52nd Amstel Gold Race - April 16 - 261km

[DFA123]

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What the hell was Kwiatkowski doing? He should have waited 100 or even 200 more meters.

Yeah, that was awful tactically. Lost his head completely, or maybe under-estimated Gilbert, because he's usually a lot better than that.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Gilbert really set up Kwiatkowski perfectly there, practically begging him to take the bait and go too early.

 

[the asian]

Gilbert What a Legend !. 4th Amstel win !

 

[El Pistolero]

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

I only said that because I didn't want to jinx Gilbert. I'm superstitious like that lol.

I said the same during his solo in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

 

[Gigs_98]

Strange situation. gilbert is a rider I like but I'm still a bit sad because I like Kwiat as well. Why couldn't they just win both :lol:

 

[trucido]

Wow, the overhead makes Kwiat look dumber then anything Sagan has ever done when in prime position. Why Kwiat?

Nice win PhilG!

 

[Jancouver]

Stupid motorbikes are ruining these races. Pretty much in face of the front group the last 30km. What a disgrace and joke these races are turning into. Valverde and GVA were closing the gap and were about 10sec away when the motorbike got in front of Gilbert and dragged them to 30sec within a minute.
Actually, even the white car was in front of them for a good portion of the race.

 

[hfer07]

WOW :surprised: When was the last time we had a truly exciting AGR? :surprised:

This edition with the new final turned out to be really exciting and entertaining all together!!! Hats off to Gilbert & Kwiat - and Henao whose attack initiated the leading group with the winners. great race

 

[Arredondo]

Mark my words: FW will be decided after a 60 km war between the favorites.

It just has to be this season! WHAT A YEAR!!!

 

[jsem94]

Gotta love Phil! In the shape of his life. What a race this turned out to be. Maybe it was a good thing to remove the Cauberg finish after all.

 

[El Pistolero]

Gilbert's fourth win in the AGR, on 3 different courses. Such a versatile rider.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Your memory is incorrect. In replying to one of those little rider questionnaires, he described Franco as the person he admired most. It was not an interview and it was not ambiguous.

You're not talking about the same thing.
Don't assume he's only ever spoken to one media outlet in his life.

So you are saying that he talked up Franco twice. I'll certainly believe you, but it only adds weight to the view that he is a sincere fascist and not just an idiot who said something extremely stupid once.

 

[movingtarget]

Kwia should have stayed behind and let Gilbert start the sprint, didn't understand that.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Re:

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

I only said that because I didn't want to jinx Gilbert. I'm superstitious like that lol.

I said the same during his solo in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

I think there are worse things than being wrong with comments like that, right?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great race! Finally a good Ardennes classic.

 

[Screecher]

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Kwia should have stayed behind and let Gilbert start the sprint, didn't understand that.

You mean the way he won MSR? Yeah, i thought he was doing just that.

 

[The Barb]

Kwiatkowski going so early was the worst error I've seen in a sprint for ages. So surprising from him. Threw away what should have been a certain win.

 

[Irondan]

Great race after that snoozefest from last year, very exciting stuff today.

 

[the asian]

This season is comfortably the most exciting season in cycling in the last ten years !

 

[Irondan]

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Kwiatkowski going so early was the worst error I've seen in a sprint for ages. So surprising from him. Threw away what should have been a certain win.

Certain? lol, okay.

 

[frisenfruitig]

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

I only said that because I didn't want to jinx Gilbert. I'm superstitious like that lol.

I said the same during his solo in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

Of course you did buddy, of course you did :lol:

 

[movingtarget]

Best version of Amstel for quite a while.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

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

I only said that because I didn't want to jinx Gilbert. I'm superstitious like that lol.

I said the same during his solo in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

 

[The Barb]

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Kwiatkowski going so early was the worst error I've seen in a sprint for ages. So surprising from him. Threw away what should have been a certain win.

Certain? lol, okay.

"Should have been", yes. Going so early into a head wind was the only scenario that gets him beaten.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Now get rid of Ans!