Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed his first victory in the Amstel Gold Race, beating defending champion Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) in a two-man sprint with ease.
As Evenepoel whooped in joy at his achievement, the Dane shook off his disappointment quickly and was all smiles as Benoit Cosnefroy (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) rounded out the podium from a small chasing group.
Evenepoel and Skjelmose were part of a five-man move that went clear on the Kruisberg, but a crash from Kévin Vauquelin (Ineos Grenaders) took Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) down and out, leaving just Skjelmose, Evenepoel and Groupama-FDJ United’s Romain Grégoire at the front. While the Frenchman was dropped, Evenepoel and Skjelmose worked together to build an unassailable margin.
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After finishing third in the Amstel Gold Race behind Skjelmose and the now absent Tadej Pogačar last year in his debut, Evenepoel expressed his joy at taking the win, saying, “It means a lot. I mean, I’ve had a pretty good last month of April with Catalunya [where he was 5th overall] in Flanders [third], but to take a win is always a bit different.
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