Mr 60% shows how it's done.
The VSP must wearily pack its bags in Northern France and head over to the Netherlands. Hung over, you bet. After the Ronde and Paris-Roubaix, everyone is a little beat up. Those cobbles can wear a person down.
For those riders who can kill the short steep Limburg climbs, this is the beginning of their Spring Classics season. The profile of this race looks like a Japanese handsaw: if you are not going up, you are going down. This is the 50th edition of Amstel Gold and despite the race being named for a not entirely interesting beer, a lot of riders are keen for this.
Perhaps I point this out every year but a look at past winners of Amstel Gold makes it look like a race for the Pot Belge users of the peloton. Crank up every hill at maximum power and after thirty-something of them, gaps open up. When Stephan Schumacher won it in 2007 that should have been a tip off. Didn’t Lance do well in this race? Oh well, let’s not go down that rabbit hole.
Everyone knows the VSP deal: free entry and great prizes. No one has a commanding lead so everything is still up for the taking and bragging.
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Haven't given the race much thought this week, so here's a placeholder and oddsmaker insurance against consuming too much wine, Belgian ale, scallops, Brussel sprouts and bread for dinner tonight.
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If @Steampunk picks PhilGil, it's because Gilbert the Gator is still in Meredith's good favor. This is science and it's a lock.
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@xyxax
She's outgrown the croc--or at least I didn't plant him in the bed. I was basing the pick on the fact that it's fun watching Gilbert go uphill fast and he did it reasonably well midweek. Sorry to drag you down with me...
@Steampunk
ah well, at least we have our memories. What were we talking about?
no idea what i'm doing here. These guys have all looked decent recently save Rodriguez, for whom I'm rooting just because [no good reason. well, that and i do like the look of those Canyons]
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