More from Il Lombardia 2015
After key Il Lombardia role for Tadej Pogačar, Pavel Sivakov refocuses on Guangxi
News French pro rounds off season at six-day Chinese stage race
'It's just messed up' - teammate Geraint Thomas delivers verdict on Tom Pidcock crisis at Ineos Grenadiers
News Controversy erupts around Pidcock's late 'deselection' from Il Lombardia line-up despite top form
'My legs were cramping so hard' - Lennert Van Eetvelt survives for seventh at Il Lombardia after struggling to eat
News Young Belgian to close out up and down season at Gree-Tour of Guangxi after taking exhausting top ten in Como
'I finished the season as I started it' - Tadej Pogačar celebrates season of dominance at Il Lombardia
News Slovenian looking forward to his off-season after fourth consecutive victory
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'Bonne soirée, Lille' - Parade of riders at Tour de France teams presentation delights crowd with new team kits, national colours and free bottles
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar impresses crowd surrounding Column of the Goddess statue with comments in local language -
'He's the best climber in the world' – Tadej Pogačar praises Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard as rivalry enters next chapter
World champion 'hopes to live up to expectations' in search of fourth yellow jersey -
WorldTour Ceratizit Pro and US powerhouses Aegis Cycling and Fount Cycling among final squads confirmed for Maryland Cycling Classic Women
Field of 15 teams with six riders each solidified for inaugural UCI race in Maryland in nine weeks
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'Without bad things, you don't know what the good things are' - Primož Roglič forlorn and philosophical about Tour de France chances
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe reveals how much he suffered after Giro d'Italia crash -
There are all the new national champions jerseys at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia Women
Riders show off their new national jerseys with 46 national champions racing in France and Italy this July -
'A lot of chances' – Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen reunite to target success on multiple fronts during Tour de France's opening week
'Yellow is an objective' says Philipsen, while Van der Poel rules himself out of green jersey contention, instead targeting Classics-style hilly stages
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The 5km rule returns at the Tour de France, but bonus second sprints are out
Several rules and regulations get tweaked ahead of this year's Tour -
'Maybe making the bunch even bigger is a mistake' – Mathieu van der Poel questions safety of increased Tour de France peloton size
Dutchman weighs in on debate with the bunch of all Grand Tours increasing from 22 to 23 teams and from 176 riders to 184 -
Tour de France jerseys: Here's are the competitions every rider wants to win this July
Details of the four iconic leader's jerseys and the minor prizes at the race explained
