Demi Vollering takes win at 2023 Amstel Gold Race after late breakaway, Lotte Kopecky second for SD Worx

Demi Vollering soloed to victory at the Women's Amstel Gold Race on Sunday in Valkenburg. On a parcours containing 21 climbs and one that was 30km longer than last year, it was Vollering who broke away in the final kilometre to outlast the rest and secure a memorable win after finishing second in the previous two editions of the race.

Ad A breakaway had stayed out until just over 20km from the finish, and thereafter a number of solo attacks sought to get away, including one by world champion Annemiek van Vleuten. Amstel Gold RacePogacar v Pidcock as Classics season pivots towards climbers at Amstel Gold Race14/04/2023 AT 11:48 But Vollering's was the one that stuck.

Her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky finished second. More to follow.