Sure it is..never saw anybody winning a race on this incredible way by chase..and then even winning the sprint with a whole bunch of cyclists in your wheel! Mathieu Van der Poel is already a legend!
You don't pull a string of professional cyclist the last mile or so at those speeds and then sprint away from them at the end. That just doesn't happen; but it did. Guy's incredible.
@@SoluceWot They came back from a 40 seconds behinf at 2 kil of the finish line and the last 40 km were madness groups with the biggest leader everywhere, and just one of the best and craiziest comeback in cycling history. Just an amazing race to watch really.
@@SoluceWot he was still pretty far behind at 600m with no one helping him and he single handedly closed it AND won, something that is basically impossible..
@@SoluceWot In cycling the advantage gained from riding behind another competitor can save up to 40% of your energy. Van der Poel basically towed the entire group towards the three leaders and then proceeded to beat them all eventhough they had a massive advantage over them.
MVDP is King. I am a Belgian..so my Friends have been giving me a lot of banter the last winters during cyclocross season for supporting a Dutchman. But he has shown this spring..he is the best in the world. I hope he continues cyclocross. And that comes back next year for the combo..WC cyclocross, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix. And maybe even this season the WC on the road! A pleasure and honour watching this fighting Champion!
i must have seen this video more then 100times, and everytime the comentator says "LOOK AT VDP COMING FROM BEHIND" i get chills in places i didnt know i had xd every time again and again
At 6 km from the finish, Van der Poel was 1 minute behind the leaders, that is almost 1 km. And then winning like this. How did he do that?? What a hero.
The time gaps were pretty dodgy all day. I doubt VdP and company were actually a minute behind with 2k to go...because all of the groups were not steadily progressing. Alaphilippe and Fulgsang basically went too slow and let the chasing groups catch up.
I was going to comment the same thing. Matt was just at a complete loss for words, laugh-crying and even clapping in the booth. I can't hear his reaction and not grin like crazy every time. What a finish, and I'm so glad I actually saw it live on TV. :) Great commentary from Rob, too, of course: he kept it together really well during such a moment and amped it up just perfectly.
You are right. People often forget what a Champion his father, Adri was. Tour of Flanders, LBL, Amstel Gold Race, stages in The Tour, World Champion cyclocross...just to name a few of his victories!
Superb victory of MDVP! It was fantastic. I love these commentators and the enthusiasm that is lacking in the French ones. How did Alaphilippe and Fuglsang lose this race after the efforts that kept them out of reach? Amazing and so beautiful. Absolutly explosive!
I’ve been following cycling for decades and this is definitely a top ten moment. Epically called by Mr Hatch. I’m off to write some Public Service Broadcasting style music to go with the commentary ....
Never saw anybody winning a race on this incredible way by chase..and then even winning the sprint with a whole bunch of cyclists in your wheel! Mathieu Van der Poel is already a legend!
I love that over the greatest one day race of our generation we will always hear the gradually Northerning screams of Rob Hatch and the signature laugh of Matt Stephens 😂😂😂😂😂
I totally love this commentator... so much better then the belgian's ones :-) I already got exceited watching this finish on the belgian tv, but with the commentator... the thrill
I disagree, i mean i like the english comment to but Michel Wuyts en Roger de Cauwer for me are the best of the best.Fun to listen,tons of cycling knowlege
its impressive what quality of highlights incycle puts out, it suprises me every time how few they show. We went from 6.6km to go, to the last km. They just left out the chase van der Poel did in those last few km's.
I missed the last 2 km of the live session on the internet/TV. A few hours later I read the results and I was very surprised. After that I saw the videos on the internet and I was even more surprise. It's unbelievable how MvdP managed to win. Great result for him. And well deserved. But not very clever done by Alaphilippe and Fuglsang. They made a big mistake which they will not forget anymore till the end of their lives.
Fuglsang got a report from Astana's team car that the group behind is far enough that's why they already played cat and mouse. The Camera did not saw how Van der Poel dragged all the other riders, with that the team cars does not have any clue that the time gap have diminished that fast.
@@savievankint At 2km they had 34 seconds on Kwiatkovski and 50 seconds on group MvdP. The differences were pretty steady untill then. In the next 100 meters they lost 4 seconds to both Kwiatkovski and Mathieu! Alaphilippe must have been pretty tired, because they were 36,3 km on the attack and he (4) even lost the sprint to Fuglsang (3). The will to win must be stronger than the fear to loose.
