Amstel Gold Race 2022 LIVE - Can Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock stop in-form Mathieu van der Poel?

Two strong men join the front group Ad/> With the break’s lead tumbling, Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) and Nathan Van Hooydonck (Jumbo Visma) took it upon themselves to peel off the front of peloton, pedalling their way up the road to add firepower to the leading group. Ronde van VlaanderenFifteen days after comeback, Van der Poel proves he is a ‘level above everyone’03/04/2022 AT 19:26 Eurosport’s Pundit Picks Dan Lloyd — Tom Pidcock Adam Blythe — Mathieu van der Poel Iris Slappendel — Mathieu van der Poel Ilenia Lazzaro — Mathieu van der Poel Audrey Cordon-Ragot — Valentin Madouas Not quite a consensus, and a wildcard bet from French star Audrey Cordon-Ragot, but all eyes are on one man… Could that work against him? Will Pidcock have recovered sufficiently to go one podium step better than last year? Can anyone stop Mathieu? There are multiple reasons why Mathieu van der Poel is the firmest of favourites to win today’s race.

The first is the simple fact that he’s Dutch. The second is his sublime winning performance in De Ronde last weekend.

Third is the absence of Wout van Aert, still sidelined by illness. Lastly, well, there's this: Who’s out front? We have a group of six riders up the road — four from the WorldTour and two contis — holding a lead of three minutes over the peloton, which is a minute less than they had only 10km ago.

Ide Schelling (Bora Hansgrohe), Emīls Liepins (Trek-Segafredo), Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost), Johan Jacobs (Movistar), Aaron Van Poucke (Sport Vlaanderen), Luca Rastelli (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè). Not a bad bunch of breakers, that.