Arensman races hard to 15th in Lombardy

Thymen Arensman put in a combative ride from the front at Il Lombardia on the way to 15th place.

The Grenadier was active from the early stages of the season’s final Monument, helping to force along a counter-attack which eventually bridged to form the day’s breakaway.

Also present in the 23-man move was Brandon Rivera, with the Colombian doing a great job to put in extra turns and help drive the move along across the 255-kilometre parcours. Connor Swift was also part of an active start to the race, heading up the road early on.

Arensman was one of the final two riders to be caught by the remaining peloton following the famed Madonna del Ghisallo climb. The catch with 48km to go also coincided with the launching of Tadej Pogacar’s winning solo attack.

The Slovanian (UAE Team Emirates) pushed clear to make it a fourth Il Lombardia win in a row – with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal – Quick-Step) and Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) rounding out the podium places.