I have never ever seen anything like this in my life! Truly an amazing race. Hope he will be the Kenenisa Bekele of cycling (ie. great on and off road)
Pulled everyone to the line. He'd look back occasionally to see if someone might like to pull for a bit. No one wanted to OR just couldn't. Figured well alright then I guess I'll start my sprint. Dropped everyone. Well except for Clark but I'll make sure he wont be able to come around. Ah.. lookie there the Finsh Line. Still had a bit more in the tank to continue the Sprint further. but I'll take this WIN ...any day. If only Sagan in times past would have done this.
@@afonsoguimaraes9916 He's done a season of cyclocross, switched to road for the classics, now will do a season of mountain bike XC. He has said that he finds road racing a bit boring so it's not his first priority at the moment.
He might not have won, but mad respect to Fuglsang. So many guys would have been happy to tow Alaphilippe up to the line and settle for second. But he took a risk, refused to settle for second, and actually managed to outsprint Alaphilippe in the end. Sure he didn't win, but he made the race so much more exciting by his willingness to sacrifice some positions to have a chance to fight for 1st. I hope more guys will refuse to work and force Alaphillipe and other top guys to either pull or risk being overtaken, rather than pulling all the way, getting smoked in the sprint, and settling for positions.
Great commentating to a truly unforgettable finish. What is his name? The month before this race I followed flemish races I'd never watch, because of expectations of MvdP. (Dwars door Vlaanderen, Brabantse Pijl ) . And every race he did something remarkable. In the Amstel I thought 10 km that he wouldn't make it , and then this Happens. Unbelievable (that is literally what i shouted 3x at the finish). I can watch this footage over and over again... (rip to Bjorn Lambrecht 1997-2019)
He is not the next Eddy Merckx, he's Matthieu the first. If he doesnt break to much along the way he will win all classics.Imagine what he would do at Paris Roubaix.cant wait to see that.New star is born
It would take a genius to do that, since that is a sport where the most interest part is how fast the grass grows. But yeah, to the comments on this race I could listen a hundred times indeed.
What a race this was! However, I do wonder: is this a badly edited highlights or has racing changed completely over the last 4 years? I was blown away 4 years ago when this happened. Yet watching the highlights it looks less alien to me than it did 4 years ago. Now you'd almost expect these kind of finishes.
One thing seems for sure though: Alaphilippe was really really really tired to only manage 4th, sprinter that he is. He was right to worry about Fuglsang, who did beat him to the line.
Fuglsang beat him at the line, only after Alaphillipe closed down Kviatkowski with 500 meters to go, opened the sprint too early and with additional tailwind help from Simon Clarke. If there were 10 riders sprinting, Fuglsang would be lucky to get 9th. Alaphillipe should have won this.
Am I the only one who's watching this every month just to gain some happiness?
Same.
Weekly
This is my fourth time reading your comment :)
Nope
No
One of the most epic moments in sport history
Sure it is..never saw anybody winning a race on this incredible way by chase..and then even winning the sprint with a whole bunch of cyclists
in your wheel! Mathieu Van der Poel is already a legend!
THE moet epic!
Well said
Almost three years later - still having goosebumps every time I watch this.
I too
I can watch this finish 100 times - and every time I get emotional. What a star!
Same here, incredible.
Same, awesome.
Watching this race, and cheering the unbelievable finish in total disbelief, is one of those rare moments that reminds me why I watch sports.
I think that the respect showed by Simon Clarke to Van Der Poel after the finish do not need any further explanation.
Clarke thought he was being led out but he couldn't pass. Watt the heck!
Clarke owes him the second Place ;)
You'd have to give it to him. It's not like he sat in for the last 50k!
Clarke has said countless times that was a crazy race just to witness. He says he can’t believe MVP did that just a beast
@@BenDhover7 Clarke seems like a really chill guy. I was cheering like mad for him on the TDF cobble stage. Glad he got the W
You don't pull a string of professional cyclist the last mile or so at those speeds and then sprint away from them at the end. That just doesn't happen; but it did. Guy's incredible.
Great cyclist + heart refusing to give up + exciting crowd + great commentary = 2019 Amstel Gold Race!! one in a million moment!
i have never seen someone do what Van Der Poel did here and i have been watching cycling for 30 years. i can't even believe what i just saw.
