The 2017 Amstel Gold Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 16 April. It was the 52nd edition of the Amstel Gold Race and the sixteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[1][2]
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Dates | 16 April 2017 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 264.6 km (164.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 31' 40" | ||||||||||||
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It was won for the fourth time by Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors), defeating Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski in a two-up sprint finish.[3] Michael Albasini from Orica–Scott completed the podium, leading home a small group ten seconds in arrears of the lead duo.[4] Gilbert's win, coupled with a win two weeks earlier at the Tour of Flanders, made him the third rider to win both races in the same year – after Eddy Merckx and Jan Raas.[5]
After a 14-year hiatus, there was also a women's version of the Amstel Gold Race of 121 km, following the same parcours. This race was won by Anna van der Breggen.[6]
Teams
editAs the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Six UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 24-team peloton.[7]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Quick-Step Floors | 6h 31' 40" | |
2 | Team Sky | + 0" | |
3 | Orica–Scott | + 10" | |
4 | Team Dimension Data | + 10" | |
5 | Movistar Team | + 10" | |
6 | Team Sky | + 10" | |
7 | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" | |
8 | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" | |
9 | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 11" | |
10 | Team Sunweb | + 1' 11" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 3h 15' 57" | |
2 | Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | + 55" | |
3 | WM3 Pro Cycling | + 55" | |
4 | Orica Scott Women | + 55" | |
5 | Wiggle High5 | + 55" | |
6 | Team Sunweb Women | + 1' 02" | |
7 | Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | + 1' 51" | |
8 | Canyon SRAM Racing | + 1' 51" | |
9 | Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 51" | |
10 | Team Sunweb Women | + 1' 51" |
References
edit- ^ "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Windsor, Richard (16 April 2017). "Philippe Gilbert beats Michał Kwiatkowski to victory at Amstel Gold Race". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (16 April 2017). "Gilbert wins Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Torfs, Michaël (16 April 2017). "Sizzling Gilbert makes it four in Dutch Limburg". Deredactie.be. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Braverman, Jessi (16 April 2017). "Van der Breggen wins women's Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ MacLeary, John (15 April 2017). "Amstel Gold Race 2017: When is the race, what TV channel is it on, starting list and our 10 riders to watch?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
edit- 2017 Amstel Gold Race at ProCyclingStats