Welcome to Netherlands and the hills in Amstel Gold Race. 256.9 km going up and down, then some more up and down, before we end with going down and up
Race History
A staple of the man game since 2007 when Pozzatto won the first edition. Then legends like Samuel Sanchez, Boogerd, Schleck and Boasson Hagan continued. Boasson Hagen even managed to win twice1
The main man of this race however has been Simone Ponzi, 4 wins making him the only rider to have won it more than twice! A big legend here!
Last year Valter won and 2 years ago Gidich did it and 3 years ago Mohoric. Could any of them repeat?
Previous Winners
2024
Attila Valter (Aker - MOT)
2023
Yevgeniy Gidich (King Power)
2022
Matej Mohoric (Aker - MOT)
2021
Sean De Bie (Aegon - Peroni)
2020
Alexey Lutsenko (King Power)
2019
Simone Ponzi (Fablok - Bank BGZ)
2018
 Simone Ponzi (Hugo Boss)
2017
Peter Sagan (Moser - Sygic)
2016
Simone Ponzi (Kenya Airways - Dimension Data)
2015
Simone Ponzi (Good Energy)
2014
Yuri Trofimov (Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank)
2013
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Aker - MOT)
2012
Philippe Gilbert (Pendleton's Twicer)
2011
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team B&O)
2010
Frank Schleck (Accumalux-Huez)
2009
Michael Boogerd (Philips - Hummel)
2008
Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team)
2007
Filippo Pozzato (AG2R Prevoyance)
2024 results
1
Attila Valter
Aker - MOT
6h10'59
2
Alexey Lutsenko
Gazelle
s.t.
3
Joseph Areruya
Xero Racing
s.t.
4
Miguel Angel Lopez
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
5
Yevgeniy Gidich
King Power
s.t.
6
Mauro Schmid
Jura GIANTS
s.t.
7
Elie Gesbert
Assa Abloy
s.t.
8
Davide Formolo
Rabobank
s.t.
9
Matej Mohoric
EA Vesuvio
s.t.
10
Sergio Higuita
Oxxo - Frisby
s.t.
Favourites
Last years winner Valter is of course a big favorite and deserves to be mentioned first. He got a new friend in Romo, could that be good or bad?
While Valter deserves to be mentioned the biggest favorite is Lopez. The Colombian is the best puncheur in the peloton. Might be time to show it? His biggest competitor might be 2023 champion Gidich. He is another strong puncheur and should aim to win this.
Another former winner is Mohoric, he's declining but still a great rider who can get a great result
Behind the biggest favorites we have a strong field, Kinoshita and Vansevenant are strong and right behind them, with the right form and flow they can steal this. Could Aranburu and Buchmann are other strong riders, but could their energy stat be their doom? While Yates, Higuita, Bagioli, McCarthy and Skujins are other strong riders who on a good day can beat everyone else, will this be the day?
The season is flying, thank you to everyone contributing
With the few appearances by Valter so far this season not boosting confidence at all, I'm very nervous for this one. Feels like we really need a result here, to boost our chances and general scoring with the cobbles also being mixed at best for Anderberg. Add Groenewegen's poor Giro, and we're looking a bit dire for our leaders and points. Time to step forward and show you can do it again after last year's edition, Valter!
Aside from the added pressure I kind of feel for a result, obviously also very interested in seeing how Romo+Valter can potentially work out, or not work out, together.
Thank you for the preview, Heine, looking forward to the report
It's going to be very interesting to see how Kinoshita can perform here. On paper he could be up high, but I have my doubts. Many riders are better overall, and it's a big questions mark how much the HI stat is in play here. I do hope his relatively high STA can make him fight for a top 10 here though. We have a solid team of helpers behind him. Vine and Vila would have been good in previous versions, but I tend to think we are going to look for Soulious as the main domestique this season, as Vines low STA will definately kill him off.
MVD is here in a stacked startlist. So, although he's been great so far this season, not getting our hopes up too much for this one. This month has been atrocious for us, this is our chance to end it on a better note.
Not much going on here for us, have some decent attackers and that’s that. A surprising top-20 would be great but no real ambition here.
I hope we get a good Ardennes race series, and I hope a rider like Bagioli can step up here. The Parcours are perfect for him and his skill set and Polar have a great team. Thanks for the preview!
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