RyderMoran is that you, Lance? 😀
So I'm not into cycling and I'd like to know why this finish was remarkable? I mean why more than another sprint finish?
@@SoluceWot They came back from a 40 seconds behinf at 2 kil of the finish line and the last 40 km were madness groups with the biggest leader everywhere, and just one of the best and craiziest comeback in cycling history. Just an amazing race to watch really.
@@SoluceWot he was still pretty far behind at 600m with no one helping him and he single handedly closed it AND won, something that is basically impossible..
@@SoluceWot In cycling the advantage gained from riding behind another competitor can save up to 40% of your energy. Van der Poel basically towed the entire group towards the three leaders and then proceeded to beat them all eventhough they had a massive advantage over them.
3:44 he translates the "ugh" hahaha
Maybe without translating, someone wouldn't understand it....
Never noticed that 😂😂😂
always gets me, when i watch this video "vanderpoel reaches up to bjorg lambrecht, we really do see the future of cycling here" rip lambrecht :(
Once this video gave me a lot of joy, but now it just makes me very sad.
MVDP is King.
I am a Belgian..so my Friends have been giving me a lot of banter the last winters during cyclocross season for supporting a Dutchman.
But he has shown this spring..he is the best in the world.
I hope he continues cyclocross. And that comes back next year for the combo..WC cyclocross, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix.
And maybe even this season the WC on the road!
A pleasure and honour watching this fighting Champion!
Dutch genes, born and raised in Belgium, best of 2 worlds. gr. from NL.
Dutch and French genes. Don't forget he's Poulidor's grandson
@@maanvaarder1 sh.. how could i forget, French genes for the mountain stages.
Cycle cross road.....................and mtb
@@doubleot1984 he's the son of Adrie van der Poel and the grandson of Poulidor (if I spell it right). You can't tell me cycling isn't in his genes.
i don't know what is more legendary, the vanderpoel finish or the commentary behind it
i must have seen this video more then 100times, and everytime the comentator says "LOOK AT VDP COMING FROM BEHIND" i get chills in places i didnt know i had xd every time again and again
I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE
Out of this world Mathieu !
RIP Bjorg Lambrecht
Matt's legendary laugh in the background😂
everybody laugh at this finish, it is insane
At 6 km from the finish, Van der Poel was 1 minute behind the leaders, that is almost 1 km. And then winning like this. How did he do that?? What a hero.
At 3km it was still a minute.
How did Fuglsang and Alaphilippe miss that?
Alaphilippe and Fuglsang were playing cat and mouse. No time for that.
The time gaps were pretty dodgy all day.
I doubt VdP and company were actually a minute behind with 2k to go...because all of the groups were not steadily progressing.
Alaphilippe and Fulgsang basically went too slow and let the chasing groups catch up.
Wow, what a finish!!!
What Power!!
Awesome!!!!!
That was a wattage bazooka that could level a small town.
Sometimes I come back to watch it and my legs hurt every time 😂 what a beast Mathieu
3:00 you can hear Matt Stephen's cries of joy 😂 in the background
lol where is si ?
I was going to comment the same thing. Matt was just at a complete loss for words, laugh-crying and even clapping in the booth. I can't hear his reaction and not grin like crazy every time. What a finish, and I'm so glad I actually saw it live on TV. :) Great commentary from Rob, too, of course: he kept it together really well during such a moment and amped it up just perfectly.
This guy has the right genes and attitude, grandpa Poulidor and father Adri vd P.
You are right. People often forget what a Champion his father, Adri was.
Tour of Flanders, LBL, Amstel Gold Race, stages in The Tour, World Champion cyclocross...just to name a few of his victories!
Yep, that's it. Genetics.
@@Mtwhvpx6fe7k and the 2 second places of Poulidor in the tdf.
RIP Lambrecht
Still gives me Goosebumps.
Watched over a hundred times and still gives me goosebumps!
i will never forget this commentary. epic moment all around
Superb victory of MDVP! It was fantastic. I love these commentators and the enthusiasm that is lacking in the French ones. How did Alaphilippe and Fuglsang lose this race after the efforts that kept them out of reach? Amazing and so beautiful. Absolutly explosive!
I’ve been following cycling for decades and this is definitely a top ten moment. Epically called by Mr Hatch. I’m off to write some Public Service Broadcasting style music to go with the commentary ....
One of the best races in memory!
