2017 Amstel Gold Race

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]

For the women's race, see 2017 Amstel Gold Race (Women).

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
  Winner  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  Second  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) (Team Sky)
  Third  Michael Albasini (SUI) (Orica–Scott)

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 prior 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]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Quick-Step Floors 6h 31' 40"
2  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky + 0"
3  Michael Albasini (SUI) Orica–Scott + 10"
4  Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 10"
5  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 10"
6  Sergio Henao (COL) Team Sky + 10"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 14"
8  Michael Gogl (AUT) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 10"
9  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 11"
10  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Sunweb + 1' 11"
Results women's race
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna Van Der Breggen (NED) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 3h 15' 57"
2  Elizabeth Deignan (GBR) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam + 55"
3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) WM3 Pro Cycling + 55"
4  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Orica Scott Women + 55"
5  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 55"
6  Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women + 1' 02"
7  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam + 1' 51"
8  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Canyon SRAM Racing + 1' 51"
9  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 1' 51"
10  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. 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.
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