The Amstel Gold Race, named after and sponsored by Amstel Beer, is the most important race on the Dutch calender. Held in April, it features 31 hills, some of which are very steep, such as the 20% Keutenberg. The race is run on the roads of Limburg, a province in southern Netherlands. Since 2003 the race has finished at the top of the Cauberg hill.
Year
|
1st place
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Distance, Average speed
|
| 1966 |
Jean Stablinski
7hr 48min 50sec |
Bernard van de Kerckhove
s.t. |
Jan Hugens
@ 5sec |
302 km
38.65 km/hr |
| 1967 |
Arie Den Hartog
4hr 51min |
Cees Lute
s.t. |
Harrie Steevens
s.t. |
213 km
43.92 km/hr |
| 1968 |
Harrie Steevens
5hr 52min 29sec |
Roger Rosiers
s.t. |
Daniel van Rijckeghen
@ 1sec |
245 km
41.70 km/hr |
| 1969 |
Guido Reybrouck
6hr 21min 3sec |
Jos Huysmans
s.t. |
Eddy Merckx
@ 6sec |
259 km
40.78 km/hr |
| 1970 |
Georges Pintens
6hr 21min 30sec |
Willy Vanneste
s.t. |
Andre Dierickx
@ 22sec |
240 km
37.75 km/hr |
| 1971 |
Frans Verbeeck
6hr 11min 53sec |
Gerben Karstens
s.t. |
Roger Rosiers
s.t. |
233 km
37.43 km/hr |
| 1972 |
Walter Planckaert
6hr 17min 39sec |
Willy de Geest
s.t. |
Joop Zoetemelk
s.t. |
237 km
37.65 km/hr |
| 1973 |
Eddy Merckx
6hr 38min 16sec |
Frans Verbeeck
@ 3min 13sec |
Herman Van Springel
3min 15sec |
238 km
35.86 km/hr |
| 1974 |
Gerrie Knetemann
6hr 6min 30sec |
Walter Planckaert
@ 2min 31sec |
Water Goodefroot
s.t. |
238 km
38.96 km/hr |
| 1975 |
Eddie Merckx
6hr 23min 33sec |
Freddy Maertens
@ 15sec |
Joseph Bruyere
2min 51sec |
238 km
37.23 km/hr |
| 1976 |
Freddy Maertens
5hr 53min 8sec |
Jan Raas
@ 4min 29sec |
Lucien Leman
@ 5min 19sec |
230 km
39.08 km/hr |
| 1977 |
Jan Raas
5hr 45min 55sec |
Gerrie Knetemann
s.t. |
Hennie Kuiper
s.t. |
230 km
39.89 km/hr |
| 1978 |
Jan Raas
6hr 5min 3sec |
Francesco Moser
@ 1min 16sec |
Joop Zoetemelk
s.t. |
230 km
37.8 km/hr |
| 1979 |
Jan Raas
5hr 59min 56sec |
Henk Lubberding
@ 39sec |
Sven-Ake Nilsson
s.t. |
237 km
39.51 km/hr |
| 1980 |
Jan Raas
5hr 44min 27sec |
Fons de Wolf
s.t. |
Sean Kelly
s.t. |
238 km
41.46 km/hr |
| 1981 |
Bernard Hinault
5hr 57min 49sec |
Roger De Vlaeminck
s.t. |
Fons de Wolf
s.t. |
237 km
39.74 km/h |
| 1982 |
Jan Raas
6hr 10min 45sec |
Stephen Roche
@ 2sec |
Gregor Braun
@ 7sec |
237 km
38.35 km/hr |
| 1983 |
Phil Anderson
5hr 50min 26sec |
Jan Bogaert
@ 31sec |
Jan Raas
s.t. |
242 km
41.43 km/hr |
| 1984 |
Jacques Hanegraaf
6hr 5min 56sec |
Kim Andersen
@ 2min 4sec |
Patrick Versluys
@ 2min 8sec |
247 km
40.50 km/hr |
| 1985 |
Gerrie Knetemann
6hr 27min 45sec |
Jef Lieckens
@ 32sec |
Johnny Broers
s.t. |
242 km
37.45 km/hr |
| 1986 |
Steven Rooks
6hr 8min 12sec |
Joop Zoetemelk
s.t. |
Ronny Van Holen
@ 37sec |
242 km
39.44 km/hr |
| 1987 |
