Fourth place for Amber van der Hulst at GP Euromat

GP Euromat was a flat race and it was expected to be one for the sprinters. After 121.5km it ended up in the predicted bunch sprint where Lorena Wiebes took victory. After a powerful sprint Amber van der Hulst came in fourth and just missed out on the podium.

The team was aiming for the win today and they did a great job in keeping Amber well positioned in the front towards the finish.

โ€I knew that if I wanted to have a good shot at winning, I would have to be the first to take the second last corner.โ€™โ€™ โ€“ Amber van der Hulst

โ€The legs felt good and the girls were doing a great job, so I also wanted to win for the teamโ€, Amber said. โ€Unfortunately, I came in fifth through the last corner, sprinted past Lotte Kopecky, but I wasnโ€™t able to reach for the podium anymore. Iโ€™m a bit disappointed, I should have been more at the front. Still, Iโ€™m happy about the good shape and grateful to the team for their trust in me.โ€

1 Lorena Wiebes
2 Charlotte Kool
3 Susanne Andersen
4 Amber van der Hulst
16 Femke Markus
31 Anouska Koster
37 Ann-Sophie Duyck
44 Sylvie Swinkels
47 Esther van Veen

Photo by Velofocus

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Mathew Mitchell
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My name is Mathew Mitchell, 30-something from Staffordshire, UK. Over the last few years, I've got more and more into cycling, from the first innocent Sportive events to Audaxes, Go-Races, British Cycling racing, Time Trials and now Cyclocross.

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