Amstel Gold Race
Three weeks after the tragic death of Antoine Demoitie, Enrico Gasparotto honoured the memory of his late Wanty-Groupe Gobert Belgian teammate by winning a two-up sprint against Michael Valgren (Tinkoff) for his second Amstel Gold Race title.
The 2012 winner of the race made his move on the final ascent of the Cauberg, first catching solo leader Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal), before powering away with Valgren and enjoying a ride to the finish before jumping off the Dane's wheel to enjoy a comfortable victory. Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani – CSF) and Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) placed third and fourth in the group spring behind the duo as the Pro-Continental teams upstaged the WorldTour teams.
Starting under sunny skies, Fabio Felline was the fist casualty of the race as the Trek-Segafredo rider went end over end in the neutral zone, suffering a fractured skull and broken nose. The pace was kept high in the peloton with the breakaway only getting established on the Bergsweg, 35km in, with 11-riders eventually surging clear. There were further crashes in the peloton as riders tried to bridge across the breakaway which was starting to feel the effects of a hard day in the saddle as Team Sky and Orica were busy on the front of the peloton.
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A brief spurt of rain benefitted the breakaway with the wet twisty roads slowing the peloton's chase but with 25km to go, Philippe Gilbert (BMC) was distanced as several pre-race favourites fell out of contention. Roman Kreuziger and Wellens both tried long range attacks but it was 2012 champion Gasparotto coming out on top.
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
Movistar won three of the three stages at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon with Alejandro Valverde firing a warning shot to his rivals ahead of his Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège defence this week.
Euskal Emakumeen XXIX Bira
USA Cycling Professional Criterium and Team Time Trial Championships
Tro-Bro Léon
Giro dell'Appennino
Liege-Bastogne-Liege Espoirs
Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta
Tour du Finistère
Ronde Van Gelderland
Sea Otter Classic - Mountain Bike
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