Michael Valgren takes impressive victory at Amstel Gold Race 2018
The Dane out-sprinted Roman Kreuziger to the line after breaking clear from small leading group
Michael Valgren (Astana) took the biggest victory of his career at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race, beating Roman Kreuziger (Mitchelton-Scott) to the line in a two-up sprint.
Valgren, who finished second at the 2016 Amstel Gold Race, made the key move of the race with just over 2km remaining, breaking clear of a select eight-man leading group which included the likes of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step), Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) and his team-mate Jakob Fuglsang.
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