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Milano-Torino, Gran Piemonte and Il Lombardia: the end of the concert

Concerts all ends in the same way. The band plays one of the best songs and then disappears behind the stage, leaving a yelling public hoping they will come back for two or three more songs. The cycling season is just the same, with the world championships being the best song played by the best band in the world — a peloton dressed up in national kit colors battling for the rainbow jersey. This year we’ve been amazed by an amazing race on Innsbruck course (yes, the one ending with the brutal Hottinger Holl climb we tested for you) won by the immortal Alejandro Valverde. Luckily for us, the riders are staying behind the curtain for just 10 days and will be back in action on October 10 to play three fantastic songs on our very special Italian stage. First up on the playlist is Milano-Torino, the oldest classic on the entire calendar, raced the first time in 1876. It’s so deeply rooted in Italian cycling culture that there is even an unofficial, self-supported amateur version of it in July called Coppa Tre Zone. But returning to the pro race, the riders will be facing a 186 km course that is ...

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