Maastricht - Berg en Terblijt, 258 km, The Netherlands

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Michal Kwiatkowski wins the 2015 Amstel Gold Race

The Race: L'Equipe noted that when world road champion Michal Kiatkowski won Amstel Gold today he joined Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Jaan Raas, other riders who had won Amstel Gold wearing the rainbow jersey. This was also Kwiatkoski's first road race victory of the season. His only other win this year was the Paris-Nice time trial.

Coming to the final and fourth ascent of the Cauberg for the finish Philippe Gilbert attacked and looked good for the win. But he wasn't the Phillipe Gilbert of 2014 who won the race last year. A train of strong riders overtook him, and from that group Kwiatkowski was the strongest, giving the Etixx-Quick Step rider a clean win. Gilbert had to be content with 10th.

Complete Results:

2015 Amstel Gold Race photos |

258 km raced at an average speed of 39.508 km/hr

1	KWIATKOWKI, Michal	ETIXX - Quick Step	6hr 31min 49sec
2	VALVERDE , Alejandro	Movistar Team	s.t.
3	MATTHEWS, Michael	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
4	FARIA, Rui Alberto	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
5	VAN AVERMAET, Greg	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
6	GALLOPIN, Tony	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
7	ALAPHILIPPE, Julian	ETIXX - Quick Step	s.t.
8	GASPAROTTO, Enrico	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
9	PATERSKI, Maciej	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
10	GILBERT, Philippe	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
11	MORENO, Daniel	Team Katusha	s.t.
12	NOCENTINI, Rinaldo	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
13	CARUSO, Giampaolo	Team Katusha	s.t.
14	KREUZIGER, Roman	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
15	MARTIN, Daniel	Team Cannondale - Garmin	s.t.
16	NORDHAUG, Lars Petter	Team SKY	s.t.
17	FUGLSANG, Jakob	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
18	HERMANS, Ben	BMC Racing Team	@ 3sec
19	WELLENS, Tim	Lotto - Soudal	18"
20	SBARAGLI, Kristian	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
21	LAMMERTINK, Maurits	Roompot	s.t.
22	VALGREN, Michael	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
23	JUNGELS, Bob	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
24	BAKELANTS, Jan	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
25	TSATEVICH, Aleksei	Team Katusha	s.t.
26	DUMOULIN, Tom	Team Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
27	MARTENS, Paul	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo	s.t.
28	LEUKEMANS, Bjorn	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
29	REBELLIN, Davide	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
30	FELLINE, Fabio	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
31	SANCHEZ, Samuel	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
32	RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin	Team Katusha	s.t.
33	HENAO, Sergio	Team SKY	s.t.
34	VANENDERT, Jelle	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
35	ELMIGER, Martin	IAM Cycling	s.t.
36	SLAGTER, Tom Jelte	Team Cannondale - Garmin	26"
37	GULDHAMMER, Rasmus	CULT Energy Pro Cycling	s.t.
38	HAAS, Nathan	Team Cannondale - Garmin	s.t.
39	PREIDLER, Georg	Team Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
40	CUNEGO, Damiano	Nippo - Vini Fantini	s.t.
41	SELVAGGI, Mirko	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
42	VICHOT, Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
43	DE TIER, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	52"
44	SORENSEN, Chris-Anker	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
45	BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
46	PAUWELS, Serge	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
47	VISCONTI, Giovanni	Movistar Team	s.t.
48	ROJAS, José Joaquin	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	ULISSI, Diego	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
50	VAKOC, Petr	ETIXX - Quick Step	s.t.
51	MONTAGUTI, Matteo	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
52	BOARO, Manuele	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
53	VALLS FERRI, Rafael	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
54	VUILLERMOZ, Alexis	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
55	MOLLEMA, Bauke	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
