north in Almenno San Bartolomeo. This is also where the uphill action really kicks in.
The ascent to Roncola is 9.4 kilometres long and averages 6.6%. The first and last parts are nothing special, but the heart of the climb rises at 8 to 10%. The riders are more than 100 kilometres in when they reach the village.
The subsequent ascent comes with more friendly gradients. The climb to Berbenno is 6.8 kilometres long and averages 4.6%. It’s a gradual and steady slope.
Back in the valley, the route follows the Brembo River upstream for 10 kilometres, and just after passing through the thermal town of San Pellegrino, the Passo della Crocetta throws in 11 kilometres at 6.2%. Following a short descent, the road goes up again for 1.4 kilometres at 7.1%. A virtually flat section leads onto a 2.5-kilometre climb to Zambla Alta, averaging 7%.
The Zambla Alta is crested with almost 65 kilometres remaining. The first 25 fly downhill into the valley of the Serio River before the last big climb of the day appears. The Passo di Ganda adds 9.2 kilometres at 7.3% to the mix, with the final 3.2 kilometres rising at almost 10%.
Another descent – 16 kilometres – takes the riders back into the Serio valley. It would be easy to continue straight towards the finish on the Viale Roma, but no, one last obstacle is thrown in. With 4.5 kilometres to go the riders tackle the Colle Aperto, a ramp of 1.6 kilometres at 7.9%, with the final stretch on cobbled paving.
The last 3 kilometres fly down to the finish on the Viale Roma in Bergamo.
The route is a carbon copy of two editions ago. Back then, Tadej Pogacar attacked on the descent of the Passo di Ganda, dropping Aleksandr Vlasov, Primoz Roglic, Andrea Bagioli, Carlos Rodríguez, and the Yates brothers. The Slovenian went on to win the race solo, with Bagioli outsprinting Roglic for second place.
Pogacar turned put on top in the last four editions of Il Lombardia. If he wins again this year, he will equal the record held by Fausto Coppi.
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