Tadej Pogacar storms to Amstel Gold glory from Ben Healy and Tom Pidcock with dominant victory

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) stormed to victory at Amstel Gold with another dominant display, as he beat Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers). Pogacar made his move with 28.5km to go on the Keutenberg. The Slovenian didn’t look back, as he went on to win the Dutch spring classic for the first time.

Ad Although the way Pogacar clinched the victory may have been predictable, by soloing away on the steepest of the remaining climbs, the events which preceded and set up the win were far from orthodox. Amstel Gold Race'I can not quite believe it yet!' — Vollering over the moon to take Amstel Gold win3 HOURS AGO The first of the week-long Ardennes series of races began, as it typically does, in Maastricht, in the Limberg region of the Netherlands. After just 4km seven riders, Mathias Vacek (Trek-Segafredo) Ward Vanhoof (Team Flanders — Baloise) Martin Urianstad (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) Alessandro Fedeli (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) Tobias Ludvigsson (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) Mattéo Vercher (TotalEnergies) Leon Heinschke (Team DSM), were given the time and space to establish a break.

Although they were granted as much as five minutes of advantage, the margin was not long-lived. UAE Team Emirates, with the firmest of favourites in their fold, were tasked with controlling things from the outset. This was a responsibility they were happy to take on, and tactically take advantage of, as they allowed it some time for some time, before reeling it in far earlier than would ordinarily be expected.