{"id":118444,"date":"2026-04-20T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/wiebes-dnf-still-helps-team-bottle-duty-at-amstel-gold-race\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:09:10","slug":"wiebes-dnf-still-helps-team-bottle-duty-at-amstel-gold-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/wiebes-dnf-still-helps-team-bottle-duty-at-amstel-gold-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiebes DNF, still helps team: Bottle duty at Amstel Gold Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It went sideways early for Lorena Wiebes at the Amstel Gold Race, but she still did her best as a teammate.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch champion lined up with the intention of taking the dub, but well\u2026best laid plans and all that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve become stronger. You need a really good day here,\u201d she told Wielerflits before the race. \u201cIf you\u2019re not at one hundred per cent, it\u2019s going to be a hard race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She ended up calling it a day off well before the race hit its decisive phase. Even so, her afternoon didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n<p>Posted up in the feed zone, Wiebes switched roles, taking on soigneur duty. She was seen, still in kit, passing bottles to her SD Worx\u2013Protime teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\">io la amo \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HVSOXq2yWr\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/HVSOXq2yWr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alice (@esserealice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esserealice\/status\/2045895480471642565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ardennes Week opened with a lively Amstel in the Netherlands, where Paula Blasi pulled off a shock win for UAE-Team ADQ. She became the first Spaniard to take the title. A late call-up, she made it count, attacking on the final circuits and holding firm on the Cauberg to stay clear.<\/p>\n<p>Behind, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma led the chase but couldn\u2019t close the gap in wet conditions. Blasi crossed the line 27 seconds ahead, with Niewiadoma second and Vollering third. Victoria\u2019s Sarah van Dam impressed with a fantastic seventh, the top result among a strong Canadian contingent on the day. It\u2019s another big result for the Visma-Lease a Bike rider, who already has shown she\u2019s ready to compete with the best this year.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for the women is <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/la-fleche-wallonne-2026-the-mur-de-huy-awaits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne<\/a>. The start lists are not quite final, but we do know that Sherbrooke\u2019s Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res Mill (EF Education Oatly) will be there in her rainbow jersey and will give it on the Mur de Huy. The same goes for the men. So far only fellow Quebecer Hugo Houle (Alpecin-Premier Tech) is listed, but there will most likely be more names added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n\t\t! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n\t\t\tif (f.fbq) return;\n\t\t\tn = f.fbq = function() {\n\t\t\t\tn.callMethod ?\n\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n\t\t\t};\n\t\t\tif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n\t\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\t\tt = b.createElement(e);\n\t\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n\t\t}(window, document, 'script',\n\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '900220307025564');\n\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/wiebes-dnf-still-helps-team-bottle-duty-at-amstel-gold-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It went sideways early for Lorena Wiebes at the Amstel Gold Race, but she still did her best as a teammate. 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