Amstel Gold Race -18th April -257km

[Moondance]

Anyone watching dutch nos coverage? boogerd has been in the solarium! nice shirt as well!

Just came back from holiday

 

[ak-zaaf]

Anyone watching dutch nos coverage? boogerd has been in the solarium! nice shirt as well!

What a patjepeeër.

Sporza is live now.

 

[Jamsque]

yeah, he looks like a kids TV presenter. i wish they would show the race though.

Nothing to show. Nothing is happening.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Saxo leading the way on the Eyserbosweg.

 

[auscyclefan94]

What a patjepeeër.

Sporza is live now.

Why aren't you out on course?

I expected more from you ak-zaaf!

 

[Moondance]

Saxo is pushing the pace very hard early on. Either Frank's fall wasn't that hard, or Andy feels like a complete God.

 

[Willy_Voet]

Frank Schleck crashed already... well, what do you know.

I predict 2 months off with a knee injury.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Saxo is pushing the pace very hard early on. Either Frank's fall wasn't that hard, or Andy feels like a complete God.

Same tatic as last year. Push a hard tempo then drop off to launch Andy off last year and see what happens.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Why aren't you out on course?

I expected more from you ak-zaaf!

This is a small country but it would still be about a 2.5-3 hour drive, getting out of Limburg tonight would probably take an extra hour or so. Then I would have to find a good spot that's not so crowded that I lose my place everything I go and take a piss. From there I wouldn't be able to follow most of the race. Or I go to Valkenburg which is way too crowded for me.

But mainly because I only visit small races or races on a parcours, I want to see the important ones on TV.
Will visit the Giro and Tour this year!

 

[jaylew]

Always kills me seeing how many cars are parked on the side of the road at this race.

 

[auscyclefan94]

This is a small country but it would still be about a 2.5-3 hour drive, getting out of Limburg tonight would probably take an extra hour or so. Then I would have to find a good spot that's not so crowded that I lose my place everything I go and take a piss. From there I wouldn't be able to follow most of the race. Or I go to Valkenburg which is way too crowded for me.

But mainly because I only visit small races or races on a parcours, I want to see the important ones on TV.
Will visit the Giro and Tour this year!

How many times have you been to Amstel before?

Anyway, thanks for preparing me for the worlds im melb.

 

[python]

that was not the fastest wheel change i've seen

 

[auscyclefan94]

lots of lotto and liquigas riders at the front.

just saw the world champ! looks good!

 

[Willy_Voet]

English audio anyone?

 

[Publicus]

My first Jens! sighting of the day.

 

[ak-zaaf]

How many times have you been to Amstel before?

Anyway, thanks for preparing me for the worlds im melb.

Never. I Probably never will.
Too far away, too crowded.

I went to the Ronde van Gelderland yesterday, so I did my part this weekend

 

[Jamsque]

I just spotted Cadel for the first time too... taking a nature break.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Never. I Probably never will.
Too far away, too crowded.

I went to the Ronde van Gelderland yesterday, so I did my part this weekend

biggest dutch race of the year and you have never been to it?!

 

[auscyclefan94]

I just spotted Cadel for the first time too... taking a nature break.

Must be hard for riders to get food to their leaders on skinny roads like this!

 

[Publicus]

Must be hard for riders to get food to their leaders on skinny roads like this!

I'm sure Cuddles will do a decent job getting bottles.

 

[Jamsque]

Lars Boom caught some people off guard there.

 

[ak-zaaf]

biggest dutch race of the year and you have never been to it?!

You are seriously underestimating the Ster van Zwolle

But again, this is a race I would rather watch at home. It's the south end of this country. Some races in Belgium and Germany are even closer to me.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'm sure Cuddles will do a decent job getting bottles.

World champs do what no one else can!

 

[Moondance]

biggest dutch race of the year and you have never been to it?!

You might think we're this tiny, miniature country where everything's around the corner.... But we ain't that small, and traffic is horrible.

Would you automatically go all the way to Perth if the 'biggest Australian race of the year' was located there?

 

[msjett]

You might think we're this tiny, miniature country where everything's around the corner.... But we ain't that small, and traffic is horrible.

Would you automatically go all the way to Perth if the 'biggest Australian race of the year' was located there?

I have been to 5 different states in three weeks for 9 concerts, Perth was the first stop.

Would I go every year, maybe not.