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

[AnotherArmChair]

Cosnefoy is a great bet for the podium

 

[velaso montador]

Cosnefoy is a great bet for the podium

My podium is Vdp, Van Gils, Skjelmose.

Cosnefroy was doing very well in Strade.

 

[Sciatic]

A great Dane is leading the masters.

I just saw that and figured someone would bring it up here

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

For a closely fought unpredictable battle, tune into the us masters. Do not hurry and do not worry, and while you're here, take time to smell the flowers

I would literally prefer a kick in the groin to watching golf. Or baseball.

 

[scribers]

I would literally prefer a kick in the groin to watching golf. Or baseball.

I accidentally looked at fetish porn for people who feel exactly like you do

 

[Hugh Januss]

I would literally prefer a kick in the groin to watching golf. Or baseball.

I have no interest in any of the three.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I have no interest in any of the three.

I'm interested in one of the 3, but will not reveal which one.

 

[Hugh Januss]

I'm interested in one of the 3, but will not reveal which one.

You're a lawyer it's gotta be golf.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Or the groin thing.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

You're a lawyer it's gotta be golf.

Okay, I'm interested in two of those things

 

[KZD]

This was supposed to be a 'battle of the Benelux' between Evenepoel, Van Aert and Van der Poel but now we are left with the latter.

The absence of the other two means that Van der Poel is now the only one with a favoruite tag on his back and even though he and Alpecin handled that perfectly in Flanders and Roubaix, I expect it to be more difficult this time. That's because despite the being very hilly, the fact that there is no cobbles means that guys like Teuns, Jorgenson, Pidcock and Benoot should be able to hang on a bit more. Still, unless there is a big tactical move with Alpecin sending someone like Kragh or Hermans in a reduced group following riders from other teams, I think Van der Poel will win either solo or in a reduced group sprint.

I will also be curious to see what the UAE team does here, they have several of their GC riders which I don't think that they are particularly well suited to this and young Jan Christen which could be one the surprises of this race. Gregoire and Skjelmose are also two riders to watch.

 

[Rob5091]

Apparently Lefereve read the riot act to the QS guys so expect lots of guys trying to show themselves for a contract for next year..

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I would literally prefer a kick in the groin to watching golf. Or baseball.

You can contact my secretary and she will schedule an appointment. Just tell her Dr. Groin sent you and she will fit you in.

 

[wirral]

Teejay on the race

https://twitter.com/x/status/1779208177684467992

View: https://twitter.com/NBCSCycling/status/1779208177684467992

1. Is this a race we can expect to see Ben riding well in?
2. What's his form like this year?
3. Are you in the team bus?
4. What do you do to beat Mathieu Van der Poel?
5. How do you approach that?
6. Can Ben Healy be up there on the podium?

How to nest 6 questions in a single question by Brent Bookwalter.

 

[RedheadDane]

I did get a bit concerned on Gaudu's behalf this morning. I saw this:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1779163747145183529

And didn't realise that he's in fact not riding Amstel, because that would be crazy.

 

[wirral]

Basing my view on the last two WT one-day races versus the last two French one-day .1 races, I will be heading over the Tour du Doubs this afternoon to see if FDJ can pull off a clean sweep.

 

[Pantani_lives]

These previews are overestimating MvdP's chances for today. The Amstel is an entirely different race than the cobbled classics. Van der Poel isn't just going to drop all those climbers from UAE, Jumbo, Ineos and EF and ride 40 km solo.

He's still the first favorite because there isn't one individual opponent who stands out, and because he can also win the sprint of a small group of climbers. However there are many possible scenarios where someone else wins.

 

[Rob5091]

Crash and neutralization - not a good start today!

 

[DNP-Old]

Women's race has been neutralised due to an accident with a police officer, meaning that race will take even longer meaning we'll see even less of the race. He didn't do anything, but this is still Leo van Vliet's fault.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Basing my view on the last two WT one-day races versus the last two French one-day .1 races, I will be heading over the Tour du Doubs this afternoon to see if FDJ can pull off a clean sweep.

And if it were being broadcast, I might do the same.

 

[RedheadDane]

Women's race has been neutralised due to an accident with a police officer, meaning that race will take even longer meaning we'll see even less of the race. He didn't do anything, but this is still Leo van Vliet's fault.

See less of which race?
It's not unusual in cases like this - Men's and Women's edition of the same race - to get live images at the same time.

 

[DNP-Old]

See less of which race?
It's not unusual in cases like this - Men's and Women's edition of the same race - to get live images at the same time.

Gold Race doesn't do that.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

That‘s a veeery controllable break.

 

[velaso montador]

230k left.Just came hom. Anyone watching, vdp gone on a solo break yet?

 

[RedheadDane]

230k left.Just came hom. Anyone watching, vdp gone on a solo break yet?

Of course we're not watching yet. Live images haven't started.