
Shortly after the conclusion of the Amstel Gold Race, Mario Cipollini posted on social media a reflection that offers a different perspective on today's race: "Among the three at the front, Pogacar was the only one who had raced Roubaix, or rather, had fought until the end to win Roubaix. And that - I say this having done it myself, though I'm not a cycling expert (the expression is more colorful in the video, ed.) - is a race that marks you and stays with you, a week is not enough to eliminate its aftermath. And I'm surprised that the TV commentators didn't mention it. And I'll add: if twenty meters from the finish Pogacar hadn't sat up, content to have overtaken Evenepoel but forgetting about Skjlemose...".