The Amstel Gold Sportive - Anyone ridden this before?

Posted on Sat 4th, April 2015

• #1

msutton30

Meeting my friends in Holland in a few weeks we're riding the 150km Sportive and watching the pro race on the Sunday.
Has anyone ridden this before?
Not sure which bike to take with me .... quite keen to take my fixed is this a silly idea?

I've had a look at the route but would like a point of view from someone who has ridden it?
• #2

adroit

I rode it a few years ago, brave man if you do this on fixed. Silly hilly, and it was cold and wet and generally horrible. Not sure if it is the same route these days.
• #3

msutton30

Thought this might be case ..... hope the weather is a touch better this year!
Thanks for your feed back
• #4

graunch

I seem to be doing this this year... I'm as fat as I have been in years, it is looking a bit scary
• #5

MisterTomTom

I did it last year and it is very hilly. Some hills are steep so I think doing it fixed isn't really an option. (I might be wrong, not a fixed rider)
• #6

graunch

I won't be doing it fixed :-) and I am only doing the 150 as I am going as a guest of a vendor of ours, but I am concerned about my ability to not embarrass myself. Arrggghhh
• #7

graunch

Finished it. Turns out being a lardarse is not the best way to tackle hills. Who knew?

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