Amstel Gold Race 2017

Amstel Gold Race 2017
General
output	52nd Amstel Gold Race
Racing series	UCI WorldTour 2017 1st UWT
date	April 16, 2017
overall length	261 km
Host country	Netherlands
begin	Maastricht
target	Berg en Terblijt
Teams	24
Driver at the start	191
Driver at the finish	127
Average speed	39.983 km / h
Result
winner	Philippe Gilbert ( Quick-Step Floors )
Second	Michał Kwiatkowski ( Sky )
Third	Michael Albasini ( Orica-Scott )
◀ 2016	2018 ▶
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The 52nd Amstel Gold Race 2017 was a Dutch road bike race . The one-day race started in Maastricht and ended in Berg en Terblijt after 261 kilometers and was held on Easter Sunday , April 16, 2017 . The bike race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2017 and was the 16th of a total of 37 races in this series.

The winner of the race was Philippe Gilbert in a two-man sprint against Michał Kwiatkowski for the fourth time , although he suffered a kidney tear in a fall at the beginning of the race, which forced him to end the 2017 classic season early.

The women's Amstel Gold Race was held for the fourth time. The start was in Maastricht and finish after 121.6 kilometers in Berg en Terblijt . The race was part of the UCI Women's WorldTour 2017 . The winner was Anna van der Breggen , who was able to pull away from a leading group a few kilometers from the finish.

Men

Participating teams

WorldTeams (18) AG2R La Mondiale Astana Bahrain Merida BMC Racing Bora-Hansgrohe Cannondale-Drapac Dimension data FDJ Katusha-Alpecin Lotto NL-Jumbo Lotto Soudal Movistar Orica Scott Quick-Step Floors Sky Sunweb Trek-Segafredo UAE Emirates Professional Continental Teams (6) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise Wanty-Groupe Gobert Bardiani CSF CCC Sprandi Polkowice Direct energy

Race result

Overall rating driver country team time 1. Philippe Gilbert Belgium Quick-Step Floors 6 h 31 min 40 s 2. Michał Kwiatkowski Poland Sky + 0 s 3. Michael Albasini Switzerland Orica Scott + 10 s 4th Nathan Haas Australia Dimension data + 10 s 5. José Joaquín Rojas Spain Movistar + 10 s 6th Sergio Henao Colombia Sky + 10 s 7th Ion Izagirre Spain Bahrain Merida + 14 s 8th. Michael Gogl Austria Trek-Segafredo + 1 min 10 s 9. Sonny Colbrelli Italy Bahrain Merida + 1 min 11 s 10. Michael Matthews Australia Sunweb + 1 min 11 s

Source: ProCyclingStats

Women

Women's Amstel Gold Race 2017
General
output	4. Amstel Gold Race (women)
Racing series	UCI Women's WorldTour 2017 1st World Championship
date	April 16, 2017
overall length	121.6 km
Host country	Netherlands
begin	Maastricht
target	Valkenburg aan de Geul
Teams	21st
Driver at the start	133
Driver at the finish	73
Average speed	37.05 km / h
Result
winner	Anna van der Breggen ( Boels Dolmans )
Second	Lizzie Deignan ( Boels Dolmans )
Third	Annemiek van Vleuten ( Orica-Scott ) Katarzyna Niewiadoma ( WM3 )
◀ 2003	2018 ▶
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Participating teams

UCI Women's Teams (21) Alé Cipollini Galassia Astana Women's Team BePink Cogeas Boels Dolmans Cycling Team BTC City Ljubljana Canyon SRAM Cervélo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team Cylance Pro Cycling FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope Hitec Products Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team Lensworld-Kuota Lotto Soudal Orica Scott Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team Servetto Giusta Sport Vlaanderen-Etixx Sunweb VéloCONCEPT Women Wiggle High5 WM3 Pro Cycling

Race result

Overall rating driver country team time 1. Anna van der Breggen Netherlands Boels Dolmans 3 h 15 min 57 s 2. Lizzie Deignan United Kingdom Boels Dolmans + 55 s 3. Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands Orica Scott + 55 s 3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma Poland WM3 + 55 s 5. Elisa Longo Borghini Italy Wiggle High5 + 55 s 6th Coryn Rivera United States Sunweb + 1 min 02 s 7th Amy Pieters Netherlands Boels Dolmans + 1 min 51 s 8th. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot France Canyon-SRAM Racing + 1 min 51 s 9. Ashleigh Moolman South Africa Cervélo Bigla + 1 min 51 s 10. Ellen van Dijk Netherlands Sunweb + 1 min 51 s

Sources: ProCyclingStats Cycling Quotient

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gilbert has to take a break after Amstel victory with a kidney injury. radsport-news.com, April 17, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Van der Breggen comes to the climax in top form. radsport-news.com, April 16, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : Amstel Gold Race 2017  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Amstel Gold Race Men in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Amstel Gold Race Women in the ProCyclingStats.com database