Yes it is a race named after a barely drinkable Dutch beer. I have enjoyed Amstel beer, brought to our table by a nice waitress, sitting outside in the Dutch spring. Atmosphere is everything. Do the Dutch brew awesome beer? I drank some good stuff in Amsterdam last spring but I’m pretty sure it was Belgian.
Now we begin the Ardennes three race-fest of Amstel, La Fléche Wallone and LBL. Peter Sagan has been resting up, Phil Gil is looking for his 2011 form (or his cortisone), Andy Schleck is suiting up for da ‘Shack. The big Spring Classic boys have moved on to the couch. They are not welcome here. Riding up to the start line now are the tough riders who can climb and climb again. Power to weight ratios must be honed to the razor’s edge to win these Ardennes races. Cancellara has talked of losing weight to be competitive in Liége-Bastogne-Liége. Just winning Ronde van Vlaanderen does not qualify you to win in the Ardennes races. Unless your first name was Edddy and last name Merckx.
Enjoy the start list. The betting window is open. Do not let Pedro Delgado sit on your couch.
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@Buck Rogers
It's now been updated to a broken collarbone.
@scaler911 Assuming you're getting the same feed, that was Magnus Backstedt.
One way to tell - did he say fifty three or fifty tree ?
@ChrisO
Probably. But either way, "fuck me" still applies methinks.
I thought Andy broke his vagina again.
can't seem to find a stream. Damn.
@Nate http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130413/vv51693d4dcaf49733390277-560658.html
woke up with 2km to go...
Good race, that.
Though I may have gotten everything wrong in the VSP.
I guess you live and you learn. Or at any rate you live.
Damn, saw Ryder bridge up to the chase group and had some fleeting hope that he would pull something off, but he crumpled on the last climb. Props to Roman K. great ride.
Bloody hell, the Roman Cross pulls it off! Not a fan of the 2k time trial after the Cauberg to be honest.