As It Happened: A Solo Win After a Nail Biting, Tense Finish at Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition

NRC Handelsblad

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

Amstel Gold Race: The unknown former triathlete Paula Blasi (23) from Spain was flown in a day and a half ago for the Amstel Gold Race. On Sunday she surprised…

OKDIARIO

Right

Factuality

Ownership

Paula Blasi has made history for Spanish cycling by winning the 12th edition of the Amstel Gold Race for women, contested between the Dutch towns of Maastricht and Valkenburg, thus signing the first Spanish triumph - man or woman - of this classic test already between cycling. Born in Esplugues de Llobregat 23 years ago, Paula Blasi took the prestigious Dutch test that opened the triptych of Las Ardennes solo, with a demonstration of strength an…

El Pais

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

The illusions and hopes of the best Spanish cyclists for classics, Samuel Sánchez, Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Freire..., always clashed with the Cauberg, a colinite and a false plain towards Valkenburg, in the Dutch Limburg. Valverde, king of Liège, never managed with the ascent that the Amstel always decides, and when he passed by the Tour, he fell at the feet of Eddy Merckx and broke his clavicle; Freire, winner of three Worlds, was blurred the…

ledauphine.com

estrepublicain.fr

View article

Reposted by

estrepublicain.fr

Center

Factuality

Ownership

After taking the lead 22km from the finish, Spain's Paula Blasi (23 years old) won the best win of his career this Sunday in Valkenburg by winning the Amstel Gold Race women.

lequotidien.lu

Factuality

Ownership

The Spaniard Paula Blasi won the 12th edition of the Amstel Gold Race women by surprising the favourites at the end of a solo breakaway 22 kilometers from the finish. Polish Kasia Nieuwiadoma and Dutch Demi Vollering failed at half a minute of the Spanish, taking respectively the 2nd and 3rd places. The two former winners ...

noticiasdealava.eus

deia.eus

View article

Reposted by

deia.eus

Factuality

Ownership

Paula Blasi found the glory and climbed into history by a carambola. The young Catalan should not be on the list of participants of the Amstel Gold Race. Her team recruited her at the last minute because there were casualties among her companions.