1969 Amstel Gold Race

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Amstel Gold Race 1969 with Eddy Merckx (in Dutch)

The 1969 Amstel Gold Race was the fourth edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 18, 1969, in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The race stretched 259 kilometres, with the start in Helmond and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 132 competitors, and 36 cyclists finished the race.

Result

Final result (1–10)
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Guido Reybrouck  (BEL)6:21:03
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Huysmans  (BEL)+ 0
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)+ 0.16
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eric Leman  (BEL)+ 0
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Vekemans  (BEL)+ 0
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Georges Pintens  (BEL)+ 0
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Rosiers  (BEL)+ 0
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerard Vianen  (NED)+ 0.25
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Valeer van Sweevelt  (BEL)+ 0.40
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jaak Frijters  (NED)+ 0

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