56	SCHLECK, Frank	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
57	ROSA, Diego	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
58	IZAGUIRRE, Gorka	Movistar Team	s.t.
59	GRIVKO, Andriy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
60	KISERLOVSKI, Robert	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
61	KREDER, Michel	Roompot	s.t.
62	KELDERMAN, Wilco	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo	s.t.
63	SANCHEZ, Luis León	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
64	TEUNS, Dylan	BMC Racing Team	59"
65	NIBALI, Vincenzo	Astana Pro Team	@ 1min 20"sec
66	ROELANDTS, Jurgen	Lotto - Soudal	1'32"
67	IMPEY, Daryl	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
68	WEENING, Pieter	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
69	ALBASINI, Michael	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
70	GERRANS, Simon	ORICA GreenEDGE	s.t.
71	KIRYIENKA, Vasil	Team SKY	s.t.
72	BARGUIL, Warren	Team Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
73	MEERSMAN, Gianni	ETIXX - Quick Step	1'40"
74	LOSADA, Alberto	Team Katusha	2'14"
75	TANNER, David	IAM Cycling	2'14"
76	CLARKE, Simon	ORICA GreenEDGE	2'21"
77	MARTIN, Tony	ETIXX - Quick Step	4'27"
78	DILLIER, Silvan	BMC Racing Team	4'53"
79	CHAVANEL, Sylvain	IAM Cycling	4'56"
80	VAN DER SANDE, Tosh	Lotto - Soudal	5'47"
81	RUTKIEWICZ, Marek	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	5'47"
82	SPRENGERS, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	6'42"
83	MINNAARD, Marco	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
84	JACOBS, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
85	CHEREL, Mikael	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
86	DE MAAR, Marc	Roompot	s.t.
87	THEUNS, Edward	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
88	DUIJN, Huub	Roompot	s.t.
89	CARUSO, Damiano	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
90	MATYSIAK, Bartlomiej	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
91	HOOGERLAND, Johnny	Roompot	6'47"
92	NAESEN, Oliver	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
93	DE VREESE, Laurens	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
94	KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry	Team Katusha	s.t.
95	VAN HECKE, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
96	COLLI, Daniele	Nippo - Vini Fantini	s.t.
97	GOLAS, Michal	ETIXX - Quick Step	s.t.
98	VERMOTE, Julien	ETIXX - Quick Step	s.t.
99	LAGUTIN, Sergey	Team Katusha	s.t.
100	ARREDONDO, Julian David	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
101	DURASEK, Kristijan	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
102	BOLE, Grega	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
103	POLANC, Jan	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
104	ROVNY, Ivan	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
105	REZA, Kevin	FDJ	s.t.
106	VAUGRENARD, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
107	COLBRELLI, Sonny	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
108	BATTAGLIN, Enrico	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
109	MORI, Manuele	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
110	LANGEVELD, Sebastian	Team Cannondale - Garmin	s.t.
111	BARBIN, Enrico	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
112	HOWES, Alex	Team Cannondale - Garmin	s.t.
113	NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas	Team Cannondale - Garmin	s.t.
114	WEGMANN, Fabian	CULT Energy Pro Cycling	7'56"
115	MACHADO, Tiago	Team Katusha	7'56"
116	BROECKX, Stig	Lotto - Soudal	8'59"
117	VAN GINNEKEN, Sjoerd	Roompot	s.t.
118	MARYCZ, Jaroslaw	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
119	SAMOILAU, Branislau	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
120	REGUIGUI, Youcef	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
121	EIJSSEN, Yannick	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
122	DE GREEF, Francis	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
123	LIGTHART, Pim	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
124	PICHON, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
125	BURGHARDT, Marcus	BMC Racing Team	9'59"
126	ZARDINI, Edouardo	Bardiani CSF	10'48"
127	TANKINK, Bram	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo	12'21"
128	DE NEGRI, Pier Paolo	Nippo - Vini Fantini	13'47"
129	JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.

