Saturday 10 October, 10:45 CET. Bergamo to Como. 239 km of racing. The 120th edition of 'The Race of the Falling Leaves' is the first without Tadej Pogacar since 2020. Here is the complete global broadcast map.
A 2025 BMC Sports Science study measured a 10% power drop in trained cyclists after 1,000 kJ of prior work. Lombardia's decisive climbs come at 4,500 kJ. That gap is the entire story of why the race keeps breaking the pre-race favourites.
The Belgian world champion won every event at the Belgian track championships by a 100-point margin, six weeks after a spinal fracture. Her decision to skip Grand Tours in 2026 reveals a Classics-first training model most coaches are afraid to try.
One is a three-time Olympic time trial champion. The other holds every distance running world record from 1500m to marathon in the 75 to 79 age group. Their weeks look nothing alike. Their recovery weeks look almost identical.
A randomized crossover study just proved that evening riders eat 400 to 700 more calories in the 24 hours after training than morning riders do, even when the workout is identical, and pre-fueling does not stop it.
A 6-week polarized training pilot on 15 moderately-trained athletes showed that a properly-structured plan of just 5 to 6 hours per week can produce meaningful FTP gains, provided one specific type of session is protected.
