Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and Karsten Kroon (BMC) will be out to end a nine-year spell without a Dutch winner at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, but the odds look stacked against them as the best hilly classics riders in the peloton begin the week of the hilly Ardennes classics at the race.
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American Criterium Cup: Sofia Arreola and Luke Fetzer use late solo attacks to win Boise Twilight elite races
German Maurice Ballerstedt moves into overall ACC lead with slim margin over Brody McDonald, Danny Summerhill and Lucas Bourgoyne -
'Is that it?' - A Tour de France stage winner on the Mont Ventoux, Thomas De Gendt explains why it's the one victory of his career he sometimes forgets
In his latest column, De Gendt looks back on a stage when Chris Froome had to run up the Ventoux to stay in the yellow jersey, how he sprinted for victory even though he wasn't 100% sure he was at the finish, and the best tactics for racing it today -
'Tadej Pogačar is a good landmark in the peloton' - Kiwi Laurence Pithie finding his feet fast in first-ever Tour de France
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe support rider the only New Zealander in the 2025 Tour peloton -
Decathlon adds shipping giant CMA CGM as title sponsor in step towards super team status
French team hopes to target Tour de France victory with Paul Seixas in years to come
