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Reigning World Champion Tadej Pogacar indicates five as he celebrates winning his fifth in a row Il Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy cycling race, in Bergamo, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

Tadej Pogacar caps incredible season with record-equaling fifth Tour of Lombardy title

Original Publication Date: October 11, 2025 9:37AM
Publication Updated: October 11, 2025 10:44AM

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Tadej Pogačar crossed the finish line first at the Tour of Lombardy and held up his open hand, each finger representing the record-equaling five times he was won the Italian classic.

It capped an incredible season, which includes a fourth Tour de France title, with a successful defense of the world road race crown as he matched Fausto Coppi’s five wins at the Italian race on Saturday.

“Seven years in a row I’ve said this is my best season so far, and I can say it again today,” Pogačar said after thanking his UAE Emirates teammates for their part in his victory.

Pogačar’s winning streak has come in consecutive years, while Coppi won the Lombardy event in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1954.

The Slovenian cycling star completed the 241-kilometer (150-mile) race, which included six climbs, in 5 hours, 45 minutes. Top challenger Remco Evenepoel was second, 1 minute, 48 seconds behind. Michael Storer finished third, more than three minutes behind.

Pogačar has won three of the five one-day “monument” races this season, after also prevailing in the Tour de Flanders and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. He is the first rider to do that since Eddy Merckx in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1975.

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Tadej Pogacar caps incredible season with record-equaling fifth Tour of Lombardy title | iNFOnews.ca
Reigning World Champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, center, winner of Il Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy cycling race, celebrates on podium with second placed Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel, left, and third placed Australia’s Michael Storer, in Bergamo, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Gian Mattia D’Alberto /LaPresse via AP)
Tadej Pogacar caps incredible season with record-equaling fifth Tour of Lombardy title | iNFOnews.ca
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, center, pedals during Il Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy cycling race, in Como, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Tadej Pogacar caps incredible season with record-equaling fifth Tour of Lombardy title | iNFOnews.ca
Reigning World Champion Tadej Pogacar, center, pedals as the pack rides through the countryside during Il Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy cycling race, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Tadej Pogacar caps incredible season with record-equaling fifth Tour of Lombardy title | iNFOnews.ca
Reigning World Champion Tadej Pogacar indicates five as he celebrates winning his fifth in a row Il Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy cycling race, in Bergamo, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (Gian Mattia D’Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

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