Tadej Pogačar's relentless rewriting of cycling history continued when he claimed his fifth consecutive victory in Il Lombardia, equalling the record number of wins for the event held by the legendary Fausto Coppi, while also becoming the first rider to win five editions in a row of any Monument. The Slovenian finished 1-48 clear of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in Bergamo, with Australia's Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) more than three minutes back in third place and Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) fourth.
After yet another show of force by his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team, recently crowned world and European champion Pogačar attacked on the climb of the Passo di Ganda, with a little less than 37km remaining. He quickly opened up a gap on his main rivals as he bridged up to and then breezed past Simmons, the sole survivor from the 14-rider break that had formed soon after the start.
