[HIGHLIGHTS] Amstel Gold Race: “We can’t win everything”, admits Van der Poel who “didn’t have the legs”

Mathieu van der Poel finished only 22nd in the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. The world champion admitted that he was too physically weak to play a role in the race.

The Dutchman will return to Spain to prepare for Liège-Bastogne-Liège next week. The Dean of Classics will be Tadej Pogacar of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team. The race will take place on Sunday, April 8. The winner will be announced on Monday, April 9. The overall winner will go on to race in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in May. The final stage of the race takes place in Belgium on April 14. The finish will take places in the town of Breda, Belgium, on April 15. The stage is one of the most difficult in the world, taking place between the towns of Flandriennes and Liege. It is the fourth time in four years that the Dutchman has won the race in Belgium. The previous three victories were in the GP E3 and Tour of the Flanders.