2017 Amstel Gold Race

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2017 Amstel Gold Race
2017 UCI World Tour, race 16 of 37
Race details
Dates16 April 2017
Stages1
Distance264.6 km (164.4 mi)
Winning time6h 31' 40"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  SecondFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) (Team Sky)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) (Orica–Scott)
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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]

Contents

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

As 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

Results men's race [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors 6h 31' 40"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 0"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) Orica–Scott + 10"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 10"
5Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) Movistar Team + 10"
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) Team Sky + 10"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 14"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Gogl  (AUT) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 10"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 11"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS) Team Sunweb + 1' 11"
Results women's race
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna Van Der Breggen  (NED)Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 3h 15' 57"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elizabeth Deignan  (GBR)Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam+ 55"
3Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)WM3 Pro Cycling+ 55"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Orica Scott Women+ 55"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)Wiggle High5+ 55"
6Flag of the United States.svg  Coryn Rivera  (USA)Team Sunweb Women+ 1' 02"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED)Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam+ 1' 51"
8Flag of France.svg  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  (FRA)Canyon SRAM Racing+ 1' 51"
9Flag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio  (RSA)Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team+ 1' 51"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen Van Dijk  (NED)Team Sunweb Women+ 1' 51"

References

  1. "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. Windsor, Richard (16 April 2017). "Philippe Gilbert beats Michał Kwiatkowski to victory at Amstel Gold Race". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (16 April 2017). "Gilbert wins Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. Torfs, Michaël (16 April 2017). "Sizzling Gilbert makes it four in Dutch Limburg". Deredactie.be. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. Braverman, Jessi (16 April 2017). "Van der Breggen wins women's Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. 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.