Cavalli: Sometimes the race is not just legs, but also heart and head

Amstel Gold Race Ladies 2022 - 8th Edition - Maastricht - Valkenburg 128,5 km - 10/04/2022 - Marie Le Net (FRA - FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) - Marta Cavalli (ITA - FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) - photo Anton Vos/CV/SprintCyclingAgency©2022
Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) after winning Amstel Gold Race 2022 (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Marta Cavalli was perhaps not the expected victor at Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, but the Italian raced a canny final after making the cut in an elite lead group on the final ascent of the Cauberg.

The 24-year-old stole away on the famous climb to leave behind favourites such as Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Demi Vollering (SD Worx), and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) to solo to the win in Berg en Terblijt and deliver the biggest triumph of her career to date.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.