Tom Pidcock misses out by narrowest margin at Amstel Gold as Wout van Aert pips Briton

[ASFN Admin]

Amstel Gold Race Sunday April 18 — Valkenburg to Berg en Terblijt, 216.7km Tom Pidcock missed out on winning his second successive race by the narrowest of margins on Sunday after the Ineos Grenadier riders was adjudged to have finished second to Wout van Aert in a photo-finish at the end of the Amstel Gold Race in the Dutch province of Limburg. UCI WorldTour 2021: Complete team-by-team guide and race calendar Just four days after landing the first win of his career, Pidcock once again was able to challenge for honours in a tough one-day race as the 21-year-old Briton and his Ineos Grenadiers team-mates rode an aggressive race as they were able to place three riders — Pidcock, Richard Carapaz and Michal Kwiatkowski — in the leading group of protagonists as the lumpy circuitous 216.7-kilometre race neared the business end of the day. Following over four hours of relatively sedate racing, Amstel Gold exploded into life in the final 30km with numerous short attacks going off the front. However, Van Aert, Pidcock and Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) finally escaped clear before riding to the line where there was, once again, yet another dramatic conclusion to the day's racing.

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