Tadej Pogacar solos to Amstel Gold Victory

In a repeat of Flanders, Tadej pogacar proves yet again that he's in a class by himself

Tadej Pogacar solos to Amstel Gold Victory

It’s hard not to run out of superlatives when describing Tadej Pogacar and his win at today’s Amstel Gold is yet another example of why.

Despite not participating in this race for the past four years, the champion of the UAE team put his stamp on it in a way only he can, splitting the race into four groups with a blistering attack that began with 28.5 km to go that just kept going.

Tom Pidcock of Ineos-Greneiers, in his best performance since his epic win in Strade Bianche worked with Ben Healy of EF Education as the pair struggled to hang on, but it soon became clear that they were racing for second or third.

Ben Healy, in one of the best performances of his career, decided that second place was his, with 13.5km he attacked, and dropped Pidcock off his wheel to ride away chasing Pogacar. 

But Tadej, showed no signs of fatigue. With about 5 km to go, he started to smile. He must have known by then that he would soon be on top of the podium as one of the youngest winners of Amstel Gold.

When he rolled over the line, Ben Healy was about 40 seconds behind him in second. Tom Pidcock rounded out the podium with third place.

Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) won the women's race.

VIDEO: 2023 Amstel Gold Men's Highlights

2023 Amstel Gold Top 10 Men

1  POGACAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 6:02:02
2  HEALY Ben EF Education-EasyPost 0:38
3  PIDCOCK Thomas INEOS Grenadiers 2:14
4  KRON Andreas Lotto Dstny 2:14
5  LUTSENKO Alexey Astana Qazaqstan Team 2:14
6  BAGIOLI Andrea Soudal - Quick Step 3:14
7  VAN GILS Maxim Lotto Dstny 3:14
8  SKJELMOSE Mattias Trek - Segafredo 3:14
9  KAMP Alexander Tudor Pro Cycling Team 3:14
10  ZINGLE Axel Cofidis 3:14

 
Tag: classics
 
Mar 27 2024 - NEWS: Tiesj Benoot Takes The Blame for high speed Dwars door Vlaanderen horror crash
Mar 27 2024 - NEWS: American Jorgenson wins Dwars door Vlaanderen as van Aert breaks collarbone
Mar 25 2024 - NEWS: Vollering and Laporte are back to defend Dwars door Vlaanderen titles
Mar 24 2024 - NEWS: Pedersen wins Gent-Wevelgem in a sprint against van der Poel
Mar 22 2024 - NEWS: Van der Poel crushes his rivals with multiple attacks at E3 Saxo Classic
Mar 21 2024 - NEWS: Can Wout van Aert make it a hattrick at E3 Saxo Bank Classic
Mar 16 2024 - NEWS: Jasper Philipsen wins Milan-San Remo from a bunch sprint
Mar 02 2024 - NEWS: Tadej Pogacar crushes his rivals on the White Roads of Tuscany
Feb 29 2024 - NEWS: Pogacar launches his Giro-Tour bid at Italy's Strade Bianche
Jan 31 2024 - NEWS: More gravel at this year's Strade Bianche
Feb 24 2024 - NEWS: Tratnik surprises with late attack to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Feb 25 2024 - NEWS: Wout van Aert powers to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Victory
Feb 18 2024 - NEWS: Omloop het Nieuwsblad marks the start of the Classics Season
Jul 30 2020 - NEWS: Giro Livestream
Oct 07 2023 - NEWS: Pogacar attacks to solo to Lombardy hat-trick
Apr 01 2015 - RESULTS: Gorge Roubaix Grinder a Great Success
Mar 16 2015 - RESULTS: Rouge Roubaix Classic Race and Gran Fondo
Feb 16 2020 - EVENT: Willesden CC Reliability Rides
Feb 24 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Feb 25 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Kuurne Brussels Kuurne
Mar 13 2024 - EVENT: 2024 MilanoTorino
Mar 16 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Milano Sanremo
Mar 22 2024 - EVENT: 2024 E3 Saxo Classic
Mar 24 2024 - EVENT: 2024 GentWevelgem
Mar 27 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Mar 30 2024 - EVENT: Fish Rock
Mar 30 2024 - EVENT: Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclo
Mar 30 2024 - EVENT: Classics Story The Northern Way
Mar 31 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Tour Of Flanders
Apr 03 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Scheldeprijs
Apr 06 2024 - EVENT: Strada Bellamy
Apr 06 2024 - EVENT: The Lowell 50