Remco Evenepoel has hardly lost a beat after four months out through injury. Following a winning return to racing on Friday at Brabantse Pijl, the
Soudal - Quick-Step leader put in a mammoth effort on Easter Sunday at the 2025
Amstel Gold Race, although he was ultimately forced to settle for 3rd spot on the podium.
Whilst he may not have won the race, Evenepoel did something that many have considered an impossibility over the last couple of years - he reeled back one of world champion
Tadej Pogacar's trademark long-range solos. Pogacar had threatened to ride away to one of his typical solo masterpieces, but some powerful chasing by Evenepoel and
Mattias Skjelmose did the impossible and pulled back the Slovenian. In the end though, it was Skjelmose that capitalised, sprinting to the win in a three-up fight for the line.