1982 Amstel Gold Race

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The 1982 Amstel Gold Race was the 17th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Saturday April 24, 1982, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 237 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There was a total of 152 competitors, and 39 cyclists finished the race.

Result

Final result (1–10)
RankRiderTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Raas  (NED)6:10:45
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Stephen Roche  (IRL)+ 0.02
3Flag of Germany.svg  Gregor Braun  (GER)+ 0.07
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Sean Kelly  (IRL)+ 0
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Phil Anderson  (AUS)+ 0
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hennie Kuiper  (NED)+ 0
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ludo Peeters  (BEL)+ 1.14
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adri van der Poel  (NED)+ 0
9Flag of Norway.svg  Jostein Wilmann  (NOR)+ 0
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ad Wijnands  (NED)+ 0

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