'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share Spanish champion Jesús Herrada puts in a mammoth turn on the front the peloton on behalf of Alejandro Valverde as the break's lead drops to inside five minutes for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share Michael Valgren Andersen (Tinkoff-Saxo) comes off in the main peloton and tumbles into a ditch, but he quickly remounts and chases back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share 60 kms to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share We can expect the peloton to be whittled down further on the forthcoming Loorberg (1.4km at 5.5%), as this slow-burning Amstel Gold Race fizzles towards its climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share The pace continues to ratchet upwards in the main peloton and the break's lead drops accordingly. The gap is just over four minutes as Pim Ligthart leads them onto the lower slopes of the Loorberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share Faces grimacing in the break now 55 kms to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share QuickStep lead the on the Loorberg, with Michal Kwiatskowski sitting in third wheel. World champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) als shows himself for the first time. The road is exposed over the top of this climb, and consequently all of the contenders are jostling for positions at the head of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share Tony Martin is up there for QuickStep, ready, no doubt, to put his head down and try to split the bunch in the section of crosswind that follows the Loorberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share With 200 kilometres in their legs, the break's efforts are beginning to tell, while the big hitters are only starting their race. QuickStep string out the peloton on the other side of the Loorberg, and the break's lead is down to 3:30 and falling rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share QuickStep's forcing has sown a degree of panic in the main peloton, and there's a scramble for positions in their slipstream. A determined delegation from Astana splits and regroups around a traffic island as they bring Vincenzo Nibali and Maxim Iglinskiy towards the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share What a powerhouse that OPQS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share 45 kms to go RACE ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share YohLots of fans linking the route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share The break has but 3 mins on the peloton All way down from nearly a quarter of an hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted April 20, 2014 Share The unity of the break fractures on the climb of the Gulpenerberg. Nicola Boem, who seemed to be flagging ten kilometres ago, accelerates off the front, with a group of five chasing just 10 seconds behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted April 20, 2014 Share DStv sucks! Thought I would be able to see it on the telly. I see they have taken ESPN also away, so no more SuperCross. My boy is depressed. And no, I don't have enough bandwidth for streaming. akneethling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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