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
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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 |
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1. | Michał Kwiatkowski | POLE | Etixx-Quick Step | 6:31:49 h (39.508 km / h) |
80 |
2. | Alejandro Valverde | ESP | Movistar team | same time | 60 |
3. | Michael Matthews | OUT | Orica GreenEdge | same time | 50 |
4th | Rui Costa | POR | Lampre-Merida | same time | 40 |
5. | Greg Van Avermaet | BEL | BMC Racing Team | same time | 30th |
6th | Tony Gallopin | FRA | Lotto Soudal | same time | 22nd |
7th | Julian Alaphilippe | FRA | Etixx-Quick Step | same time | 14th |
8th. | Enrico Gasparotto | ITA | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | same time | - |
9. | Maciej Paterski | POLE | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | same time | - |
10. | Philippe Gilbert | BEL | BMC Racing Team | same time | 2 |
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
- ↑ Kwiatkowski wins Amstel Gold Race. dw.de, April 19, 2015, accessed on May 12, 2015 .