Tough and fast Amstel Gold Race, good Classics campaign overall

It was a tough Amstel Gold Race with a very strong pace since the start. The breakaway managed to build a very big gap and was brought in but that required a strong effort. In the final 20km there was a split and a selection in the group and I was right there in the front. I had good sensations but I think that last week’s Paris-Roubaix could still be felt in my legs. Nevertheless, I finished fourth and, in my view, the overall assessment of my Classics campaign is good. (Photos Luca Bettini)

Boli to veľmi ťažké preteky so silným tempom od začiatku. Jazdci v úniku si utvorili veľký náskok a ich stíhanie stálo veľa síl. V záverečných 20 kilometroch sa to premiešalo a rozdelilo, ja som stále zostal vpredu v dobrej pozícii. Cítil som sa dobre, ale myslím si, že Paríž – Roubaix v mojich nohách zanechalo stopy únavy. Nič sa nedeje, skončil som štvrtý a celkovo hodnotím sezónu jarných klasík ako dobrú.

Amstel Gold Race 2018 – 53rd Edition – Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 263 km – 15/04/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Nico Vereecken/BettiniPhoto©2018
Amstel Gold Race 2018 – 53rd Edition – Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 263 km – 15/04/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Nico Vereecken/BettiniPhoto©2018
Amstel Gold Race 2018 – 53rd Edition – Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 263 km – 15/04/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – Alejandro Valverde (ESP – Movistar) – photo Nico Vereecken/PN/BettiniPhoto©2018
Amstel Gold Race 2018 – 53rd Edition – Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 263 km – 15/04/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – Alejandro Valverde (ESP – Movistar) – photo Nico Vereecken/PN/BettiniPhoto©2018