The Classics

[milky4130]

2 hours ago, Eugene Oppelt said:

ELB on that cool new Colnago. Love the minimalism of the colour way.

Pic: @Roadcc

 

Does this mean Cannon(dale) is no more 🧐

[The Tourminator]

3 hours ago, Eugene Oppelt said:

ELB on that cool new Colnago. Love the minimalism of the colour way.

Pic: @Roadcc

 

I swore I would never spend money on a brand new colnago but I've never been more tempted. 🤩

Going to be an interesting week of classics racing. I wonder whether Remco is going to hit the ground running in his comeback tomorrow in Brabantse Pijl. I'm hoping the Ardennes make for as epic racing as the northern classics were this year.

 

[Irvin85]

2 hours ago, Vishal72 said:

Should they have waited for Pedersen ?

This is not a thing in one day races, never has been. 

[Eugene Oppelt]

An example of the grit and grace required to be a PRO

 

[betaboy]

22 hours ago, Vishal72 said:

Should they have waited for Pedersen ?

It’s taken me a week to recover from the near miss of Mads’, and now you’ve opened that wounded again….🙉

[Eugene Oppelt]

Meanwhile, attacking up the steepest climb of the day at De Brabantse Pijl, the Olympic champ goes first and finds some good company too. 

Two Belgian champion racers looking for some redemption, so to speak. What beautiful racing.

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Edited April 18, 2025 by Eugene Oppelt

[betaboy]

Loved the cat and mouse to the line! Remco is incredible,,what a comeback!

[Eugene Oppelt]

Amstel:

Thibault Nys in the mix with some of the more experienced superstars in Evenepoel, Pogoçar and company. Will be intriguing to see how this talent competes with the world's best.

 

Edited April 20, 2025 by Eugene Oppelt

[emme]

Ashleigh 11th in ladies edition.

[Eugene Oppelt]

And a double rainbow jersey winner leads out the current rainbow jersey and is in a breakaway effort with 44 kms to go

Beautiful racing! Go, Ben! 

[cadenceblur]

And there’s the Pog bomb, will they catch ? 
15 secs 

[Eugene Oppelt]

The time trial champion vs the world champion with the sublime Skjelmose in the mix.

I think the Lidl Trek rider broke his collarbone on some road furniture in the wet a few races ago. Nothing like rest and the rising desire to perform that comes with time out. 

Beautiful racing.

 

[The Tourminator]

Skjelmose and Remco bridging to Pogi. I think that's the first time in recent memory that a Pogi solo attack has been brought back. I stand to be corrected. This is gonna be an interesting sprint. My money's on remco but it could go either way.

[The Tourminator]

Mooi man. Skjelmose deserved that win. Definitely the smartest rider on the day. 

[Eugene Oppelt]

And he weeps.

What a ride - breaks away from the chasing group, makes no man’s land his home, gets bridged by the Belgian and then upsets the bookies. What reward for courageous racing after his fracture earlier in the season (if my memory serves me well).

Both Remco and Tadej had seated sprints in the end, unlike Skjelmose, which indicates exhaustion.

“I lost my granddad a little more than a month ago and I really wanted to give him this win.”
- Matthias Skjelmose, Amstel 2025 winner

Pic: Getty Sport Images

Edited April 20, 2025 by Eugene Oppelt

[betaboy]

Incredible finish…. Top class stuff! Guess who's back! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. What a race!