52nd Amstel Gold Race - April 16 - 261km

[trucido]

Kwiat's to lose if they don't get caught.

 

[Poursuivant]

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It's gonna be very difficult to bring the front group back.

Don't see them coming back, it is a great group working well.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Re:

GVA should have just skipped this race tbh.

Please don't say such silly things

He has a point though, as GVA isn't riding well today. That said, it's hard to see anyone else from the BMC squad having a better chance of winning even with this version of GVA.

 

[deValtos]

Sky played this well so far.

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

Re: Re:

GVA should have just skipped this race tbh.

Please don't say such silly things

He has a point though, as GVA isn't riding well today. That said, it's hard to see anyone else from the BMC squad having a better chance of winning even with this version of GVA.

It's a race that suits him very well and he's said so in the past and he can definitely climb (Olympics). He clearly has great form winning Roubaix last week. It's a bit silly to say that just because he's having a bad day he should have skipped it

 

[meat puppet]

No way this comes back. Advantage Sky.

 

[DFA123]

Looks like it could be Kwiatkowski v Rojas here. Unless Gilbert can do another ridiculous solo.

 

[Screecher]

A rare footage of Matthews leading the peloton.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Re:

GVA should have just skipped this race tbh.

Please don't say such silly things

He has a point though, as GVA isn't riding well today. That said, it's hard to see anyone else from the BMC squad having a better chance of winning even with this version of GVA.

It's a race that suits him very well and he's said so in the past and he can definitely climb (Olympics). He clearly has great form winning Roubaix last week. It's a bit silly to say that just because he's having a bad day he should have skipped it

Well, it's probably not just a bad day, more likely he's still affected from riding Paris-Roubaix.

 

[Arredondo]

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Looks like it could be Kwiatkowski v Rojas here. Unless Gilbert can do another ridiculous solo.

Watch out for Albasini

 

[El Pistolero]

I don't understand Gilbert's tactics. Does he really think he can beat Kwiatkowski in a sprint?

 

[mr. tibbs]

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No way this comes back. Advantage Sky.

Yeah Kwiatkowski won when Valverde watched him go. He should have known better than to expect GVA to do the work in his (Valverde's) terrain.

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

Re: Re:

GVA should have just skipped this race tbh.

Please don't say such silly things

He has a point though, as GVA isn't riding well today. That said, it's hard to see anyone else from the BMC squad having a better chance of winning even with this version of GVA.

It's a race that suits him very well and he's said so in the past and he can definitely climb (Olympics). He clearly has great form winning Roubaix last week. It's a bit silly to say that just because he's having a bad day he should have skipped it

Well, it's probably not just a bad day, more likely he's still affected from riding Paris-Roubaix.

GVA knows GVA best and besides he's still on course for a top ten perhaps

 

[frisenfruitig]

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GVA should have just skipped this race tbh.

Why? He could win this race on a good day. Don't see anyone beating Kwiat today though.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Looks like it could be Kwiatkowski v Rojas here. Unless Gilbert can do another ridiculous solo.

Kwiatkowski vs Albasini for me. Hard to choose between those two.

 

[Billie]

every time they show the 2nd group same 3 guys are working

 

[sir fly]

Sky can attack several times and still keep Kwiatko fresh enough for the sprint.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I am having a waking nightmare that Rojas leeches his way to victory.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Giant are such *** morons

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Looks like it could be Kwiatkowski v Rojas here. Unless Gilbert can do another ridiculous solo.

Kwiatkowski vs Albasini for me. Hard to choose between those two.

Yeah, Albasini probably has a chance as well. Rojas will have been sitting on for 40km though - it's a pretty big advantage if he can hold on until the sprint.

 

[Brullnux]

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every time they show the 2nd group same 3 guys are working

4 guys are working in that group.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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every time they show the 2nd group same 3 guys are working

Yeah, Valverde has been taking a lot of turns.

 

[Poursuivant]

The change of parcours has worked a treat.

 

[Billie]

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every time they show the 2nd group same 3 guys are working

Yeah, Valverde has been taking a lot of turns.

barguill and costa have taken none for some strange reason

 

[jaylew]

Haas has a decent turn of speed as well. If it finishes in a sprint it could be really interesting.