Joop Zoetemelk
6hr 12min 51sec |
Steven Rooks
@ 30sec |
Malcom Elliot
@ 32sec |
242 km
38.94 km/hr |
| 1988 |
Jelle Nijdam
6hr 28min 42sec |
Steven Rooks
@ 17sec |
Claude Criquielon
s.t. |
242 km
37.38km |
| 1989 |
Eric Van Lancker
5hr 59min 49sec |
Claude Criquielon
@ 19sec |
Steve Bauer
s.t. |
242 km
40.35 km/hr |
| 1990 |
Adrie Van Der Poel
6hr 17min 17sec |
Luc Roosen
s.t. |
Jelle Nijdam
s.t. |
249 km
39.61 km/hr |
| 1991 |
Frans Masen
6hr 4min 46sec |
Maurizio Fondriest
s.t. |
Dirk De Wolf
s.t. |
244 km
40.14 km/hr |
| 1992 |
Olaf Ludwig
6hr 27min 30sec |
Johan Museeuw
s.t. |
Dmitri Konyshev
s.t. |
247.5 km
38.32 km/hr |
| 1993 |
Rolf Jaermann
6hr 40min 4sec |
Gianni Bugno
s.t. |
Jens Heppner
@ 1min 7sec |
249 km
37.34 km/hr |
| 1994 |
Johan Museeuw
6hr 42min 34sec |
Bruno Cenghialta
s.t. |
Marco Saligari
@ 7sec |
250 km
37.26 km/hr |
| 1995 |
Mauro Gianetti
6hr 38min 52sec |
Davide Cassani
s.t. |
Beat Zberg
@ 27sec |
256 km
38.51 km/hr |
| 1996 |
Stefano Zanini
5hr 56min 36sec |
Mauro Bettin
@ 22sec |
Johan Museeuw
s.t. |
253 km
42.69 km/hr |
| 1997 |
Bjarne Riis
6hr 11min 19sec |
Andrea Tafi
@ 46sec |
Beat Zberg
s.t. |
258 km
41.704 km/hr |
| 1998 |
Rolf Jaermann
6hr 43min 20sec |
Marten den Bakker
s.t. |
Michele Bartoli
@ 21sec |
257.3 km
38.27 km/hr |
| 1999 |
Michael Boogerd
6hr 37min 23sec |
Lance Armstrong
s.t. |
Gabriele Missaglia
@ 16sec |
253 km
38.547 km/hr |
| 2000 |
Erik Zabel
6hr 13min 37sec |
Michael Boogerd
s.t. |
Markus Zberg
s.t. |
257 km
41.11 km/hr |
| 2001 |
Erik Dekker
6hr 39min 13sec |
Lance Armstrong
s.t. |
Serge Baguet
@ 17sec |
257 km
38.265 km/hr |
| 2002 |
Michele Bartoli
6hr 49min 17sec |
Sergei Ivanov
s.t. |
Michael Boogerd
s.t. |
254.4 km
37.294 km/hr |
| 2003 |
Alexandre Vinokourov
6hr 1min 3sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 4sec
|
Danilo Di Luca
s.t. |
250.7 km
41.661 km/hr |
| 2004 |
Davide Rebellin
6hr 23min 44sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 1sec |
Paolo Bettini
@ 18sec |
251.1 km
39.261 km/hr |
| 2005 |
Danilo Di Luca
6hr 21min 7sec |
Michael Boogerd
s.t. |
Mirko Celestino
s.t. |
250.7 km
39.468 km/hr |
| 2006 |
Frank Schleck
6hr 25min 39sec |
Steffen Wesemann
@ 22sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 46sec |
253.1 km
39.377 km/hr |
| 2007 |
Stefan Schumacher
6hr 11min 49sec |
Davide Rebellin
@ 21sec |
Danilo Di Luca
@ 22sec |
252.2km
40.697 km/hr |
2008
April 20 |
Damiano Cunego
6hr 35min 29sec |
Frank Schleck
s.t. |
Alejandro Valverde
s.t. |
257.4 km
39.050 km/hr |
2009
April 19 |
Serguei Ivanov
6hr 38min 46sec |
Karsten Kroon
@ s.t. |
Robert Gesink
@ 8sec |
257.8 km
38.9 km/hr |
2010
April
18 |
Philippe Gilbert
6hr 22min 54sec
|
Ryder Hesjedal
@ 2sec |
Enrico Gasparotto
@ s.t. |
257.3 km
40.319 km/hr |
