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10:15 US Eastern, 17:15 Europe -  Evenepoel outsprints Skjelmose on the line

10:10 US Eastern, 17:10 Europe -  4km to go and this is coming down to the final ascent of the Cauberg for Evenepoel and Skjelmose too.

09:48 US Eastern, 16:48 Europe -  20 km to go: Across the finish line for the penultimate time.

09:42 US Eastern, 16:42 Europe -  25 km to go: Evenepoel, Grégoire and Skjelmose have 28s lead

09:24 US Eastern, 16:24 Europe -  Evenepoel, Grégoire and Skjelmose push on and are 17" on Frigo with Bilbao leading the peloton about 15" behind this group.

09:21 US Eastern, 16:21 Europe -  40 km to go: only 17s left for the final rider in the breakaway

09:21 US Eastern, 16:21 Europe -  Crash - Matteo Jorgenson looks in trouble clutching his shoulder

09:11 US Eastern, 16:11 Europe -  47 km to go: The favorites mass at the front of the peloton, the breakaway only has 52s

08:57 US Eastern, 15:57 Europe -  Reinderink losing time to Frigo and Artz now. 47" down on them. The peloton about a minute behind him.

08:53 US Eastern, 15:53 Europe -  60 km to go: 3 riders in the breakaway with the peloton at 1m 39s

Amstel Gold, 257km

On Sunday April 19th the men's peloton takes on the first of three Ardennes classics. It is a one-day World Tour race and the most prestigious out of all that take place on Dutch territory.

Wout Van Aert, Michal Kwiatkowski, Tadej Pogacar, Tom Pidcock and Mattias Skjelmose have taken the most recent wins. In 2025, the Dane took an astonishing win, beating Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel in a three-up race in what was the highlight of the Ardennes.

Taking place in the hilly area around Valkenburg, it's a race that doesn't feature a single long ascent, but instead dozens of small climbs. There will be over 3400 meters of climbing in what is the most gentle of the Ardennes, but it's a race for the classics specialists - both puncheurs and those who typically thrive in the cobbled classics as well.

257 kilometers on a menu. A test of endurance, a race that features small but repetitive climbs in Limburg to make for what is one of the most unique days of the season. It is the first of the three Ardennes classics, and the one that suits the most the rouleurs and riders who are coming straight from the cobbled classics campaign.
 

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