Amstel Gold Race 2015

Amstel Gold Race 2015
Racing series	UCI WorldTour  -  Category 1.UWT
Host country	Netherlands Belgium
Competition period	April 19, 2015
overall length	258 km
Starting field	200 from 32 nations in 25 teams (129 of them arrived at the finish)
winner
Overall rating	1. Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS) 6:31:49 h 2. Alejandro Valverde (MOV) same time 3. Michael Matthews (OGE) same time
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The Amstel Gold Race 2015 was the 50th edition of this cycling classic and took place on April 19, 2015. It was the first race of the “Ardennes Week” and was held on a Sunday, three days before the Flèche Wallonne or exactly one week before Liège – Bastogne – Liège . The one-day race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2015 and within this the eleventh of 28 races. The total distance of the race was 258 kilometers. The Pole Michał Kwiatkowski from the Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step won ahead of the Spaniard Alejandro Valverdefrom the Spanish team Movistar and the Australian Michael Matthews from the Australian team Orica GreenEdge .

For Michał Kwiatkowski it was the first victory in the Amstel Gold Race. In addition, he was the first ever Pole to win the race.

Attendees

Overview of the participating teams

17 UCI WorldTeams Ag2r La Mondiale (ALM) Astana Pro Team (AST) BMC Racing Team (BMC) Etixx-Quick Step (EQS) FDJ (FDJ) IAM Cycling (IAM)	Team Katusha (KAT) Lampre-Merida (LAM) Lotto Soudal (LTS) Movistar Team (MOV) Orica GreenEdge (OGE) Team Sky (SKY)	Team Cannondale-Garmin (TCG) Tinkoff Saxo (TCS) Trek Factory Racing (TFR) Team Giant-Alpecin (TGA) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo (TLJ)
8 UCI Professional Continental Teams Bardiani CSF (BAR) CCC Sprandi Polkowice (CCC) Cult Energy Pro Cycling (CLT)	MTN-Qhubeka (MTN) Nippo-Vini Fantini (NIP) Roompot Oranje Peloton (ROP)	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise (TSV) Wanty-Groupe Gobert (WGG)

The 17 UCI WorldTeams of the 2015 season were eligible to start . In addition, the organizer gave wildcards to eight UCI Professional Continental Teams . The 25 participating teams competed with eight drivers each. This resulted in a starting field of 200 drivers from 32 nations. The drivers included eight Germans, one Austrian and four Swiss.

Result

space	driver	nation	team	time	Points
01.	Michał Kwiatkowski	POLE	Etixx-Quick Step	6:31:49 h (39.508 km / h)	80
02.	Alejandro Valverde	ESP	Movistar team	same time	60
03.	Michael Matthews	OUT	Orica GreenEdge	same time	50
04th	Rui Costa	POR	Lampre-Merida	same time	40
05.	Greg Van Avermaet	BEL	BMC Racing Team	same time	30th
06th	Tony Gallopin	FRA	Lotto Soudal	same time	22nd
07th	Julian Alaphilippe	FRA	Etixx-Quick Step	same time	14th
08th.	Enrico Gasparotto	ITA	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	same time	-
09.	Maciej Paterski	POLE	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	same time	-
10.	Philippe Gilbert	BEL	BMC Racing Team	same time	02

Web links

• Official website (Dutch and English)
• Amstel Gold Race 2015 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• Amstel Gold Race (1st UWT) in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kwiatkowski wins Amstel Gold Race. dw.de, April 19, 2015, accessed on May 12, 2015 .