Amstel Gold Race 2026, April 19

[Krzysztof_O]

The greatest AGR winner is obviously the one from 1995.

Winning Amstel and Liege in 1995. Mauro was the king of Ardennes classics then!
Even Teddy never repeated this feat.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

With regards to the 5 monuments and what next, it's like naming your favorite things to eat:
You mention Risotto alla Milanese (MSR), Ossobuco (Lombardia), Carbonnade Flamande (PR), Vol-au-vent (Flanders) and Waffles (Liege).

Next some people are adamant they want you to include a croquette from the wall with diluted sewer water (Amstel) instead of some homemade pasta with a Brunello di Montalcino (Strade). Go figure.

 

[RedheadDane]

Neither 14 nor 15 are Prime Numbers.

 

[KZD]

Weaker startlist when compared to previous editions.

Hopefully Remco wins and I would love to see Del Grosso getting a nice result as well.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Neither 14 nor 15 are Prime Numbers.

They are coprime though, like any pair of subsequent natural numbers.

 

[red_flanders]

I dunno, I love that there are some big classics which aren't monuments. I don't need a 6th monument, but I'd love more big one-days. The monuments are meant to be special, set aside from the others. Love the emergence of Strade, it's a unique and entertaining parcours, in a beautiful region. Gimme more of that, please!

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045767449874698349

View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/2045767449874698349


sigh

hope its unrelated to his crash in itzulia

 

[Salvarani]

Battistella DNS as well

 

[tobydawq]

Neither 14 nor 15 are Prime Numbers.

So what was the point?

 

[RealKwaremonster]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045767449874698349

View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/2045767449874698349


sigh

hope its unrelated to his crash in itzulia

just not happening for that guy.

 

[Boehmand]

Wow, I’ve never seen someone rate the chances of half the peloton

Axelgaard is the most thorough analyst in cycling

Just look at the length of his pre-race analysis - a word counter puts in at 16,316 words

Axelgaards optakt til Amstel Gold Race

Søndag åbnes ardennerklassikerne med Amstel Gold Race, der byder på talrige stigninger og små, snoede veje – og en tilbagevenden til Cauberg-finalen.

sport.tv2.dk

 

[Netserk]

i hope its just a precaution before fleche and that they only announce it now to avoid having to pick a reserve for amstel

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Race has started, we may already have a break. Lets see.

 

[search]

there is, yes. With Warren Barguil, and someone called The Weird.

 

[RedheadDane]

So what was the point?

I was trying to make a math joke here!

Anyway, looks like Bahrain is well-directed in this race:

Best final results in Amstel Gold Race by team directors.

#	Team director	Team	Result	Year(s)
1	KREUZIGER Roman	Bahrain - Victorious	1	2013
2	MAASSEN Frans	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1	1991
3	GASPAROTTO Enrico	Bahrain - Victorious	1	2012, 2016

At the other end of the spectrum, EF is kinda... meeh:

27	BRESCHEL Matti	EF Education - EasyPost	DNF	2012, 2017, 2018
28	SOUTHAM Tom	EF Education - EasyPost	DNF	2006

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045797788647109047

View: https://x.com/Amstelgoldrace/status/2045797788647109047

 

[Alien Performance]

Pretty sure nobody in U16 are in their Prime.
That would be around 14 and 15, right?

Relative prime lol, was competitive back then with two guys who are WT riders now

 

[Rob5091]

Peloton at 4 minutes so break of the day is up the road.

 

[Potomac]

When does the TV coverage start?

 

[search]

When does the TV coverage start?

in 2 1/2 hours

 

[Boehmand]

in 2 1/2 hours

Coverage of the women's race starts soon, the men's coverage 2 hours later.

 

[topcat]

Relative prime lol, was competitive back then with two guys who are WT riders now

I never competed at cycling. I decided it would take up valuable time that could be used to research cycling and flout my wisdom on the cycling forum.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So are you ready for a beatdown Muscleco is preparing today? He will do the same to Pogi and Vingo at the Tour (precisely: just before the Tour!)

 

[AlpRaid]

Winning Amstel and Liege in 1995. Mauro was the king of Ardennes classics then!
Even Teddy never repeated this feat.

Merckx did it in 1975.

Winning MSR, RVV, and finishing 2nd to DeVlaeminck at P-R by half a wheel after the latter took an illegal feed to hang on and after Merckx flatted 5 km from the velodrome and had to chase back on.

So close to a perfect spring.

 

[BahamontesPhantom]

Actually a lot of people are at their fittest around 16, before school or college and career takes over. Injuries too
I was a reasonable time trialist myself, maybe not as good as Cancellara but at least as good as Campanaerts