The Italian one-day race is not a World Tour event, but is often used as preparation for Lombardia. It features several ascents of the San Luca climb, where the climbers every year make the difference. Over the past two years Tadej Pogacar finished second, beaten by Primoz Roglic - a three-time winner - last year and by Enric Mas back in 2022.
The climb to San Luca was used at the Tour de France this year on stage 2 where the GC fight erupted. We have got more stars virtually confirmed to take part in the race including Enric Mas, Nairo Quintana, Richard Carapaz, Pello Bilbao, Antonio Tiberi, Julian Alaphilippe, João Almeida, Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso, Michael Woods,
Tom Pidcock, David Gaudu, Simon Yates and Matteo Jorgenson.