Abandons:

GASTAUER, Ben	AG2R La Mondiale
RIBLON, Christophe	AG2R La Mondiale
BONNET, William	FDJ
LE GAC, Olivier	FDJ
ROUX, Anthony	FDJ
VEIKKANEN, Jussi	FDJ
BOOM, Lars	Astana Pro Team
WESTRA, lieuwe	Astana Pro Team
VANDENBERGH, Stijn	ETIXX - Quick Step
HOLLENSTEIN, Reto	IAM Cycling
REYNES MIMO, Vicente	IAM Cycling
SARAMOTINS, Aleksejs	IAM Cycling
BONO, Matteo	Lampre - Merida
CONTI, Valerio	Lampre - Merida
VANENDERT, Dennis	Lotto - Soudal
SUTTERLIN, Jasha	Movistar Team
ERVITI, Imanol	Movistar Team
HERRADA LOPEZ, Josè	Movistar Team
SUTHERLAND, Rory	Movistar Team
HAYMAN, Mathew	ORICA GreenEDGE
MEIER, Christian	ORICA GreenEDGE
BETTIOL, Alberto	Team Cannondale - Garmin
MOHORIC, Matej	Team Cannondale - Garmin
CURVERS, Roy	Team Giant-Alpecin
DE KORT, Koen	Team Giant-Alpecin
HUPOND, Thierry	Team Giant-Alpecin
TIMMER, Albert	Team Giant-Alpecin
WAEYTENS, Zico	Team Giant-Alpecin
LEEZER, Thomas	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
LINDEMAN, Bert-Jan	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
ROOSEN, Timo	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
VAN DER LIJKE, Nick	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
VAN EMDEN, Jos	Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
EARLE, Nathan	Team SKY
KENNAUGH, Peter	Team SKY
DEIGNAN, Philip	Team SKY
ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier	Team SKY
POELS, Wouter	Team SKY
HANSEN, Jesper	Tinkoff - Saxo
PETROV, Evgeni	Tinkoff - Saxo
BEPPU, Fumiyuki	Trek Factory Racing
DIDIER, Laurent	Trek Factory Racing
WATSON, Calvin	Trek Factory Racing
ANDREETTA, Simone	Bardiani CSF
BOEM, Nicola	Bardiani CSF
PIECHELE, Andrea	Bardiani CSF
PIRAZZI, Stefano	Bardiani CSF
SCHUMACHER, Stefan	CCC Sprandi Polkowice
DOWNING, Russel	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
GERDEMANN, Linus	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
KIRSCH, Alex	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
MAGER, Christian	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
REIHS, Michael	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
VINTHER, Troels Ronning	CULT Energy Pro Cycling
GOSS, Matthew	MTN - Qhubeka
VAN ZYL, Johann Abraham	MTN - Qhubeka
JIM, Songeze	MTN - Qhubeka
TEKLEHAIMANOT, Daniel	MTN - Qhubeka
BERLATO, Giacomo	Nippo - Vini Fantini
FILOSI, Iuri	Nippo - Vini Fantini
MALAGUTI, Alessandro	Nippo - Vini Fantini
STACCHIOTTI, Riccardo	Nippo - Vini Fantini
YAMAMOTO, Genki	Nippo - Vini Fantini
HONIG, Reinier	Roompot
TERPSTRA, Mike	Roompot
DECLERCQ, Tim	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
VANOVERBERGHE, Arthur	Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
MARCATO, Marco	Wanty - Groupe Gobert
GHYSELINCK, Jan	Wanty - Groupe Gobert

2015 Amstel Gold Race course map and profile:

2015 Amstel Gold Race course map

2015 Amstel Gold Race profile

The climbs:

Climb No.	Name	Km
1	Slingerberg	9.4
2	Adsteeg	14.1
3	Lange Raarberg	22.3
4	Bergseweg	38.0
5	Sibbergrubbe – 1st ascent	49.7
6	Cauberg – 1st ascent	54.1
7	Geulhemmerberg – 1st ascent	58.6
8	Wolfsberg	78.1
9	Loorberg 1st ascent	81.2
10	Schweibergerweg	92.5
11	Camerig	98.6
12	Drielandenpunt (Vaals)	109.5
13	Gemmenicherweg	114.0
14	Vijlenerbos	117.8
15	Eperheide	126.5
16	Gulperberg - 1st ascent	135.1
17	Plettenberg	141.6
18	Eyserweg	143.7
19	Huls	148.2
20	Vrakelberg	153.5
21	Sibbergrubbe - 2nd ascent	161.2
22	Cauberg 2nd ascent	165.5
23	Geulhemmerberg - 1st ascent	170.2
24	Bemelerberg - 1st ascent	182.9
25	Loorberg - 2bd ascent	198.2
26	Gulperberg - 2nd ascent	207.7
27	Kruisberg	216.7
28	Eyserbosweg	218.6
29	Fromberg	222.4
30	Keutenberg	226.9
31	Cauberg  - 3rd ascent	236.9
32	Geulhemmerberg - 3rd ascent	241.5
33	Bemelerberg  - 2nd ascent	250.2
34	Cauberg - 4th ascent	255.5

2015 Amstel Gold photos:

Of course we have to have the riders passing a windmill in a Dutch race.

Alejandro Valverde

An early pass up the Cauberg

Michael Matthews on the Gulperberg

Tony Gallopin

Lars Peter Nordhaug

Johnny Hoogerland

Linus Gerdemann and Johan van Zyl lead a group up the Gulperberg.

Simon Clarke attacks on the Keutenberg

Yannick Eijssen

Laurens de Vreese leads and escape attempt.

Philippe Gilbert launches his ultimately unsuccessful attack on the Cauberg.

Kwiatkowski gets a clean win in the 2015 Amstel Gold Race

Kwiatkowski right after the race.

