Cycling: Amstel Gold Race

It is three weeks since Mathieu Van der Poel returned to racing after several months out with knee and back injuries. After so long away, he and his Alpecin-Fenix employers thought it wise to ease him in with a mere Monument. As you do. At that race, Milan-Sanremo for those who need reminding, Van der Poel finished third. Two weeks ago Van der Poel…

The Amstel Gold Race is a different beast these days to what it once was. Until 2017, the entire day centred around the Cauberg. For 260km, the peloton would tour the rolling Limburg countryside, heading up climbs, turning into narrow roads - left, right, left, before hitting the Cauberg. It's a climb that's less than a mile long, not overly steep…

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