Marianne Vos skips Amstel Gold Race defence to focus on Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Marianne Vos wins the 2021 Amstel Gold Race
Marianne Vos wins the 2021 Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Getty Images)

Marianne Vos will skip Sunday's Amstel Gold Race as she focuses squarely on Paris-Roubaix Femmes in a week's time. 

Vos won Amstel in her native Netherlands for the first time last year but has opted to forgo a title defence. 

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