Never saw anybody winning a race on this incredible way by chase..and then even winning the sprint with a whole bunch of cyclists
in your wheel! Mathieu Van der Poel is already a legend!
I love that over the greatest one day race of our generation we will always hear the gradually Northerning screams of Rob Hatch and the signature laugh of Matt Stephens 😂😂😂😂😂
If only all the races ended like this one. Outstanding!
After today's Liege, I had to come back and re-watch this
Am watching it again. What a race. Holland has some great riders, from sprint to mountains. But they now have a Sagan. ;o)
First i was thinking "he just won the sprint", then I rewatch and understand that he did the last 600m with everybody in his wheel and win
He single handily pulled a group of about 6 riders back to the front of the race from 5km to go. None of the race cameras captured it.
And he was also in the breakaway before already.
I totally love this commentator... so much better then the belgian's ones :-) I already got exceited watching this finish on the belgian tv, but with the commentator... the thrill
This is a joke right.
I disagree, i mean i like the english comment to but Michel Wuyts en Roger de Cauwer for me are the best of the best.Fun to listen,tons of cycling knowlege
its impressive what quality of highlights incycle puts out, it suprises me every time how few they show. We went from 6.6km to go, to the last km. They just left out the chase van der Poel did in those last few km's.
WOW! The First time I watched this, I did not realized, That Van Der Pool was in the Wind all the time. What a Power!!!!
One of the best sports moments ever! super-beast-mode, and then some by VdP. Epic commentary btw, thanks.
I missed the last 2 km of the live session on the internet/TV. A few hours later I read the results and I was very surprised. After that I saw the videos on the internet and I was
even more surprise. It's unbelievable how MvdP managed to win. Great result for him. And well deserved.
But not very clever done by Alaphilippe and Fuglsang. They made a big mistake which they will not forget anymore till the end of their lives.
Fuglsang got a report from Astana's team car that the group behind is far enough that's why they already played cat and mouse. The Camera did not saw how Van der Poel dragged all the other riders, with that the team cars does not have any clue that the time gap have diminished that fast.
Die twee waren op.konden niet meer.
@@savievankint At 2km they had 34 seconds on Kwiatkovski and 50 seconds on group MvdP. The differences were pretty steady untill then. In the next 100 meters they lost 4 seconds to both Kwiatkovski and Mathieu! Alaphilippe must have been pretty tired, because they were 36,3 km on the attack and he (4) even lost the sprint to Fuglsang (3). The will to win must be stronger than the fear to loose.
You are Not Alone! 💪👏MVDP! I still watch it here!
Still goosebumps from this! What a race!
Great call from Rob ( always with the extra syllable ) Hatch too!
My goodness what an emotional finish. I can't get enough of this. The race couldn't have ended any better. :)))))
I love watching this, he is soo strong. mad watts power output!! rover of the rovers stuff indeed!
Amstel Gold 2022 eve…just reliving the magic…can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow
Best commentator ever
I have never ever seen anything like this in my life! Truly an amazing race. Hope he will be the Kenenisa Bekele of cycling (ie. great on and off road)
Wowowo 😱🙌👍👍👍 What a Finale . Congratulations
Pulled everyone to the line.
He'd look back occasionally to see if someone might like to pull for a bit.
No one wanted to OR just couldn't.
Figured well alright then I guess I'll start my sprint.
Dropped everyone.
Well except for Clark but I'll make sure he wont be able to come around.
Ah.. lookie there the Finsh Line.
Still had a bit more in the tank to continue the Sprint further.
but I'll take this WIN ...any day.
If only Sagan in times past would have done this.
Nee,hij keek naar eventuele sprinters in de groep waar hij rekening moest houden in de sprint.
Unbelievable truly
Brilliant! Just a shame this is the end of his road season. Hope he will come and do some races later in the year.
Why?
@@afonsoguimaraes9916 He's done a season of cyclocross, switched to road for the classics, now will do a season of mountain bike XC. He has said that he finds road racing a bit boring so it's not his first priority at the moment.
@@davidbiddlecombe3712 ok thanks
Not and he will ride tour of luxembourg,binck bank tour and some smaller flamish races
@@davidbiddlecombe3712 next time he says Road Races are boring, show him this video
"THIS is incredible, I have NEVER ever seen anything like this in my life!" ...me neither!😲
He might not have won, but mad respect to Fuglsang. So many guys would have been happy to tow Alaphilippe up to the line and settle for second. But he took a risk, refused to settle for second, and actually managed to outsprint Alaphilippe in the end. Sure he didn't win, but he made the race so much more exciting by his willingness to sacrifice some positions to have a chance to fight for 1st. I hope more guys will refuse to work and force Alaphillipe and other top guys to either pull or risk being overtaken, rather than pulling all the way, getting smoked in the sprint, and settling for positions.
