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

[staubsauger]

Oh *** he's off to Spain

Podium in LBL confirmed

I may take a holiday in Spain
Leave my wings behind me
Flush my worries down the drain
And fly away to somewhere new

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Did Cofidis have the worst performance by a WT team ever by the way? They didn‘t finish this defensively raced edition of Amstel Gold when 125 others made it.

 

[tobydawq]

Did Cofidis have the worst performance by a WT team ever by the way? They didn‘t finish this defensively raced edition of Amstel Gold when 125 others made it.

Not having a great season.

 

[Peyroteo94]

"Only Pogacar can beat Van der Poel in Liege"

Pogacar needs to be worried about 80 dudes and identity theft

Pogacar needs to be worried about crashes.

 

[Nick2413]

I expect Van der Poel to be back at his best again for Liege. Probably not enough to win but today was just to keep the legs moving.

 

[staubsauger]

Not having a great season.

Wait, Cofidis had one after 1998 & 1999?

 

[Peyroteo94]

He's going to Spain... it's so over for everyone else at Liege

The problem is: Pogi have been in Spain too eheheheh

 

[KOM]

Look at that a bike race, where a handful of riders are on equal footing and no one soloes away 80km from the finish while barely trying. Forgot what it looked like, it was rather enjoyable

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

CQ.
I'll wait and see how long it takes before they realise.

They fixed it.

(A shame for me, if he had indeed managed to circumwent UCI rules and ride Amstel, he'd have been almost into profit.)

Happens fairly often with them: why Spring Classics Game updates usually follow much later in the evening.

 

[RedheadDane]

Happens fairly often with them: why Spring Classics Game updates usually follow much later in the evening.

Including mistakes that are this far out?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

This reminded me a bit of the 2009 renewal when a fairly strong group got away and all the obvious contenders just assumed it would come back towards the end

 

[TrekCyclist]

What was going on with Ben Healy? Too much focused on MvdP, probably, until he realized that others were stronger today.
Pidcock was more alert, he realized after Eyserbosweg and still managed to jump to the front. Deserved win, smart race, good tactics and the most explosive from the top group in the end.

 

[Sciatic]

I thought it might happen this year, but still remains that no one has broken the duck for the RvV-PR-Amstel triple.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Including mistakes that are this far out?

Briefly interposing another person of the same or a very similar surname? Yes.

 

[staubsauger]

What was going on with Ben Healy? Too much focused on MvdP, probably, until he realized that others were stronger today.
Pidcock was more alert, he realized after Eyserbosweg and still managed to jump to the front. Deserved win, smart race, good tactics and the most explosive from the top group in the end.

Frankly, Healy didn't look convincing already when Van der Poel flew his testing balloon on Gulpenberg!

 

[RedheadDane]

Briefly interposing another person of the same or a very similar surname? Yes.

Including a rider who literally could not have done the race in question?

And is much lesser well-known.

 

[Taxus4a]

I was little wrong with Healy, but right with Pidcok.

What a rider who in this generation can win at Alp D Huez and at Amstel.
Anyway I dont like the final now...too much flat km. With good weather is no selective.

 

[Samamba]

Oscar Onley has broken his collarbone for the 3rd time in 8 months...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Oscar Onley has broken his collarbone for the 3rd time in 8 months...

Have they checked him for osteoporosis yet?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Including a rider who literally could not have done the race in question?

And is much lesser well-known.

Yes. I don't know what their data entry method is, but it at a guess it involves entering surnames and after a few letters a list of matches appears, and then they sometimes click on the wrong one from the shortlist. I would also guess that they then review the list, perhaps partly by looking at teams, and that is why it's usually corrected fairly soon.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes. I don't know what their data entry method is, but it at a guess it involves entering surnames and after a few letters a list of matches appears, and then they sometimes click on the wrong one from the shortlist. I would also guess that they then review the list, perhaps partly by looking at teams, and that is why it's usually corrected fairly soon.

Ah, like when you sometimes click a wrong link because an ad loads, making everything move?

 

[DNP-Old]

Allegedly there was an attack by Skjelmose and Van Gils on Keutenberg that successfully gapped the rest of the peloton, but they were caught again on the flat section leading up to Cauberg.

Just thought I'd let everyone know, because in normal races these things would be brought onto your screen.

 

[tobydawq]

Allegedly there was an attack by Skjelmose and Van Gils on the Keutenberg that successfully gapped the rest of the peloton, but they were caught again on the flat section leading up to Cauberg.

Just thought I'd let everyone know, because in normal races these things would be brought onto your screen.

Over the top of the Keutenberg, the peloton was compact with a feeble attempt by Alexander Kamp. I don't think that matches with what you write there.

 

[DNP-Old]

Over the top of the Keutenberg, the peloton was compact with a feeble attempt by Alexander Kamp. I don't think that matches with what you write there.

This is what was said, but you are correct. They might have confused it with Geulhemmerberg.

 

[staubsauger]

There was a slight move before EF began chasing IMHO. Not nothing. Nor something big either.

But I think I saw it.