CyclistIl Lombardia 2024: Everything you need to knowThe 2024 edition of Il Lombardia will take place on Saturday 12th October over a hilly 252km route from Bergamo to Como in Italy. The last of the five Monuments on the WorldTour calendar, The Race of the Falling Leaves is one of the hardest one-day races of the season and, as a result, its easy to see how and why the past three editions have been won by Tadej Pogaar.The Colma di Sormano returns for the first time since Remco Evenepoels crash in 2020. Riders will approach it from the opposite direction to 2020, climbing instead of descending the section.Historically, Il Lombardia has favoured punchy climbers, with recent winners including Pogaar in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Bauke Mollema in 2019 and Thibaut Pinot in 2018.Il Lombardia 2024: Key informationTim de Waele/Getty Images)Date: Saturday 12th OctoberStart: BergamoFinish: ComoDistance: 252km2023 winner: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates)Most wins: Fausto Coppi (five) Related Posts Big Ride: An ode to Lombardia Cycling autumn Classics 2024: Canadian and Italian race dates, details and live TV guide Classic climb: Muro di Sormano, Il Lombardias crown jewel Classic climb: Madonna del Ghisallo, a holy institution of Il Lombardia In praise of Il Lombardia and the Monuments Il Lombardia 2024: The routeWhen the race first appeared in 1905, it took the form of a loop to and from Milan. From the 1960s until the early 2000s, the race would either start or finish in Milan with the opposing venue being another location within the Lombardy region. Between 2004 and 2006, the race even started in the Swiss town of Mendrisio.Since 2014, however, the race has settled on switching start and finish locations between the beautiful cities of Bergamo and Como.In 2024, the first climb of the Forcellino di Bianzano hits less than 30km into the day and is quickly followed by the Passo di Ganda with a maximum gradient of 15%. From there, its another 1-2 punch with the Colle di Berbenno and Valpiana.Some respite can be found just over halfway through the race with a flatter section that precedes the Sella di Osigo and the longer Madonna Del Ghisallo.The highest point of the race is encountered after 210km of racing. The Colma di Sormano is the last major test of the day with a gradient up to 13%, a long descent then follows before one final short and sharp kick upwards as the San Fermo della Battaglia hits with 6km remaining. The last kilometres to Como are then downhill until the flamme rouge.Il Lombardia 2024: Live TV guide and how to watchSara Cavallini via Getty ImagesIl Lombardia will be broadcast on Discovery+ from 09:00-16:00.A Discovery+ subscriptioncurrentlycosts 6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes.If its not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN Virtual Private Network which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they dont need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while travelling abroad in countries without access.One such example isExpressVPN, which is verywell reviewed, has specific advice for watching cycling and costs 5.36 per month with three months free. Other options includeNordVPN,SurfsharkandKapersky.Read more:How to watch cycling post-GCNIl Lombardia 2024: Start listData powered by FirstCycling.comIl Lombardia 2024: Previous winners2023: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates)2022: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates)2021: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates)2020: Jakob Fuglsang (Astana-Premier Tech)2019: Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo)2018: Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ)2017: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida)2016: Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange)2015: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)2014: Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp)2013: Joaquim Rodriquez (Team Katusha)2012: Joaquim Rodriquez (Team Katusha)2011: Oliver Zaugg (Leopard-Trek)2010: Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) Related Posts Big Ride: An ode to Lombardia Cycling autumn Classics 2024: Canadian and Italian race dates, details and live TV guide Classic climb: Muro di Sormano, Il Lombardias crown jewel Classic climb: Madonna del Ghisallo, a holy institution of Il Lombardia In praise of Il Lombardia and the Monuments The post Il Lombardia 2024: Everything you need to know appeared first on Cyclist.