Amund Nygaart was destined for greatness, or so many thought. His skills in hills were unequalled and het was also great on flat roads. Some critics said he was not allround enough nd lacked climbing skills and technique. Yet he headed the Il Grillo hilling team for many seasons and finished on the podium in 11 races. At that time Il Grillo was one of the or maybe even the best hilling teams in the world. His teammates also could win top division races, yet he was captain.
He gathered 3650 points for Il Grillo and won the top divion race Mons-Turnhout. He was nicknamed Joop, after Joop Zoetemelk because he was the champion of second places: He got 8 in first division. He was unlucky in Bergen Rundtour, the hill classic, twice he in top form around the time of the Bergen rundtour, once he got injured, the second time Il Grillo missed the signup for the race.
He also rode 15 races ...
Read moreAmund Nygaart was destined for greatness, or so many thought. His skills in hills were unequalled and het was also great on flat roads. Some critics said he was not allround enough nd lacked climbing skills and technique. Yet he headed the Il Grillo hilling team for many seasons and finished on the podium in 11 races. At that time Il Grillo was one of the or maybe even the best hilling teams in the world. His teammates also could win top division races, yet he was captain.
He gathered 3650 points for Il Grillo and won the top divion race Mons-Turnhout. He was nicknamed Joop, after Joop Zoetemelk because he was the champion of second places: He got 8 in first division. He was unlucky in Bergen Rundtour, the hill classic, twice he in top form around the time of the Bergen rundtour, once he got injured, the second time Il Grillo missed the signup for the race.
He also rode 15 races for the national team. He never quite lived up to the expectations, but was happy to ride for familytour when he was 31 instead of riding as teammate for Il Grillo. The move payed off. He is dominating the hilly races with his new team and won two of the first 3 races he captained for familytour.
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