From Como to Bergamo for 238 km and 4,400 meters of altitude difference. Lombardia 2023 presents, as always, a challenging route made up of many climbs that will make a selection: Madonna del Ghisallo , Roncola, Berbenno, Passo della Crocetta, Zambla Alta, Passo di Ganda and finally the Colle Aperto climb before the finish.

Obviously the stars who will compete for victory should be Tadej Pogacar , two-time winner of the last monument classic of the year, Primoz Roglic , freshly signed for the next two years with Bora Hansgrohe, and Remco Evenepoel , looking for success of prestige after a year of ups and downs.

Then there are many leading riders who can make the top 10: we are talking about Enric Mas, Mikel Landa, Carlos Rodriguez and Pavel Sivakov of Ineos, Richard Carapaz, Alexander Vlasov and Jay Hindley of Bora, Simon Yates and his twin Adam , partner of Pogacar's team, who however will have to put himself at the captain's service.

It will be the last career race for Thibaut Pinot , who is expected to make a splash. Guillaume Martin and Ion Izagirre of Cofidis, Ilan Van Wilder, Michael Woods, Ben O'Connor, Santiago Buitrago, Matteo Jorgenson, Romain Bardet, Eddie Dunbar and Andreas Kron will also try to achieve a good result.

Remember to line up your team: play and win the Monument Trophy with Alvento | Fantacycling (fanta-cycling.com) . And, furthermore, Lombardy's first place finisher in the championship will have as a gift the t-shirt signed by some riders at the recent Giro di Toscana, including Tadej Pogacar.