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Cyclist riding on road beside cycle lane annoys driver

“He can use the road if he wants”: Cyclist filmed ignoring bike lane in front of driver for “good five minutes” divides opinion; Chris Froome recreates iconic Ventoux run at gran fondo; 45-minute queue for climb at Amstel sportive + more on the live blog

Does anyone remember how to switch the live blog on? It’s been a while, but Ryan Mallon’s back in cycling’s 103rd most famous hot seat, ready to keep you up to speed with all the latest news, views, and general silliness this Tuesday

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 09:57
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Saint Piran Cycling

“Don’t take the p***, you’ll still have a team”: Former DS blasts “tyrant” management as fans lament demise of last British pro team; Dutch cycling season in danger… thanks to two-day NATO summit; Alpe d’Huez Strava KOM smashed + more on the live blog

Winter has definitely arrived and Ryan Mallon’s making sure he’s all layered up for a frosty edition of the Wednesday cycling live blog

Wed, Nov 27, 2024 10:27
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Tom Pidcock and his Amstel beer-drinking face

“He’s a Yorkshireman and that’s not beer”: Tom Pidcock STILL unimpressed with Amstel’s offering – even after finally winning the beer’s race; Why don’t cyclists use the cycle lanes? Because they’re “constantly blocked” by vehicles + more on the live blog

It’s Monday and Ryan Mallon’s back in the live blog hotseat as we race into one of his favourite weeks of the pro cycling calendar: the post-cobbles, hilly malaise (or Ardennes Week, as it’s better known)

Mon, Apr 15, 2024 08:43
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Tom Pidcock shows off Paris-Roubaix blisters having won Amstel Gold

Tom Pidcock overcomes brutal blisters to win Amstel Gold Race, jokes “for a second time” after previous photo finish drama

The 2021 edition and that famous photo finish given to Wout van Aert prompted the race's organisers to upgrade their finish equipment, none of which was necessary today as the Ineos Grenadiers rider comfortably won the sprint

Sun, Apr 14, 2024 15:27
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Tadej Pogacar receives a helping hand from the race director’s car at Amstel Gold, 2023

“Amstel is also available on draft”: Controversy erupts over Amstel Gold Race car slipstream, as Tadej Pogačar says vehicle was “too close”

EF Education-EasyPost’s Jonathan Vaughters, whose rider Ben Healy was closing in on Pogačar at the time of the controversial draft, says vehicle interference “denigrates the racing”

Sun, Apr 16, 2023 21:47
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Tadej Pogacar wins 2023 Amstel Gold Race

Unbeatable Tadej Pogačar destroys the field at Amstel Gold, as Ben Healy attacks Tom Pidcock to secure second

The relentless Slovenian, who slipped into a decisive move with 90km to go, shrugged off a bike change before launching a trademark long-range solo attack to continue his spectacular spring

Sun, Apr 16, 2023 14:54
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Pidcock and Van Aert, 2021 Amstel Gold Race

No more photo finish controversies (hopefully) at Amstel Gold, as race organisers upgrade equipment

Too little, too late for a certain Mr Pidcock, however…

Sun, Apr 16, 2023 11:11
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Samuele Battistella Amstel Gold Race crash

Astana pro “unconscious for 20 minutes” after Amstel Gold crash, has no memory of incident

Worrying TV pictures showed Samuele Battistella motionless after the high-speed crash during yesterday's race

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 14:26
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Amstel Gold finish

“I feel so bad for him!”: Amstel Gold Race photo finish drama AGAIN as Benoît Cosnefroy celebrates…only to be told result on live TV

Michał Kwiatkowski pips Frenchman — podium beer chug also goes to photo finish

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 17:47
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Mathieu van der Poel wins 2019 Amstel Gold Race (picture credit Amstel Gold Race)

Amstel Gold Race cancelled as Netherlands tightens COVID-19 restrictions – will races elsewhere suffer similar fate?

New Dutch government rules forbid any spectators at sporting fictures making it “almost impossible” to hold event

Wed, Sep 30, 2020 15:43
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