2024-04-14 14:49:30
16:43
VICTORY FOR PIDCOCK!
Third in 2023 and second in 2021, Pidcock won the Amstel Gold Race in the sprint for the first time in his career ahead of Marc Hirschi and Tiesj Benoot.
16:42
1km. Here is the red flame!
Pidcock, Hirschi and Benoot and Vansevenant will compete for victory in the last kilometer… So who will win?
16:41
2km. It’s over for Van der Poel
Winner of Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, the world champion will not win the Amstel Gold Race today.
16:39
4km. Vansevenant craque
There are only three at the front with Pidcock, Hirschi and Benoot and Vansevenant who is trying to stay in the leading group…. And they are still 39″ ahead of the peloton! Lapeira is 16″.
16:36
5km Lapeira attack!
The Frenchman tries to attack to join the leading group but he cannot leave! What a race from the 23-year-old runner this afternoon!
16:34
6km. The leading group widens the gap
Hirschi, Benoot, Pidcock and Vansevenant are 15″ ahead of their pursuers and 38″ ahead of the peloton.
16:32
8km. Van der Poel mal parti…
The Dutchman is still in the peloton, 39″ behind the leaders and should not win in his country…
16:30
10km. Hirschi succeeds in his attack
Hirschi, Benoot, Pidcock and Vansevenant are now 7″ ahead of their pursuers and 41″ ahead of the peloton.
16:27
13km. Hirschi gives one again
The Swiss attacks again and breaks the leading group. He’s in good shape this afternoon!
16:25
14km. Bilbao accelerates
The Spaniard accelerates downhill to make the leading group react before arriving at Geulhemmerberg. Pidcock tries to catch him.
16:22
16km. Several attacks in the peloton!
Skjelmose, Kron, Grégoire and Matthews attack in the Cauberg. Van der Poel does not follow! The peloton is now 31″ from the front of the race.
16:20
17km. Van der Poel in the peloton
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16:20
18km. Honoré left behind
Hirschi attempted an attack from the start of the Cauberg followed by Madouas and Lapeira… It was going too quickly for Honoré, who was left behind.
20km. The peloton at 50″
The peloton and Van der Poel are now 50″ from the leaders. The Dutchman is perhaps a little less well…
16:12
23km. Here are the leading men
Hirschi, Benoot, Honora, Pidcock, Vansevenant, Adria, Bilbao, Mollema, Lapeira, Vauquelin, Madouas and Pacher are now 45″ ahead of the peloton, which is still looking at itself!
16:09
26km. Regrouping at the front
12 riders are at the front and are 24″ ahead of the peloton… Van der Poel must react!
16:07
27km. Attaque de Pidcock et Benoot!
The Briton attempts an attack in the Keutenberg and is followed by six riders… What if Van der Poel was being trapped?
16:05
28km. Things are moving at the front of the race!
The two leading men were joined by the Adria-Madouas-Hirschi-Mollema quartet and Pidcock’s group at the start of the Keutenberg.
16:00
32km. The leading men arrive in Kromberg
The two leading men begin the ascent of Kromberg 12” ahead of the Adria-Madouas-Hirschi-Mollema quartet.
15:57
34km. Several attacks in the peloton
Kron, Hirschi and Jorgensen are also accelerating now, while Van der Poel no longer has any teammates… There are only 25 left in the world champion’s group after Carapaz’s attack.
15:56
35km. Attack on Carapaz!
Carapaz accelerates with Van der Poel and Pidcock in his wheel… The favorites will finally show themselves!
15:55
36km. Soon a junction at the front
Vervaeke was let go by the leading men, who only have an 8″ lead… They will soon fall into line.
15:50
38km. The peloton accelerates
The peloton has increased the pace for a few minutes with Van der Poel, very well placed in third position. The leading men only have an 18″ lead and begin the Kruisberg (700m with passages at 15%).
15:46
40km. “Van der Poel the Pelé of the bike”
After his Flandrian double last week, the grandson of Raymond Poulidor (yes we love to remind people of him) was praised in the best possible way by Fabian Cancellara… By being compared to the footballer Pelé! For more information, click here.
15:44
43km. Van der Poel attacks but is caught!
The world champion launched an attack in the Gulperberg (1,000 m at 5.2%) followed by the favorites before being caught by the peloton… He won’t leave this time!
