When she raised her arms just before the finish line, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) thought she had won the women’s Amstel Gold Race, after a shortened edition in which she surprised by being able to stay with the punchers’ attacks on the Cauberg. However, Marianne Vos (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) threw her bike on the line, taking the win and pushing Wiebes into second place.
Wiebes was understandably upset after missing what would have been a valued, and somewhat unexpected, addition to her palmares through her own mistake.
“Fortunately, my teammates were there for me after the finish. Demi Vollering immediately said, ‘this will make you even hungrier’,” said Wiebes in a team media release. “This is a race I would really like to have on my record. Hopefully I can take revenge next year.”
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