I've got Gilbert, Rodriguez, Matthews. Wildcards Dumoulin (Tom) and Gallopin.

Sagan
Gilbert
Kwiatkowski

WC: Valverde, Martin

I'm thinking Peter is due. Really more hoping.

Sagan is definitely due, just won't happen this race because he isn't racing it. Tinkoff will have Kreuziger and Valgren as their leaders. The later of who I think will have a good result. Young gun who has all the tools for the Ardennes Classics

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Kwiatkowski, Valverde, Purito
WC: Martin, Gilbert

Recycled picks from Cyclingtips?? http://cyclingtips.com.au/...gold-race-preview-2/ Bad Form sir!

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Win- Gilbert
Place-Kwiat
Show-Valverde

WC- Martin, Mollema

my picks gilbert, mathews, kwiatkowski


I watched Gilbert and BMC fly up the Cauberg twice on friday. They make it look so easy. I also spotted Orica green edge, ettix quickstep, garmin canondale and a few other teams scouting the course.

1. Kreuziger
2. Martin
3. Kwiatkowski

WC Vanendert
WC Dumoulin

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Valverde
Gerrans
Costa

Rodriguez
JillBear

I dunno, I just looked at the start list and picked a buncha team leaders.

If Kreuzinger wins I hope he doesn't get too fond of the award. Maybe GVA can console him

The asterisk brothers.

OGE are backing Matthews, Gerrans to ride as super domestic on his return from injury.

http://www.sbs.com.au/...ews-amstel-gold-race

I couldn't see anywhere offering bets on Kreuziger. I guess they're that confident he'll get his ban

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Orica looks good

BMC screwed the pooch there. 3 in the final km and no one attacks? smh

couldn't think of a more worthy winner there

Yeah. They didn't seem to have any chance in a big sprint like that. I thought Gilbert had it sewn up when he got clear originally though.

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I thought Gilbert had it sewn up when he got clear originally though.

Gilbert's move would have worked from a smaller group - where you can just over-power them, and out ride them. However, from 10-15 rider sized group, that won't work. Too many guys, sitting in waiting and waiting.

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Sorry for not responding earlier as i was abroad. 5 points. 3 for Degenkolb (being in top 5, being on podium, and a winner bonus) and 2 for Stybar



thanks for the kind words. sorry for the late response as i had bad internet connection abroad and just noticed this while doing the tally

Just realized you can also get Eurosport player on an android device (will still require VPN though). You can't get it on iOS device due to geo-restriction. That said, you really want to use an actual LAN wire with VPN as every additional bit of data will help. My stream on my Android tablet was freezing while the stream on my laptop was quite smooth

So far I'm loving the Ardennes.

Looks like Kwiatkowski is a quick study, and learned his lesson from LBL.

susbscribe to Privateinternetaccess - some use hola - I've not used it, then subscribe to eurosport and you have almost every UCI event going

don't think he did anything wrong in the LBL. He was unfortunate and had to swing around the just-fallen Dan Martin, and Gerrans launched just before he could get back on terms.

but yeah, gutsy, savvy win

you have to wonder what would have happened had Gilbert was also in the drops, or alternatively, Gilbert in the drops and Matthews on the hoods. May not have made a difference in the end, but may have allowed just enough of a separation.

Regardless, impressed by Matthews

I'm with you on the drops v tops, but Gilbert didn't get the herd culled enough to get away.
What was up w Hermanns and GvOzone? Was VanOzone just marking Fuglsang for Gilbert? Looked like they could have gotten a gap that would have made for a hard chase, really opening things up for Gilbert. I'm so confused.
Kwiatkowski was super impressive, riding the regroup back into the spring and then winning it. Crazy good ride.

For Fleche Wallonne

1. Dan Martin
2. Purito
3. Kwiatkowski

WC Ulissi
WC Vanendert

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