Wow, what a finish!!!
Roy of the Rovers stuff. 👌
Epic race. Epic commentary.
Great commentating to a truly unforgettable finish. What is his name?
The month before this race I followed flemish races I'd never watch, because of expectations of MvdP. (Dwars door Vlaanderen, Brabantse Pijl ) . And every race he did something remarkable. In the Amstel I thought 10 km that he wouldn't make it , and then this Happens. Unbelievable (that is literally what i shouted 3x at the finish). I can watch this footage over and over again...
(rip to Bjorn Lambrecht 1997-2019)
Finally some descent highlights from you guys this year.
Yep what a great race , I heard about it from The Move , lance was right
Everytime he does something ridiculous I come back to watch this race to remember the first time he shocked everyone
He is not the next Eddy Merckx, he's Matthieu the first. If he doesnt break to much along the way he will win all classics.Imagine what he would do at Paris Roubaix.cant wait to see that.New star is born
This guy is his own lead out man. Phenomenal.
I want to know who the announcer is. That guy rocks! Keep it up!!
Wow the final sprint reminded me of this one
Wow Vandermazing!
Incredible! Fantástic!
Never give up!
He has done 3 sprints in a row...amazing!
Ciclocross, road and now mtb, whats next VDP?
This commentator is incredible!!! Does anyone know where I need to go for his live commentary on cycling (which TV station)?
Rob Hatch for Eurosport English.
@@allws9683 Thanks! I have Eurosport but I guess I'm stuck with the Dutch commentators then
This just shows that you should never give up if you still have a chance, even if it is small
Rob Hatch could probably even make golf exciting!
It would take a genius to do that, since that is a sport where the most interest part is how fast the grass grows. But yeah, to the comments on this race I could listen a hundred times indeed.
ゴール前のスプリントはシビレました。
Awesome finish, chapeau!
I love you MVDP
kind of the rule when you get dropped and catch up, don't hang back go through - great win
He walked them down!
Thats just... GOAT
Inpresonant!!! Mathieu
What a race this was! However, I do wonder: is this a badly edited highlights or has racing changed completely over the last 4 years? I was blown away 4 years ago when this happened. Yet watching the highlights it looks less alien to me than it did 4 years ago. Now you'd almost expect these kind of finishes.
New Super Star next from peter sagan !!! , and yes goodbye strong sagan
I hope he makes it back and finds a second wind like what cancellara did.its sad thinking how fast his prime came and went
May have been the longest 1k I've ever seen the tension
3XM
Dutch Mathieu (Cycling)
Dutch Michael (Darts)
Dutch Max (F-1)
M....... Maakt Macht
flying dutch.. robin van persie..
RIP Lambrecht
Question: Why they were frequently looking back?
And there was Bjorg Lambrecht. Pffff.... A great talent. RIP
マジですげぇよ マチューww
Super
Van derbpoel mostruosoooooooo!!!!!!
where can i wach the full race? :/
This commentator speaks dutch?
I have never seen anything like this
The ANNOUNCER is the real winner!
How can I watch this full broadcast?
tiz-cycling.racing/videos/amstel-gold-race-2019-full-race/
Brawo KWIATKOWSKI 👍 POLAND ❤
This is what it's all about.
Me too and not ashamed to admit😅
If you don’t feel anything while watching MDVP, then cycling (or winning) probably isn’t your thing.
One thing seems for sure though: Alaphilippe was really really really tired to only manage 4th, sprinter that he is. He was right to worry about Fuglsang, who did beat him to the line.
Fuglsang=must beat ALAphillipe
Yes, he was tired and was beaten. But , he also beat himself by letting so many catch up.
Alaphilippe woulda won on one leg had he kept riding the last 4k
Fuglsang beat him at the line, only after Alaphillipe closed down Kviatkowski with 500 meters to go, opened the sprint too early and with additional tailwind help from Simon Clarke.
If there were 10 riders sprinting, Fuglsang would be lucky to get 9th. Alaphillipe should have won this.
@@4200Felix Exactly
Wow