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Amstel Gold Race *Contains unmasked spoilers*

  • 20-04-2014 11:59am
    #1
    Darkglasses
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    Amstel_Gold_Race_Profile.jpg

    Great start list today, very open race. Valverde, Gerrans, Rodriguez, Betancur, Kwiatkowski, Nibali, Kreuziger and Gilbert are all racing today. Oh, and Dan Martin :cool:


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  • #2
    MPFG
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    C'mon Dan


  • #3
    MPFG
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    Purito out already


  • #4
    Darkglasses
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    Frank Schleck is my outrageous outside bet.


  • #5
    Darkglasses
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    Andy Schleck, Thomas Dekker and Nicki Sorensen also went out in that crash. Live coverage has started, 99km to go


  • #6
    MPFG
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Frank Schleck is my outrageous outside bet.

    Very outrageous ....:eek::eek:


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  • #7
    Darkglasses
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    There's a massive tailwind going up the Cauberg, finish should be great fun.


  • #8
    MPFG
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    Dan Martin out it seems


  • #9
    Glass Prison 1214
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    Baseless tip for the day is Rui Costa!


  • #10
    Darkglasses
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    Pity about Dan, anyone know why he abandoned?


  • #11
    MPFG
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Pity about Dan, anyone know why he abandoned?

    Reported Allergies it seems


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  • #12
    MPFG
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    But Dan prob wants to concentrate on FW & LBL......prob suit him better


  • #13
    Darkglasses
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    C'mon Tony split the peloton, I want to see some knackered Frenchmen falling off the back while I scoff my easter egg.


  • #14
    Darkglasses
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    Looks like Geraint Thomas went out too, just tweeted:-
    Someone decided he wanted a wee and just turned 90degrees right, nowhere to go, apart from the deck #storyofthelastfeweeks


  • #15
    Darkglasses
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    Kwiatkowski gave his own man Tony Martin a bit of a nudge into the hedge! :eek:


  • #16
    Darkglasses
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    Tommy V attacks! 40 to go


  • #17
    Darkglasses
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    From Matthew Beaudin, writer on Velonews
    Garmin rider Dan Martin abandoned due to knee and ankle pain, not a crash. He has been evaluated and will start Wednesday, reports team.


  • #18
    MPFG
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    Matthew Beaudin ‏@matthewcbeaudin 4m
    Garmin rider Dan Martin abandoned due to knee and ankle pain, not a crash. He has been evaluated and will start Wednesday, reports team.


  • #19
    Darkglasses
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    Last lap to go, about 20.5km. There's 2 groups in front of the peloton, Riblon and Van Hecke at front with just over minute, and then a select group of 7 including Voeckler about 10 seconds ahead of the peloton.


  • #20
    neris
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    No saxo tinkoff at this?


  • #21
    Darkglasses
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    neris wrote: »
    No saxo tinkoff at this?

    Might as well not be.

    Philipe Gilbert has opened a massive gap on the final climb of the Cauberg, should be able to hold on for the 1.8km to finish


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  • #22
    XtotheZ
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    Brilliant finish


  • #23
    Darkglasses
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    Gilbert takes the win, BMC continue their strong start to the year.


  • #24
    neris
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    Does sean kelly ever get excited? Great finish


  • #25
    Darkglasses
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    So just Fleche Wallone and L-B-L to go. Been a great classics season!


  • #26
    NBar
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    neris wrote: »
    Does sean kelly ever get excited? Great finish

    The IRISH never excited:D


  • #27
    Brian?
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    neris wrote: »
    Does sean kelly ever get excited? Great finish

    He barely got excited when he won.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #28
    NBar
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    Brian? wrote: »
    He barely got excited when he won.

    He was probably sipping a nice cool Amstel


  • #29
    MPFG
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Might as well not be.

    Philipe Gilbert has opened a massive gap on the final climb of the Cauberg, should be able to hold on for the 1.8km to finish


    Tinkov on twitter saying he has zero tolerance for such results from Tinkoff Saxo and asks what sport directors are getting paid for

    The man's a nightmare ....you can't win every race nor can you win if you don't have the top riders ...Kreuziger is a very good rider but team riders are not strong enough and even if strong not anyone could have beaten Gilbert today....The disappointment on Gerrans face was obvious


  • #30
    Darkglasses
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Tinkov on twitter saying he has zero tolerance for such results from Tinkoff Saxo and asks what sport directors are getting paid for

    The man's a nightmare ....you can't win every race nor can you win if you don't have the top riders ...Kreuziger is a very good rider but team riders are not strong enough and even if strong not anyone could have beaten Gilbert today....The disappointment on Gerrans face was obvious

    Absolutely cannot stand that man. Takes far too much credit for other people's success and then he's first to criticize when it goes wrong.


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  • #31
    TheBlaaMan
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    Great to see Gilbert in top form once again. Valverde's performance seemed a carbon copy of last years WCRR - either couldn't or wouldn't assist in the chase and he got what he deserved, pushed off the podium. Its hard to believe he was unable to pull in that trio - at 250km its a long race, but he has had great form already this spring. Or is it that he senses that no-one really wants to work with him? Maybe the peloton never forgets, after all?


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