Race report: Bad stomach derails Hesjedal’s chances at Amstel Gold
Garmin-Cervélo had a strong chance to put a man on the podium in the Amstel Gold Race in Holland until last year’s runner-up Ryder Hesjedal fell ill during the race with a bad stomach. Racing under sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures, Hesjedal was in ideal position through the first half of the race until [...]
Race Preview: Amstel Gold Race
Race Preview: Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race brings the hills for the next round of one day classics. The Amstel Gold Race is known for it’s route, which circles back on itself multiple times, covering no fewer than 31 categorized climbs. Although the Netherlands are most known for low lying flat areas along the [...]
Pedal Mag: Interview with Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin-Transitions’s Ryder Hesjedal rode to a second-place finish at the Amstel Gold race. And with a result like that comes a lot of media attention. Here is an in-depth interview with the Canadian by the Canadian cycling magazine, Pedal. Pedal: So Garmin-Transitions makes you team leader for the spring classics and you pay it [...]
VeloNews: Hesjedal happy with 2nd at Amstel
Team Garmin-Transitions’s Ryder Hesjedal spoke with VeloNews’ Andrew Hood after his superb performance at the Amstel Gold race in Holland. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) delivered a huge podium achievement with second place on Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. The Canadian hit the base of the Cauberg in perfect position and simply put his head down and [...]
Race report: Hesjedal second in Amstel Gold
Team Garmin-Transitions continued its good results of the spring, moving into the second half of the Classics with an oh-so-close second place for Ryder Hesjedal in the Amstel Gold race. Director sportif Johnny Weltz has the report: After all the flat classics, today we turned towards the hilly ones, which also meant bringing in another [...]
