Amstel Gold Race 2025, one day classic, April 20 (men's)

[Pantani_lives]

Browsing through the start list I expect a battle of the Bens:

• Ben Healy
• Ben O'Connor
• Ben Tulitt
• BENoot

Several teams have the advantage of a former winner as their manager or sports director:

• Mauro Gianetti - UAE manager
• Alexander Vinokourov - Astana manager
• Enrico Gasparotto - Red Bull-Bora sports director
• Roman Kreuziger - Bahrein sports director

 

[Rockestar_33]

I quite like Gerrans as a commentator. While he's not exactly Mr Personality, he is very insightful and analytical.

I can't stand him tbh. His pronunciation on several names is horrid

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Try watching Liggett and Bob Roll commentate a race and you'll gain an appreciation for the others, no matter how bad they are. Except Kirby.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Try watching Liggett and Bob Roll commentate a race and you'll gain an appreciation for the others, no matter how bad they are. Except Kirby.

Was it Kirby that kept babbling about the weather in Brabantse Pijl when Benoot was leading out Van Aert who attacked on Moskesstraat, only to respond to what was happening when Van Aert was nearly at the top?

 

[Rou]

Chris Horner calls this race the 6th Monument. In my view this title belongs to Gent Wevelgem. Amstel is slightly behind. What do you guys think?

 

[Offline]

Chris Horner calls this race the 6th Monument. In my view this title belongs to Gent Wevelgem. Amstel is slightly behind. What do you guys think?

Strade
G-W
Amstel

For me

 

[Lequack]

I thought Brabantse Pijl was the 6th monument.

 

[Heston]

In order:

San Sebastian
Gent Wevelgem
Amstel
Fleche/Strade/Omloop/Kuurne

 

[AmRacer]

In order:

San Sebastian
Gent Wevelgem
Amstel
Fleche/Strade/Omloop/Kuurne

Nah

 

[Sciatic]

Amstel is not comparable to Glasgow at all. Amstel is not really more technical than brabantse pijl or the olympics in Paris.

Huh, that’s not what I’ve read over the years from folks here who know the course and race well. No “technical” in the sense of difficult cobbled corners at Roubaix, but full of turns that require constantly re-accelerating to get back up to speed at the bottom of climbs. That is not similar to Brabante pijl which had sweeping turns heading into the climbs on the circuit.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Amstel is the 6th monument without a doubt. At least since I watch cycling.

 

[Lequack]

Some pics

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Amstel with reference to monuments is cheap, pretty lousy beer.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Any hills with the calibre of Eyserbosweg or Keutenberg we're gonna be unaware of?

Doodeman to name one literally same village as Keuteberg is in (schin op geul)

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So we may actually have a nice battle tomorrow! Remco is back, Wout and Pidcock and Healy should be good as well and OFC Pogi, who decided to keep pushing a week after Roubaix. Those climbs are quite short and the race should be competitive IMO.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So we may actually have a nice battle tomorrow! Remco is back, Wout and Pidcock and Healy should be good as well and OFC Pogi, who decided to keep pushing a week after Roubaix. Those climbs are quite short and the race should be competitive IMO.

Let's hope for a competitive race! I don't know how optimistic I am about it, given that according to himself, Pogacar pushed some of the biggest numbers he ever pushed just a week ago. I don't yet see the winning scenario for his opposition, if nothing goes wrong.
Would be great if it's a Remco, Pidcock, Pogacar + x fight to the finish, or close to it though. Remco had a good first race, so there's hope.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pogacar pushed some of the biggest numbers he ever pushed just a week ago. I don't yet see the winning scenario for his opposition

It was one week ago, we will see how much of his peak form is left after the cobbled double.

 

[topcat]

Chris Horner calls this race the 6th Monument. In my view this title belongs to Gent Wevelgem. Amstel is slightly behind. What do you guys think?

There is no 6th monument. There are 5 monuments. There will never be 6. I thought this was a knowledgeable forum.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

It was one week ago, we will see how much of his peak form is left after the cobbled double.

It was only one week ago, and he still want's to win next week as well, so I expect his form to be pretty good and would be surprised if he regressed strongly since just a week ago. But we'll see. A more competitive race would really be welcome!

 

[Gigs_98]

Chris Horner calls this race the 6th Monument. In my view this title belongs to Gent Wevelgem. Amstel is slightly behind. What do you guys think?

I think I used to argue that GW was #6 but in recent years when the cobbles specialists are regularly skipping it while riding E3 on the same weekend that argument becomes weaker and weaker. Clearly not even the riders are valuing it that highly.

 

[rghysens]

So we may actually have a nice battle tomorrow! Remco is back, Wout and Pidcock and Healy should be good as well and OFC Pogi, who decided to keep pushing a week after Roubaix. Those climbs are quite short and the race should be competitive IMO.

Don´t hold your hopes high.

 

[Sciatic]

Some pics

Love the “Barber shop” photos!

 

[Sciatic]

There is no 6th monument. There are 5 monuments. There will never be 6. I thought this was a knowledgeable forum.

It is, but it’s epistemological knowledge, in which we examine the underlying nature of what is believed to be true 🤪

 

[topcat]

Alaphilippe to cause a mass crash in the sprint for 3rd place, somehow falls over the line to capture the coveted 3rd place in the 7th monument, gets wasted on cheap beer on the podium and suavely slurs in French that he's back.

 

[Berniece]

So we may actually have a nice battle tomorrow! Remco is back, Wout and Pidcock and Healy should be good as well and OFC Pogi, who decided to keep pushing a week after Roubaix. Those climbs are quite short and the race should be competitive IMO.

Not sure, Brabantse Pijl isn’t a good benchmark for Evenepoel. He’s looking good but I wouldn’t be surprised if he suddenly collapses