Shane Stokes

2 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

Rivals beware. Tadej Pogačar has seen his ambition derailed two races in a row; he’s unlikely to mess up a third time. In Paris-Roubaix he was in stomping form but made a mess of a tight right-hand bend. In the Amstel Gold Race he had a case of overconfidence, striking out for home too early to overcome the strength of the chase behind. He’ll be out to make amends in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne. Pogačar won the race the last time he took part, and he’ll go all in to smash it again.

4 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel have given context to their defeats by Mattias Skjelmose on Sunday, with both riders left exposed by circumstances during the Amstel Gold Race. For Pogacar it was a case of doing too much too soon. For Evenepoel it was down to circumstances out of his control, with the energy lost early on potentially costing him a victory in the finale of the classic.

4 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

Lidl-Trek climber Mattias Skjelmose landed the most remarkable result of his career on Sunday, outsprinting world champion Tadej Pogačar and Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel to win the Amstel Gold Race. The classic looked to be going the way of Pogačar but the UAE Team XRG rider appeared to underestimate his rivals, striking out for home with over an hour to go. He was highly aggressive as usual, marking a big move by Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling) on the Gulperberg climb.

4 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

Dutch rider Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) landed the biggest win of her career Sunday, winning the Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition with a superb solo move. The 24 year old was part of a five woman group clear towards the finish line, then pushed ahead inside 6km to go when she was the only one to answer an attack by Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek). Those two raced on the Cauberg slightly ahead of Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) and Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ).

4 days ago | velo.outsideonline.com | Shane Stokes

British cycling is mourning the passing of Barry Hoban, who died on Saturday. The 85 year old was one of the best British riders of all time, winning eight stages of the Tour de France plus two in the Vuelta a España. He was the only British winner of Gent-Wevelgem, taking the race in 1974. In all Hoban racked up 27 victories during a career which ran between 1962 and 1980.