Muro di Sormano is one of the iconic ascents of Il Lombardia (Giro di Lombardia, historically). It provides what is in its name: a climb like a wall.
Louison Bobet’s Giro di Lombardia Victory (1951)
Although Louison Bobet is remembered mostly by his three consecutive Tour de France victories (1953, 1954, 1955), he also had some success in the world of one day races. Actually, Louison Bobet won four of the five monuments, he missed only the triumph at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Nevertheless, he attended La Doyenne three times, his best result … Read more