Pogacar takes aim at Giro dell’Emilia and second Il Lombardia success

MONTREAL QUEBEC SEPTEMBER 11 Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates winning during the 11th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal 2022 a 221km one day race from Montreal to Montreal GPCQM WorldTour on September 11 2022 in Montreal Quebec Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar is targeting a second consecutive Il Lombardia win as he wraps up his 2022 road season in the Italian one-day Classics in early October. 

UAE Team Emirates have named the Slovenian as team leader for Giro dell’Emilia on Saturday and then he will take aim at Il Lombardia on Saturday October 8. 

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.