56th Amstel Gold Race: 10 April, 2022

[Samu Cuenca]

70 km left of the women's race, and a group of 10, including four SD Worx riders and Van Vleuten, has 20 seconds to the peloton.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Vleuten put the hurt on over Keutenberg, and only Vollering and Niewiadoma were able to follow.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Dijk, Van den Broek-Blaak, Henderson and Lippert have bridged across.
60 km to go now. The peloton lead by UAE is 40 seconds behind.

 

[ice&fire]

Why does AVV insist in isolating herself with half the SDW team? Don't they have a better tactics at Movistar?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Why does AVV insist in isolating herself with half the SDW team? Don't they have a better tactics at Movistar?

They never have better tactics at Movistar, they are always trash.

 

[CyclistAbi]

You guys are always taking about Roglstomp, even when he wins off of his patented 400 m MTF sprint, but this will be a real stomp. Not that weak sauce stomp.

Will raise you for a "Spicy Krabelin".

 

[CyclistAbi]

We all know who the big favorite is. Hence i will just go with Mohorič.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why does AVV insist in isolating herself with half the SDW team? Don't they have a better tactics at Movistar?

She isolated herself with one SD Worx rider, but ofc Vollering was never going help them stay away.

It doesn't look better for Movistar now with the reast of the team crashing, and Aalerud breaking bones by the look of it.

 

[sir fly]

The groups in the ladies' race merging.
Not even sure Vleuty forced anything earlier. Could've been just her comfort zone.

 

[Velolover2]

I hope some of the rouleurs will attack before Eyser where MVDP has the advantage.

Asgreen, Campenaerts and Küng in particular.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Pauliena Rooijakkers doesn't like pélotons so this makes total sense for her. Her characteristics as a rider are basically those of David Moncoutié. Only ever found in two places: on the back of the bunch or off the front of it.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Van Vluten has her strongest teammate up the road now. Good for her

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I don't know if this would work, but I was going to watch the women's race tonight and with the two races combined on one thread there are inevitable spoilers. Would it be practical to have separate threads for the women's and men's races at big events such as P-R?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Some pretty quick finishers in that second group.... and Pauliena gets dropped on the descent, in accordance with the prophecy.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So the race just got four km longer all of a sudden.

 

[Velolover2]

So 15 riders before Cauberg?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The Bemelerberg is absolutely more a climb for Reusser than NFB, Niamh is a proper lightweight who is best in the other Ardennes races, Reusser is stringing stuff out though.

Lippert just looks so effortless.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't know if this would work, but I was going to watch the women's race tonight and with the two races combined on one thread there are inevitable spoilers. Would it be practical to have separate threads for the women's and men's races at big events such as P-R?

Yes, it would be very practical.

 

[Velolover2]

Big peloton going into Cauberg in the women's Amstel.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

7 riders remain! Some awful sprinters left, Demi and Liane probably the best finishers left I think?

or is that Cavalli? She's a wildcard.

 

[Salvarani]

Great attack from Cavalli!

 

[glassmoon]

did they just screw it up?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was so close to picking Cavalli in the prediction game, but I thought it would be a mistake to go with two Italians.

 

[ice&fire]

did they just screw it up?

Yes

 

[glassmoon]

Brilliant attack from Marta. Chapeau!