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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That sounded brilliant! Only was following the live feed... Can't wait to watch it.
Kwiatkowski
Valverde
Matthews
Costa
Gallopin
The bids come good! Nice one by Gallopin Tony to get up there!
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My feed quit at the top of the Cauburg and jumped to Kwiat being wheeled to the podium.
Cauberg interruptus. Good on him, though.
@frank
I like that Gallopin kid. Actually, I like that whole squad from the kit to the kids they have riding in it. I hope they come good with a few good wins this year.
@xyxax
If I had a nickel for every time that happened to me. Of course, more often than not, it's Cauberg DNS. Married nineteen years tomorrow.
Grr, tipped Matthews, Kwiatkowski and Valverde in the top 5 but ended up with only 3 points.
BUT what a ride by Matthews staying with Gilbert up the Cauburg, and then still having enough to sprint for 2nd. Maybe Kwiatkowski rode a bit smarter?
Steephill and Eurosport both have GVA in 5th. Nearlyman strikes again.
@Steampunk
Happy anniversary to you and Janet on nearly 2 decades of wedded bliss. When is her sainthood party?
Janet's no saint. Janice is the martyr.