Last year, SD Worx-Protime celebrated victory at the Amstel Gold Race, and in 2026, they certainly entered the race with reason for optimism. The Dutch team were fielding a strong hand, including defending champion Mischa Bredewold, former winner Anna van der Breggen and Lorena Wiebes, who missed out on taking the victory by a matter of centimetres two editions back.
However, on Sunday, it didn't end up being enough to make the most of the home-ground advantage. The team's best performer was Van der Breggen in ninth, and it's the only time since the women's race was reinstated in 2017 that the team hasn't had a rider in the top four. It's also only the second time through that stretch that the squad has been off the podium at the event.
