Primoz Roglic will rival Tadej Pogacar at Il Lombardia

Il Lombardia's startlist starts to take shape. Jumbo-Visma have made their decision on who will lead the team, Primoz Roglic is the chosen leader for the Dutch team at the final monument of the season.

The Italian classic, which has had it's route recently confirmed into Bergamo - with a climber-suited route - will see a clash of Slovenians. Tadej Pogacar will try to win his third Lombardia in a row but Roglic should race both in there and at the Giro dell'Emilia, RTV SLO reports.

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