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RSS FeedsPinot hungry for Il Lombardia success despite long season
(Cyclingnews.com)

 
 

13 october 2018 11:24:54

 
Pinot hungry for Il Lombardia success despite long season
(Cyclingnews.com)
 


While many of the riders gathering in Bergamo for Il Lombardia are fatigued after a long season and ready to put their bikes and lycra away for a few weeks, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) appears fresh and enthusiastic as if he was just starting his season, despite the leaves falling from the Lombardy trees. The Frenchman`s victory at Milano-Torino on Wednesday and his second place at Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday have confirmed his superb moment of form. He has ridden both the Giro dīItalia and the Vuelta a Espaņa this year, recovering from pneumonia in between, but has held onto his form deep into October so he can savour this final week of racing in Italy.ADVERTISEMENT `This week has been very good for me up until now, and there`s just one day to go before the holidays, so I very much want to finish on a good note at Lombardia,` Pinot said on Friday afternoon after a final ride under a warm autumn sun, happy that the forecast is for similar conditions on Saturday. `I just hope to have good legs, like I did this week at Tre Valli Varesine and Milano-Torino. After that itīs the race that will decide. I know itīs the race that suits me the best. Itīs in a stunning setting, Lake Como is one of the most beautiful places in Europe. I need to enjoy my racing and race where I feel good. And I feel good here in Italy.` Pinot won Milano-Torino after the climb to Superga shook out the best climbers from the peloton. He knows that the 241-kilometres Il Lombardia is far more technical, with the twisting, leaf-strewn descents as important as the climbs of the Madonna del Ghisallo, the double-digit Colma di Sormano, and the 9.7 per cent Civiglio. Pinot is known to struggle on the descents. He was strong and aggressive on the Civiglio last year but was unable to stay with Vincenzo Nibali on the descent and eventually finished fifth. `Il Lombardia can be won and lost everywhere,` Pinot admitted. `There are descents which are very technical, and dangerous - we saw la ...


 
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