Van der Poel favourite for home glory at Amstel Gold Race – Preview

MONTECATINI TERME ITALY MARCH 25 Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team AlpecinFenix celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers and Rmy Mertz of Belgium and Team Bingoal Pauwels Sauces Wb during the 36th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2022 Stage 4 a 1587km stage from Montecatini to Montecatini CoppieBartali on March 25 2022 in Montecatini Terme Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
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After two years away💖, including a year in which the race wasn't held at all, the Amstel Gold Race returns on Sunday, welcoming back some of the sport's biggest Classics riders.

In the wake of his Tour of Flanders victory, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel looms large over the 56th edition of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Amstel Gold Race­­, with a repeat of his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:comeback 2019 triumph almost expected in the absence of his longtime rival Wout van Aert and his Flanders rival Tadej Pogačar.