Pogacar out, field wide open

Tadej Pogacar, winner of five straight Il Lombardia editions from 2021, is sidelined through injury. Riders know they may not get another chance like this for years.

“The great Tadej Pogacar, winner of a record five straight editions of Il Lombardia dating back to 2021, is still sidelined through injury.”

Evenepoel primed to strike

Remco Evenepoel was runner-up to Pogacar at the past two editions. He won the individual time trial at the Road World Championships and the road race at the European Championships on Sunday.

Other contenders line up

Brandon McNulty wears the rainbow jersey after winning in Montreal two weeks ago.Tom Pidcock, Giulio Ciccone and Matteo Jorgenson are expected to challenge.

The 120th edition's brutal finale

The race runs 239 kilometres from Bergamo to Como with nine climbs and four thousand six hundred metres of elevation gain.

Free streams in three countries

Il Lombardia 2026 airs free on SBS in Australia via SBS on Demand, on RaiPlay in Italy and on VRT and RTBF in Belgium.Travellers can use a VPN to access their home country's free stream.

Paid options in US, UK, Canada

In the US, HBO Max shows the race; Standard tier costs eighteen dollars forty-nine monthly.UK viewers watch on TNT Sports 3 at twenty-five pounds ninety-nine yearly.

Race starts Saturday, October 10

Il Lombardia 2026 begins Saturday, October 10 at ten fifty-five am CEST in Bergamo, which is one fifty-five am PT, four fifty-five am ET, nine fifty-five am BST and seven fifty-five pm AEDT.