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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 12h

Vermeersch finally gets his rainbow bands 🌈

Florian Vermeersch wins the 2025 men's UCI gravel world championships with an attacking ride after back-to-back silver medals 🙌

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩:
1.⁠ Vermeersch
2.⁠ Biesterbos, +40"
3.⁠ Mohorič, +1:23"

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 12h

A huge weekend of racing for Tom Pidcock 😮

The Brit secured back-to-back top tens at Il Lombardia and gravel world champs this weekend.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 14h

Adam Yates grabs win number 𝟵𝟰 for his team 😮

With a victory at the Italian Trofeo Tessile & Moda, Yates takes UAE Team Emirates-XRG's 2025 win total to a staggering 94 victories.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 14h

Five Monuments, two legendary riders 😮

For the first time in history, all five Monuments have been won by just two riders, Mathieu Van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar 🙌

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 16h

Pogačar's Lombardia attacks are only getting stronger 😮

Tadej Pogačar produced 390w for his solo attack at the 2025 Il Lombardia, 50w more than his 2024 move 📈

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 16h

Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 16h

What a bond these two have 🥹

Tadej Pogačar enjoyed one final race with his mentor, Rafał Majka, at Il Lombardia before the Polish rider retires after an almost two-decade-long career.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

Ride of the day, no question 🤯

Quinn Simmons produced a monumental effort at Il Lombardia, spending all day in the breakaway and holding on to finish fourth.

💨 Average speed: 41.4km/h
🌪️ Max speed: 85.3km/h
⚡️ Average power: 350w
💥 Max power: 1270w
🚴🏼‍♂️ Distance: 241km
⛰️ Altitude gain: 4400m

Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

A special tribute to Rafa 👏

Tadej Pogačar made two heartfelt gestures for his team-mate Rafał Majka, who raced for the final time as a professional at Il Lombardia.

Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

A savage attack to make history 💥

Tadej Pogačar powered away 37 km from the finish to claim another solo victory at Il Lombardia 2025, equalling Fausto Coppi’s all-time winning record.

Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

2025’s final Monument podium 🏆

Tadej Pogačar won Il Lombardia 2025 for the fifth consecutive time, with Remco Evenepoel and Michael Storer filling out the podium spots.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

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𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 solo masterpiece from Tadej 😮

The Slovenian claims an exceptional solo victory at Il Lombardia after dropping his rivals with a searing attack 37 km from the finish.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

First rider to podium all five Monuments in one season 🤯

Tadej Pogačar’s supreme solo victory at Il Lombardia secured him yet another place in the history books.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

A place in history for Pogačar

Tadej Pogačar equals Fausto Coppi’s record of winning Il Lombardia five times – Pogačar’s all in succession - by dominating the 2025 edition.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

A record-equalling 𝟱𝘁𝗵 Il Lombardia win 🏆

Tadej Pogačar matches Fausto Coppi’s 71-year-old record and becomes the first man to win the same Monument five years in a row with a dominant solo victory.

𝗜𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁
1 Pogačar
2 Evenepoel, +1:48”
3 Storer, +3:14”

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 1d

Sunglasses celebrating two titles 🌈🇪🇺

Tadej Pogačar debuted new shades at Il Lombardia, featuring details from his 2025 World and European road race victories.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 3d

33 days, 1 country, 𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 - Del Toro loves autumn in Italy 🇮🇹😍

Eight of Isaac del Toro’s 15 wins in 2025 have now come in Italy, and he also finished runner-up at the Giro d’Italia.

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 3d

Anything Pogi can do… 🏆

Isaac del Toro claimed his 15th win of the year with a searing 17.7km solo attack reminiscent of his world champion team-mate Tadej Pogačar.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁
1 Isaac del Toro
2 Marc Hirschi, +40sec
3 Bauke Mollema, +44sec

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 4d

Tadej is still unbeaten at Il Lombardia 🤯

Tadej Pogačar has won all four editions of Il Lombardia he has raced, consecutively since 2021, and is now just one victory away from matching Fausto Coppi’s all-time record of five wins. 
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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 6d

Six titles held by just two men 😲

Remco Evenepoel owns four of the six individual international road cycling titles available to him, with Tadej Pogačar holding the other two.

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