Michael Valgren sprints to impressive victory at Amstel Gold Race

ByEurosport

Updated 15/04/2018 at 21:59 GMT

Michael Valgren (Astana) beat Roman Kreuziger (Mitchelton-Scott) to the line to claim the Amstel Gold Race 2018.

First-placed Denmark's Michael Valgren Andersen (C), second-placed Czech Republic's Roman Kreuziger (L) and third-placed Italy's Enrico Gasparotto pose on the podium after the Amstel Gold Cycling Race in Berg en Terblijt, on April 15, 2018

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The 26-year-old Dane made a decisive move 2km from home, breaking clear of the eight-man leading group.

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Kreuziger and Enrico Gasparotto (Bahrain-Merida) joined the Astana rider up the road, and while 2013 winner Kreuziger lurked on Valgren’s wheel, the Dane launched a sprint that neither rider could match.

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“It was a hard start and then the breakaway got a really big gap, but we had Laurens de Vreese in the front to close this gap, he did a great job,” said Valgren.

“The other riders kept me out of trouble, it was perfect teamwork during the whole day.”

“In the final Jakob Fuglsang worked hard for me, he made all the other riders tired and after that I could attack and I’m happy that I could finish it like this.”