47th Amstel Gold Race (The maze) - Sunday April 15, 2012

[Tornadin]

47th Amstel Gold Race
Sunday April 15, 2012

Start: Maastricht
Finish: Valkenburg (Cauberg)
Starttime: 10:21
Finish: around 16.45

Homepage
http://www.amstelgoldrace.nl/
(Parental Advisory: Beer is bad, even Amstel!)

prov startlist:
http://worldtour.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_id=22908


Map:

Profile:

Results 2011:
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 6:30:44
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha Team 0:00:02
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:04
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek 0:00:05
5 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:05
6 Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:05
7 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:07
8 Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack 0:00:18
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:19
10 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:26
11 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:00:28
12 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:36
13 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:48
14 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha Team 0:01:38
15 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:39
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:01:44
17 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 0:02:09
18 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02:09
19 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:10
20 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek 0:02:13

Some good editions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw3_qLwYpHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9AoUSzpCpw

 

[Panda Claws]

Rodriguez, Gerrans, Valverde, S. Sanchez and Sagan are the favorites.


Gilbert is an outsider.

 

[Havetts]

Paul Martens to ace AGR after leaving Fleche Brabaconne to a bunch of third rank cyclists.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

samu won't ride and valverde always sucks in agr


gerrans, sagan, some outsider

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Purito will win it

 

[liamito]

Gerrans.

How is Sagan? No injuries?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gerrans.

How is Sagan? No injuries?

Lost some skin. Nothing serious.

 

[maltiv]

Sagan for the win. He deserves a big one this year.

Rodriguez and Gerrans to round up the poduim, closely followed by the Henao-Nordhaug tandem

 

[Fetisoff]

Purito-Sagan-Gerrans 1,2,3.

Gilbert to fail big time.

 

[Tornadin]

1. Gerrans
2. Valverde
3. Rodriguez
4. Evans
5. Martens
6. Voeckler

 

[uphillstruggle]

Purito will win it

I really, really hope so. He does look in good form so fingers crossed.

In fact Purito wins Amstel Fleche double. That's my prediction.

 

[therhodeo]

In fact Purito wins Amstel Fleche double. That's my prediction.

I don't like making predictions but I definitely wouldn't count this one out.

 

[Fetisoff]

In fact Purito wins Amstel Fleche double. That's my prediction.

If that ever happens, I'll go ACF on the entire forum

 

[superconfex]

My favourite CLASSIC.....Long, street furniture and up, down up down all day

 

[theyoungest]

Two certainties in this race:

1. Rabo will chase all day.
2. Rabo won't win.

Purito vs. Sagan vs. Gerrans (although the latter didn't seem that strong in Pais Vasco).

 

[Euskaltel!]

Purito does look in awfully good shape, and I'm expecting Gerrans to be there or there abouts too. Outsiders? Someone from Rabo or Sky? Wish Sky had sent Henao, Nordhaug and Uran

 

[PedalCastro]

Any body think Vanendert will do anything?

 

[will10]

Any body think Vanendert will do anything?

Yep, seems to be following the Andy Schleck prep to his target races. Expect a top 10. But Rodriguez should win here.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Two certainties in this race:

1. Rabo will chase all day.
2. Rabo won't win.

Purito vs. Sagan vs. Gerrans (although the latter didn't seem that strong in Pais Vasco).

Pais Vasco hills are too long for Gerrans. I wouldn't see too much into it.

Besides Vanendert was **** in Pais Vasco too and he was fine in Br Pijl. (although not nearly good enough to win if Voeckler rides away so easily)

 

[ParfaitAmour]

My prediction comes from

Dan Martin
Gerrans
Nibbles ? hmmm
Boonen,& Chavanel

Anyway, two Schleck's can possibly DNF this time !

 

[Mellow Velo]

The only certainty is that at some point, Frank Schleck will taste Dutch tarmac.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

lol @d martin, been riding crap lately and has allergies in this part of season
also boonen will not start.

Rodriguez, Valverde, Gerrans, Sagan, hey perhaps even Voeckler.

 

[El Pistolero]

Someone will get away on the Keutenberg and solo to victory.

 

[Kvinto]

And this mysterious someone will be Rui Costa

 

[uphillstruggle]

If that ever happens, I'll go ACF on the entire forum

We can officially crown him best rider of short steep hills of all time