WT - Amstel Gold Race - Sunday 14 April 2013

[Afrank]

great win for kreuziguer

the race wasn't really that bad with attacks from far away from second tier riders, if only the top favourites raced like guys like kreuziguer and weening did today the race would be great.

That fact that the entire race wasn't decided on the Cauberg makes it a good race for me.

 

[Descender]

Full results up yet?

 

[Netserk]

great win for kreuziguer

the race wasn't really that bad with attacks from far away from second tier riders, if only the top favourites raced like guys like kreuziguer and weening did today the race would be great.

The problem was that coverage was so bad, that it was only interesting the last lap.

 

[JRanton]

No top 10 yet?

 

[Parrot23]

Wonder what Gerrans' watts were to try to bring back Gilbert.

They were huge for a small guy at 2012 Milan San Remo to grab Cancellara's wheel:

http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/03/gerros-milan-san-remo-power-analysis/

 

[Roude Leiw]

#4 was kwiatkowski?

I think meersman, in view of the sprint he should be the fastest of the quickstep boys

 

[Ferminal]

No top 10 yet?

They have to film it in super slowmo first.

 

[Afrank]

1. Kreuziger
2. Valverde
3. Gerrans
4. Gilbert
5. Meersman
6. Weening
7. Leukemans
8. Gasparotto
9. Caruso
10. Wegmann

 

[roundabout]

I says that that top 10 is wrong

 

[Miburo]

Meersman is 5th, not kwiatkowski

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sagan dies on the hill v. Cancellara
Sagan dies on the hill v. Gilbert

could be his Achilles' heel?

 

[Bala Verde]

#5: Meersman , 6 Weening, 7 Leukemans, 8 Gasparotto, 9 Caruso, 10 Wegmans

 

[Roude Leiw]

Wegmann 10 ??

 

[hiero2]

Where is Sagan?

Sagan invisible

The Czech is there, but where's the Slovak?

Surprised me.

1. Roman
2. Valverde
3. Gerrans
4. Gilbert

 

[Unkown]

Leukemans in the top ten again, at least he is consistent.

 

[Netserk]

 

[Ferminal]

Weening held on for 6th..?

 

[Miburo]

Sagan dies on the hill v. Cancellara
Sagan dies on the hill v. 30 guys

could be his Achilles' heel?

Fixed that.

 

[BlenJones2]

must be some errors in that top 10. looked like henao was maybe 6th but imagine there will have to be some checking of the photo

 

[the asian]

Valverde was clearly the strongest between the favorites. Looks like he is getting ready for the only race that motivates him a little besides the tour (which doesn't suit him... everything else does.).

Lol pathetic wheel sucker as usual. Winning the sprint for 2nd

 

[pedromartins]

Sagan dies on the hill v. Cancellara
Sagan dies on the hill v. Gilbert

could be his Achilles' heel?

No... Against Fabian everyone was powerless and Sagan is still young. he was better than canc or boonen on hills at that age.

Today... well, he raced too much already, always winning or very close too.
I killed Phil on a hill on wednesday.

Too much racing.

 

[Gregory]

Great race. Some expected that the route change will cause harm to AGR, but not at all. Great win by Roman, nothing accidental about it, a true and deserved winner of the race. I'm hapy that he was still able to carve something for himself as a Saxo rider, didn't fall into a trap of degenerating into merely Contador's domestique . Who knows, may be the only big win for Saxo this season, hope not..
I feel happy also for Kokoso - the biggest supporter of Roman on forum, tirelessly hyping and defending him - where is he?

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Sagan dies on the hill v. Cancellara
Sagan dies on the hill v. Gilbert

could be his Achilles' heel?

If that's his Achilles'heel then he must be pretty much invicible since he is usually not that bad on hills.

 

[Descender]

Yes! Weening ftw!



Not much happened until the last kms but at least the race wasn't decided on the Cauberg which is a positive development.

 

[pedromartins]

Lol pathetic wheel sucker as usual. Winning the sprint for 2nd

Because he rested a little before closing the gap to gilbert in one second before killing him on a sprint?