Amstel is Gold, Jerry, Gold! Men's Classic One-Day Race, April 14, 2024

[red_flanders]

Overview:
The 58th edition of the Amstel Gold Race will be run on Sunday April 14. With narrow roads, dozens of hills and constant twisting and turning the race opens a trilogy of three Ardennes Classics. Founded in 1966, the Amstel Gold Race is the only Classic in the Netherlands.

Date: April 14th, 2024
Start: Maastricht
Finish: Valkenburg
Distance: 255.2 km

Streaming Info:
Free streams: SBS, Sporza
USA: FloBikes
Canada: FloBikes
UK: Discovery+
Australia: SBS

Startlist:

Startlist for Amstel Gold Race 2024

Competing teams and riders for Amstel Gold Race 2024. Top competitors are , and .

www.procyclingstats.com

Route:

Profile:

Who ya got?
MVDP, Remco, Ayuso, Pidcock, Skjelmose, Teuns, Matthews, Cortina...Vino?

@Armchair cyclist pls sticky when appropriate. Thanks!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Why not already make a Tour de France preview thread as well? Or a thread for the World Championships?

But what do I know, maybe you just wanted to make this thread but have time constraints.

 

[red_flanders]

Why not already make a Tour de France preview thread as well? Or a thread for the World Championships?

But what do I know, maybe you just wanted to make this thread but have time constraints.

I’m in a 4 hour meeting, 30 mins of which are relevant. I’m a bit bored.

Sounds like the correct time would be after Roubaix. Fair enough. But…11 days isn’t 3 months though…right?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

lol

 

[Netserk]

Why not already make a Tour de France preview thread as well? Or a thread for the World Championships?

But what do I know, maybe you just wanted to make this thread but have time constraints.

Early threads are nice, it's not like they rot before the race begins.

Especially when someone makes a proper OP like RF did here.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Early threads are nice, it's not like they rot before the race begins.

Especially when someone makes a proper OP like RF did here.

Actually yeah, but putting up an Amstel thread before Roubaix just seemed a bit weird. It says a lot about the action during the basque Scheldeprijs, though

 

[red_flanders]

I dig the race, the one MVDP won might have been the most incredible finish to a race I've ever seen. I'm VERY interested to see what Remco can do vs this field, and stoked he's doing it finally.

And yeah. When the most interesting thing that's happened in Itzulia are crashes, it's been a slow start for sure. And...I think Roubaix is gonna be another field level destruction, unfortunately.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Big thumbs up for the Seinfeld reference.

 

[red_flanders]

Big thumbs up for the Seinfeld reference.

I met Bania (or rather the actor, but to me it was Bania) a couple years ago at the bar at the West Shore Cafe in Tahoe. Looked exactly the same, just a little more weathered.

 

[Gigs_98]

Is there any news on Pidcocks injury. Last thing I read was probably no fractures but that still doesn't mean he can start here.

 

[red_flanders]

Is there any news on Pidcocks injury. Last thing I read was probably no fractures but that still doesn't mean he can start here.

Ya good question, sounds like it's not great. Not bearing weight yet.

Tom Pidcock unable to bear weight on right leg after Itzulia Basque Country crash

British rider crashed during recon of opening stage time trial last weekend and injured his right hip

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[houtdffan]

Ardennes week will be the Remco show

 

[Peyroteo94]

I’m in a 4 hour meeting, 30 mins of which are relevant. I’m a bit bored.

Sounds like the correct time would be after Roubaix. Fair enough. But…11 days isn’t 3 months though…right?

Ignore what he said. Love these early threads, there is time to discuss the race. The best thread of the year starts normally 2 weeks before the race and all due to our incredible @Eshnar !!!

 

[repre]

Underrated race IMO. If we get rare and epic battle between Remco and MvP then it will be pure GOLD race

 

[proffate]

Ya good question, sounds like it's not great. Not bearing weight yet.

Tom Pidcock unable to bear weight on right leg after Itzulia Basque Country crash

British rider crashed during recon of opening stage time trial last weekend and injured his right hip

www.cyclingweekly.com

I would bet my left nut it's a hairline fracture not visible on Xray.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Evenepoel and MVDP to go solo climb/hill number 14 to stay away until Evenepoel rides solo on the final hill due to MVDP being tired from a grueling monument campaign.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Startlist for Amstel Gold Race 2024

Competing teams and riders for Amstel Gold Race 2024. Top competitors are , and .

www.procyclingstats.com

"Top competitors are Bauke Mollema, Michael Matthews and Jakob Fuglsang."

Is it still April 1st? I mean April 1st 2019.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I would bet my left nut it's a hairline fracture not visible on Xray.

Ok but we're going to need to see proof on both accounts.

Evenepoel and MVDP to go solo climb/hill number 14 to stay away until Evenepoel rides solo on the final hill due to MVDP being tired from a grueling monument campaign.

I hope Evenepoel doesn't make the mistake of focussing on his training buddy too much.

 

[yaco]

Bling has shown good form in the monument type races 8n 2024. He will never get a bigger opportunity in 2024.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Ok but we're going to need to see proof on both accounts.

Audio tape of the screaming will do: we don't really need visual proof.

 

[staubsauger]

Evenepoel the obvious favorite. Van der Poel maybe, but he must be tired after Flanders & Roubaix. Outside chances for the likes of Cosnefroy & Ben Healy. Madouas. Although not for the win.

Someone like Andreas Kron could surprise with a podium spot. Although 3rd - 5th sounds more realistic.

Don't see Visma competing. Unless Benoot drastically improves in shape.

Amstel always has been a race though, where someone can slide in between the peak of the cobbles & Ardennes classics contenders. Hence why Lance Armstrong used to give it a shot in the past!

 

[Netserk]

Evenepoel the obvious favorite. Van der Poel maybe, but he must be tired after Flanders & Roubaix. Outside chances for the likes of Cosnefroy & Ben Healy. Madouas. Although not for the win.

Someone like Andreas Kron could surprise with a podium spot. Although 3rd - 5th sounds more realistic.

Don't see Visma competing. Unless Benoot drastically improves in shape.

Amstel always has been a race though, where someone can slide in between the peak of the cobbles & Ardennes classics contenders. Hence why Lance Armstrong used to give it a shot in the past!

Lance mostly contended back when the race was after Liège.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Actually yeah, but putting up an Amstel thread before Roubaix just seemed a bit weird.

Context is everything. In 2021 it was an excellent idea.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Honest question. Why they don't bring back the world cup and his jersey? It was fantastic!! The winner should get a big prize due to being the best classicomano in the season.
I would included these races (different scoring system. Monuments would value 1.5 more)
Omloop
Strade
MSR
E3 Harelbeke
GW
TF
PR
AGR
FW
LBL
San Sebastian
Plouay
Hamburg
Lombardia

My brain didn't include Paris Tours but heart says yes...

 

[Netserk]

Context is everything. In 2021 it was an excellent idea.

2022 as well.