The Classics

[Eugene Oppelt]

Garmin's Slagter was also mentioned as a potential surprize contender

[Cippo]

Live link in English.

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/11819587988/the-amstel-gold-race

[Eugene Oppelt]

The Voeckler group is dangling just in front of the peloton, and a number of riders are trying to bridge across before the penultimate ascent of the Cauberg, which is our next climb. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) puts in a dig to try and come across, but he is quickly brought to heel.

[Eugene Oppelt]

It seems like it's all coming back together again.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Peloton strung out

[Eugene Oppelt]

Riblon leads Van Hecke onto the Cauberg for the penultimate time. They have 1:38 over the Voeckler-Van Avermaet group, and 2:14 over the main peloton.

[Eugene Oppelt]

What a break!

 

[Eugene Oppelt]

Kolobnev looking pretty calm and composed in the chase group.

Could this be his day?

[Eugene Oppelt]

Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) are perhaps the only major contenders without any representative up the road, and it will be interesting to see if their teams take up the reins behind in the main peloton.

[Eugene Oppelt]

The brave duo in the break hits the famous Cauberg over 700 m at 7%

[Eugene Oppelt]

Garmin's Nathan Haas leads the peloton at the foot of the Cauberg in support of Tom Jelte Slagter, and QuickStep and Movistar are also moving riders up as the gradient bites.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Haas opens a gap over the peloton on the Cauberg and is trying to bridge across alone to the Voeckler group, although he'll have his work cut out to bridge the 20-second gap by himself.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Voeckler leads Van Avermaet and Leukemans across the finish line 1:21 down on the two leaders, but the main peloton are pegging them back inch by inch on this exposed tailwind section over the top of the Cauberg.

[Eugene Oppelt]

The main peloton has been significantly whittled down in size, but no one team has taken responsibility for shutting down the chasing group. Riblon and Van Hecke, meanwhile, are continuing to battle gamely, and still hold a lead of 1:20 over the chasers as they begin the Geulhemmerberg.

[Eugene Oppelt]

The QuickStep-led peloton closes to within touching distance of the chase group on the lower slopes of the Geulhemmerberg, but they haven't quite caught them.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) tries to take a flyer just as the bunch closes, and Jakob Fuglsang tracks him.