- Jul 10, 2014
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Idk. Ever since he lost the beard/stubble he just hasn't been the same.
- Oct 13, 2021
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I didn’t like the beard/stubble but agree it has affected his performance.
- Nov 16, 2013
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He did have an 80k solo on a stage in Coppi e Bartali.
Also, this is home race and the other time he rode it, he made a tiny bit of a mark on its history, so I doubt he will start tomorrow with the mindset of just rolling along until the finish.
- Aug 29, 2009
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on paper, maybe, but on this start list there are maybe like 5 guys who have the quality and stamina to finish off such an attack. And van der Poel can cover those moves on his own, or just attack himself before anyone else even takes it into consideration, as usual.
Of course, this doesn't mean he'll definitely win, but I can't see many scenarios where he really ends up not being in the mix in the end.
- Feb 20, 2012
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- Jul 10, 2014
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Amstel Gold Race startlist quality lowest in years
"With the preliminary startlist in place, it seems that the quality of the competitors in the Amstel Gold Race has not profited from the calendar position swop with Paris-Roubaix. The startlist quality stands now at 700, signifcant lower than it has been in the last 15 years. "
Amstel Gold Race startlist quality lowest in years
www.procyclingstats.com
- Apr 3, 2016
- 1,647
- 1,016
- 13,680
It’s really too bad it worked out this way. Amstel is an excellent race but already had this “in between” status. It’s not a cobbled classic but isn’t in the Ardennes. It’s longer and often harder than any race except a monument but isn’t a monument. And this year it falls between the two biggest races of the Spring. Hopefully it provides some great racing regardless.Amstel Gold Race startlist quality lowest in years
"With the preliminary startlist in place, it seems that the quality of the competitors in the Amstel Gold Race has not profited from the calendar position swop with Paris-Roubaix. The startlist quality stands now at 700, signifcant lower than it has been in the last 15 years. "
Amstel Gold Race startlist quality lowest in years
- Aug 29, 2009
- 7,876
- 7,063
- 23,180
Phrase of the week, from Wawa's pre-race interview: "Amstel is always an open race. Until the finish line, we don't know who wins. And sometimes even after the finish line."
The reigning Tour, Giro and Vuelta winners all missing.
The recent P-N, T-A, PV and Catalunya winners all missing.
Last year's winner missing.
The current LBL, Lombardia, FW, GW, E3, PR, SB champions all missing.
The 2 reigning Olympic Champs and 2 reigning WC are all missing.
Amazing start list, really.
The recent P-N, T-A, PV and Catalunya winners all missing.
Last year's winner missing.
The current LBL, Lombardia, FW, GW, E3, PR, SB champions all missing.
The 2 reigning Olympic Champs and 2 reigning WC are all missing.
Amazing start list, really.
- Mar 13, 2009
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Amstel had the perfect spot for itself a week after Roubaix. You had the guys coming out of Basque country for FW/LBL, and you had the guys who after Roubaix thought they could do another one. Recent years they had one of the highest quality startlists because of that.
This one time change is absolutely awful for the quality.
- Nov 16, 2013
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Yeah, I just went back through the years on PCS where you can see the ranking of the races based on startlist quality*. Amstel was usually around 5th-8th each year with a score of approximately 1050 (which also makes it ludicrous when people try flaming it for being a small, Dutch beer crit). This year it has a score of 683 and will be around number 20.
*The quality score of a startlist is computed as follows. For each rider on the startlist the position on the PCS ranking on the date of the start of the race is computed. For a top-10 position 50 points are awarded, top-25 position 35 points and on according to this scheme (top10: 50, top25: 35, top50: 20, top100: 10, top200: 5, top500: 2, top1000: 1).
- May 3, 2010
- 4,487
- 4,558
- 21,180
In Belgium they would have postponed the elections.
- Apr 10, 2019
- 12,075
- 15,988
- 23,180
- Sep 26, 2020
- 25,331
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Johan Jacobs has really developed a great ability of getting into the early breakaway.
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1,967
- 2,816
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Might even be the case. De Ronde is our true national holiday.
- Aug 29, 2009
- 7,876
- 7,063
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Pidcock was sick during the week, according to his pre-race interview. Same for Ayuso, based on what Hirschi said
- Sep 26, 2020
- 25,331
- 27,826
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You can watch the women's race from 12 o'clock CEST through this link https://l1.nl/live-l1-tv/
or on NOS.nl in the Netherlands/with VPN.
or on NOS.nl in the Netherlands/with VPN.
- Mar 13, 2009
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it wasn't a 80k solo. He bridged to an early break. And it was meant as a training effort to simulate a RVV finale (which did open up pretty early as usual).
He has been racing more defensively in both RVV and MSR. Although in RVV he didn't have much choice... Pogacar just went berserk
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