A great afternoon of cycling sport and Philippe Gilbert (BMC) won the 251km Amstel Gold Race for a third time in his career. Gilbert broke away on the final climb to win the race. The peloton had only just retrieved an escape going into the final ascent of the Cauberg when Gilbert burst ahead, instantly opening a lead of several bike lengths. And while Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) led a frantic pursuit, it was too late — the BMC man had plenty of time to sit up, arrange his jersey for the cameramen, and celebrate his third victory. Jelle Vanendert (Lotto Belisol) finished second with Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) out-kicking Kwiatkowski and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) for third. The 252km race from Maastricht to Valkenburg claimed a host of victims, with Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) and Geraint Thomas (Sky) among those forced to abandon following crashes. At least the weather in Holland was sunny and dry, not like here. Result: 1. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) BMC Racing 2. Jelle Vanendert (Belgium) Lotto Belisol 3. Simon Gerens (Australia) Orica Greenedge 4. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar 5. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma – Quick Step 6. Simon Geschke (Germany) Giant Shimano 7. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin 8. Enrico Gasparotto (Italy) Astana 9. Daniel Moreno (Spain) Katusha 10. Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar)
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:51:22 +0000
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