The biggest talking points ahead of women's Amstel Gold Race - Preview

VALKENBURG, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 10: A general view of the peloton passing through a landscape during the 8th Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2022 a 128,5km one day race from Maastricht to Valkenburg / #UCIWWT / #AGR2022 / on April 10, 2022 in Valkenburg, Netherlands. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
The women's peloton faces 21 climbs on the extended 2023 route for Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

The season has turned a corner, with the cobbled Classics firmly in the review mirror and the Ardennes Classics kicking off at Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition on Sunday, April 16, in the Netherlands. 

The race is back to its traditional spot on the calendar after switching weekends with Paris-Roubaix last year, and now all feels right in the world of professional cycling as Amstel Gold Race begins the three-race affair that runs straight into Flèche Wallonne on April 19 and Liège-Bastogne-Liège on April 23, both in Belgium.

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.

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