{"id":2186657,"date":"2026-10-08T09:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2186657"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:51:53","slug":"how-to-watch-il-lombardia-2026-in-the-usa-canada-and-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2186657","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch Il Lombardia 2026 in the USA, Canada, and Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
Il Lombardia will welcome a who\u2019s who of climbing supertalents to its \u201crace of the falling leaves\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n
And you won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n
Remco Evenepoel, Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro, Tom Pidcock, Matteo Jorgenson, Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, and newly crowned world champion Brandon McNulty headline the start list for the last European WorldTour race of the season.<\/p>\n
With five-time defending champion Tadej Poga\u010dar on the sidelines, the hilly Italian monument should be an attacking free-for-all that ends the season on an exclamation point.<\/p>\n
The race runs a stunning 239km route from Bergamo to Como.<\/p>\n
Expect the stacked superteams of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and UAE Emirates-XRG to split the haves from the have-nots in the opening procession of medium mountains.<\/p>\n
A triple header of short climbs in the final 20km will decide the first new winner of Il Lombardia since Jakob Fuglsang in 2020.<\/p>\n
For a full lowdown on this year\u2019s race, check out our cheat sheet of maps, facts, and narratives here.<\/p>\n
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How to watch Il Lombardia 2026<\/h2>\nWho will step up at Il Lombardia in Poga\u010dar\u2019s absence?<\/span> (Photo: Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Il Lombardia 2026: 239km \/ 4,600m+<\/strong> Date:<\/strong> Saturday, October 10 Route:<\/strong> Bergamo \u2013 Como Start:<\/strong> 10:45 a.m. CET Expected finish:<\/strong> 4:40 to 5:20 p.m. CET<\/p>\n
Il Lombardia will be broadcast live worldwide on Saturday. Many broadcasters will be screening the race from start to finish, so you can enjoy every kilometer of this final major race of the season.<\/p>\n
However you plan to follow the racing this weekend, be sure to check all the racing news and wider analysis here on Velo<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Il Lombardia broadcaster guide<\/strong><\/p>\n
USA: <\/strong>HBO Max Canada:<\/strong> FloBikes UK:<\/strong> TNT Sports \/ HBO Max Australia:<\/strong> SBS Worldwide:<\/strong> Multiple local broadcasters will be carrying the feed, including Eurosport, RAI, VRT, RTBF, SRG, SuperSport, and J Sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2240418838-1-scaled.jpg”] Updated October 8, 2026 04:14AM Il Lombardia will welcome a who\u2019s who of climbing supertalents to its \u201crace of the falling leaves\u201d on Saturday. And you won\u2019t want to miss it. Remco Evenepoel, Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro, Tom Pidcock, Matteo Jorgenson, Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, and newly crowned world champion Brandon McNulty headline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,71],"class_list":["post-2186657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-velo-outsideonline-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2186657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2186657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2186657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2186657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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