{"id":239223,"date":"2026-04-19T07:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/amstel-gold-race-ladies-edition-live-one-of-the-years-least-predictable-races-will-it-be-a-sprint-a-solo-or-something-else-on-the-cauberg\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:56:29","slug":"amstel-gold-race-ladies-edition-live-one-of-the-years-least-predictable-races-will-it-be-a-sprint-a-solo-or-something-else-on-the-cauberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/amstel-gold-race-ladies-edition-live-one-of-the-years-least-predictable-races-will-it-be-a-sprint-a-solo-or-something-else-on-the-cauberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition LIVE: One of the year&#8217;s least predictable races &#8211; will it be a sprint, a solo or something else on the Cauberg?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Refresh <i class=\"fa fa-refresh\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-fc2f950d-26e0-4bd7-a5f3-ccaba1801a65\">Good morning, it&#8217;s an early start for our live coverage of Amstel Gold Race, as the peloton shifts from the cobbles of Flanders to the hills of the southern Netherlands and the province of Limburg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-19T07:38:48+00:00\">2026-04-19T07:38:48.915Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ad4b488d-e8bb-4220-9bb1-82ab35b680c5\">Today&#8217;s race is an early one, we roll out of the beautiful surroundings of the Markt in Maastricht at 10:10 local time for 1.8km of neutral before 158.1km of racing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-a8757aef-b984-4bbf-b491-aea485ab873c\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BtTkqaJATUybUzRMgxabNa-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">It was an early start for Marianne Vos and her Visma-Lease a Bike team <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-19T07:45:07+00:00\">2026-04-19T07:45:07.793Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7daf2180-4ebf-4160-9878-dc4f34eb10fb\">Of course this isn&#8217;t the first of the hilly races, we had Brabantse Pijl on Friday and what a race that was!<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/category\/womens-cycling\/de-brabantse-pijl-women-breakthrough-for-celia-gery-as-frenchwoman-clinches-first-pro-win-in-small-group-sprint\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/category\/womens-cycling\/de-brabantse-pijl-women-breakthrough-for-celia-gery-as-frenchwoman-clinches-first-pro-win-in-small-group-sprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>C\u00e9lia Gery (FDJ United-SUEZ) scored a real breakthrough and continued the team&#8217;s domination.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-b123ed02-a5c3-4ee5-8628-6f25ba4056f3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2026 Brabantse Pijl Women: C&amp;amp;eacute;lia Gery wins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rCP7MpLTEjcppBzqwix8CL.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">C\u00e9lia Gery (FDJ United-SUEZ) wins Brabantse-Pijl 2026 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-19T07:45:25+00:00\">2026-04-19T07:45:25.341Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-05b1e2a6-53d6-49df-84cf-66f3511b1413\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/sub24\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=LIVE26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-19T07:48:25+00:00\">2026-04-19T07:48:25.146Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-874253c7-8495-453b-b98b-515823375193\">Marianne Vos is the only women to have won the race more than once, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider winning in 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2045769352952095142\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The #AGRwomen record holder is ready! \ud83d\udcaa #AGR26 pic.twitter.com\/hvp4brGUao<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2045769352952095142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-19T07:52:50+00:00\">2026-04-19T07:52:50.298Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-434599e4-166f-4d57-94e6-63607d006bbe\">Amstel Gold Race is now the only one day Women&#8217;s WorldTour race in the Netherlands after the loss of the Ronde van Drenthe. Held in the far north east of the country, Drenthe ran between 2007 and &#8217;24. Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) was the record winner with four victories, with Marianne Vos (VIsma-Lease a Bike ) second with three.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" style=\"--text-on-accent-color: white; --comment-widget-header-bg-color: var(--accent-color); --comment-widget-header-text-color: var(--text-on-accent-color); --comment-widget-header-link-color: var(--text-on-accent-color);\" x-data=\"ViafouraComments('300px')\" x-show=\"$store.Viafoura.showWidgets\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=\" vfcustom-community-guidelines=\"\" follow=\"\" our=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community\" guidelines=\"\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\" x-show=\"showConfirmDisplayNamePrompt\" x-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<p><button x-on:click=\"$store.ViafouraAuthModal.logout()\" type=\"button\" class=\"block mb-3 w-full justify-center px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm button-primary\"><br \/>\nLogout<br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/amstel-gold-race-ladies-edition-live-one-of-the-years-lest-predictable-races-will-it-be-a-sprint-a-solo-or-something-else-on-the-cauberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh Good morning, it&#8217;s an early start for our live coverage of Amstel Gold Race, as the peloton shifts from the cobbles of Flanders to the hills of the southern Netherlands and the province of Limburg. 2026-04-19T07:38:48.915Z Today&#8217;s race is an early one, we roll out of the beautiful surroundings of the Markt in Maastricht [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-239223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}