45km. The three leading men resist
At the end of Loorberg, Vervaeke, Honoré and Lapeira regained a 20″ lead over the peloton. Now we are all wondering when Van der Poel will leave…
15:36
49km. The breakaway is struggling
The three courageous leaders are only 10 seconds ahead of the peloton… There will soon be a junction at the front.
15:34
51 km. Place au Loorberg!
The three leading men attack the Loorberg and its slopes at more than 8%… We risk seeing a spectacle!
15:30
53km. 20″ lead for the breakaway
The three leaders managed to open up a small gap with the peloton.
15:27
56km. Fall in the peloton!
Germani, Kron and Carlos Canal fell next to a small bush on the right side. Almeida and Carapaz were slowed but did not fall.
15:25
57km. New attack on Vervaeke!
On a climb, the Belgian rider, followed by Mikkel Honoré and Paul Lapeira in his wheel, tries again to escape and lose the peloton.
15:21
60km. Attaque de Vervaeke
The Belgian tried to leave with three riders behind him but was caught a few meters further by the peloton.
15:19
62km. Lidl-Trek sets the pace
Mattias Skjelmose’s team sets the pace at the head of the peloton with Frenchman Julien Bernard.
15:17
63km. Among the girls, Your sacred
15:16
66km: More fear than harm
There wasn’t too much damage since all the riders who fell took their place back in the peloton. Place at Bemelerberg (900 m at 5%)!
15:13
69km: Fall in the peloton
Five riders fell, including Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck), one of Mathieu Van der Poel’s two main lieutenants, who had already lost Vermeersch due to abandonment.
15:08
71km: Grouped platoon
Mathieu Van der Poel and his teammates leave no room for the first attackers and have just taken over Hajek and Honoré. The peloton is grouped together as we approach the 70km mark.
15:06
75km: The breakaway resumed
While the escapees have just been recaptured at the exit of the Cauberg, Alexander Hajek (Bora-Hansgrohe) restarts and takes ten seconds from the peloton. Mikkel Honoré (EF Education – Easypost) also goes on the attack.
15:01
76km : Alpecin-Deceuninck and control
The first attackers of the peloton did not get along and have already been recaptured. Alpecin-Deceuninck regains his place in the lead and continues to move forward.
14:58
77km: The breakaway will be resumed
This acceleration of the peloton means a very close end for the breakaway, which now only has a 25-second lead.
14:57
79km: Jungle accelerates
Bob Jungels (Bora-Hansgrohe) placed the first banderilla, directly followed by Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and around ten riders.
14:55
80km: Let’s go to the Cauberg
The riders of the peloton are now tackling the ascent of the Cauberg (600m at 8.3%).
14:52
82km : Abandon de Vermeersch
First hard blow for Mathieu Van der Poel? His teammate at Alpecin-Deceuninck, Gianni Vermeersch, very important in the success of his leader in Paris-Roubaix, has just left the race.
14:48
83km: Perfect conditions
Little wind, 18 degrees, sunny weather… the weather conditions are perfect for the runners, who are approaching the ascent of the Cauberg (600m at 8.3%), already the 20th difficulty of the day.
14:46
90km: The gap in free fall
Still led by Ineos Grenadiers and Alpecin-Deceuninck, the peloton is now 1’35 behind the four escapees. The task promises to be very difficult for them…
14:36
Cosnefroy’s secret to beating Van der Poel
Asked by Eurosport about the tactics he intends to use to beat Mathieu Van der Poel, François Benoît Cosnefroy joked in front of the camera: “I’ll tell you that this evening… if it goes well! »
14:32
100km: The peloton accelerates
As we arrive 100km from the finish, the peloton continues to scrounge on the four leading men. The gap is now 3 minutes whereas it was around 5 minutes thirty kilometers ago.
14:20
Marianne Vos wins the women’s race
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos has just won the women’s Amstel Gold Race for the second time after 2021. The 36-year-old racer jumped her compatriot Lorena Wiebes on the line. The latter had already raised her arms to celebrate her victory!
14:12
115km: Update on the situation
At the head of the race we find a group made up of Tosh Van der Sande (Visma | Lease a Bike), Enzo Leijnse (DSM-firmenich PostNL), Alexander Hajek (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Zeb Kyffin (TBT-Unibet Cycling Team). Having left 219km from the finish, they are now 3’50 ahead of the peloton.
13:57
128km: Half the journey is done!
While the halfway point has just been reached, the leading quartet is now only 4 minutes ahead of a peloton which is gradually accelerating.
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