Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) gained Amstel Gold Race after edging out Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates), Tiesj Benoot (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal-QuickStep) in a four-up dash.
The quartet had been a part of an preliminary twelve-man transfer that took form excessive of the Eyserbosweg with 35km remaining, and so they pressed away from their breakaway companions over the penultimate climb of the Geulhemmerberg.
By that time, it was already clear that overwhelming favorite Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wouldn’t repeat his dramatic comeback win of 2019. The world champion and his staff missed the decisive transfer over the Eyserbosweg, and with eleven squads represented in entrance, they by no means actually regarded like getting again on phrases.
Pidcock was the plain favorite within the successful transfer, and he appeared wanting to get to the road alone, maybe aware of his close to miss in 2021. The Briton tried to forge clear alone on the final haul up the Bemelerberg, and although he was unable to shake off Benoot et al, his effort did assist to make sure that the chasers – which included Bauke Mollema (Lidl-Trek), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) and a formidable Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R) – wouldn’t get again on.
Benoot tried to shock Pidcock and Hirschi with an assault beneath the flamme rouge, however he was unable to get a spot. A flagging Vansevenant, in the meantime, appeared content material to ensure a minimum of a fourth-place end, and the Belgian led out the dash from distance.
Pidcock’s flip of velocity proved sufficient, although Hirschi pushed him all the way in which. Benoot took the third step of the rostrum, whereas Vansevenant held off the rapidly-closing Lapeira for fourth.
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