At the Year’s Last Monument, Il Lombardia — Known as the Race of the Falling Leaves — Lo Squalo Put the Final Full Stop on the Season.
Vincenzo Nibali (nicknamed Lo Squalo, the Shark), this year’s winner of Il Lombardia Photo: Il Lombardia’s Facebook Timeline Photos
Vincenzo first attacked on the last climb, then pulled off his trademark fast descent and held the advantage he had won to the end.
Attention! Lo Squalo attacks Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Considering that this season was not a particularly successful one for Vincenzo, winning the last home one-day classic should be a big motivation for him in preparing for next year.
One of the world peloton’s best descenders, an unrivaled master of the craft: Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Featured image: http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/GiroLombardia/en/
Inside post thumbnail image: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
In history, only three riders have won all five Monuments: [...]
April 15, 2019
