Canyon-SRAM were particularly active in the Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition, with five of the team’s six riders launching attacks at various points in the race. Most promising was a late move by Soraya Paladin who went away on the Bemelerberg with nine kilometres to go – but the move may just have prevented a bolder approach to the Cauberg by Katarzyna Niewiadoma.
“Having Soraya in the front made me hesitate on the final Cauberg as I didn’t want to close the gap by attacking, so I decided to stay in the wheels. Maybe my final was a bit too conservative,” Niewiadoma said after the race.