2015 Amstel Gold Race podium, from left: Alejandro Valverde (2nd), Michal Kwiatkowski and Michael Matthews (3rd)

Start list with backnumbers, April 17, 2015:

	BMC
1	GILBERT Philippe
2	CARUSO Damiano
3	BURGHARDT Marcus
4	DILLIER Silvan
5	HERMANS Ben
6	SANCHEZ Samuel
7	TEUNS Dylan
8	VAN AVERMAET Greg
	AG2R-LA MONDIALE
11	BAKELANTS Jan
12	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto
13	CHEREL Mickaël
14	GASTAUER Ben
15	MONTAGUTI Matteo
16	NOCENTINI Rinaldo
17	RIBLON Christophe
18	VUILLERMOZ Alexis
	FDJ
21	JEANNESSON Arnold
22	LE GAC Olivier
23	PICHON Laurent
24	REZA Kevin
25	ROUX Anthony
26	VAUGRENARD Benoît
27	VEIKKANEN Jussi
28	VICHOT Arthur
	ASTANA
31	NIBALI Vincenzo
32	BOOM Lars
33	FUGLSANG Jakob
34	GRIVKO Andriy
35	LUTSENKO Alexey
36	ROSA Diego
37	SANCHEZ Luis Leon
38	WESTRA Lieuwe
	ETIXX-QUICK STEP
41	KWIATKOWSKI Michal
42	ALAPHILIPPE Julian
43	GOLAS Michal
44	MARTIN Tony
45	MEERSMAN Gianni
46	VERMOTE Julien
47	VAKOC Petr
48	VANDENBERGH Stijn
	IAM CYCLING
51	CHAVANEL Sylvain
52	DEVENYNS Dries
53	ELMIGER Martin
54	HOLLENSTEIN Reto
55	DEGAND Thomas
56	REYNES MIMO Vicente
57	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
58	TANNER David
	LAMPRE-MERIDA
61	FARIA Rui Alberto
62	BONO Matteo
63	DURASEK Kristijan
64	CONTI Valerio
65	MORI Manuele
66	POLANC Jan
67	ULISSI Diego
68	VALLS Rafael
	LOTTO-SOUDAL
71	VANENDERT Jelle
72	ARMEE Sander
73	GALLOPIN Tony
74	LIGTHART Pim
75	ROELANDTS Jurgen
76	VAN DER SANDE Tosh
77	VANENDERT Dennis
78	WELLENS Tim
	MOVISTAR
81	VALVERDE Alejandro
82	GADRET John
83	ERVITI Imanol
84	HERRADA José
85	IZAGUIRRE Gorka
86	ROJAS Jose Joaquin
87	SUTHERLAND Rory
88	VISCONTI Giovanni
	ORICA-GREENEDGE
91	GERRANS Simon
92	ALBASINI Michael
93	CLARKE Simon
94	HAYMAN Mathew
95	IMPEY Daryl
96	MATTHEWS Michael
97	MEIER Christian
98	WEENING Pieter
	CANNONDALE-GARMIN
101	SLAGTER Tom Jelte
102	BETTIOL Alberto
103	HAAS Nathan
104	HOWES Alex
105	MARTIN Daniel
106	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas
107	LANGEVELD Sebastian
108	MOHORIC Matej
	GIANT-ALPECIN
111	DUMOULIN Tom
112	BARGUIL Warren
113	CURVERS Roy
114	DE KORT Koen
115	HUPOND Thierry
116	PREIDLER Georg
117	TIMMER Albert
118	WAEYTENS Zico
	KATUSHA
121	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin
122	CARUSO Giampaolo
123	KOZONTCHUK DmitrIy
124	LAGUTIN Sergey
125	LOSADA Alberto
126	MORENO Daniel
127	MACHADO Tiago
128	TSATEVITCH Alexey
	LOTTO NL-JUMBO
131	KELDERMAN Wilco
132	LEEZER Tom
133	LINDEMAN Bertjan
134	MARTENS Paul
135	ROOSEN Timo
136	TANKINK Bram
137	VAN DER LIJKE Nick
138	VAN EMDEN Jos
	SKY
141	EARLE Nathan
142	HENAO Sergio
143	KENNAUGH Peter
144	KIRYIENKA Vasil
145	NIEVE Mikel
146	NORDHAUG Lars Petter
147	PATE Danny
148	POELS Wouter
	TINKOFF-SAXO
151	KREUZIGER Roman
152	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
153	BOARO Manuele
154	HANSEN Jesper
155	KISERLOVSKI Robert
156	PETROV Evgeni
157	ROVNY Ivan
158	SØRENSEN Chris Anker
	TREK
161	MOLLEMA Bauke
162	ARREDONDO Julian
163	BEPPU Fumiyuki
164	DIDIER Laurent
165	FELLINE Fabio
166	JUNGELS Bob
167	SCHLECK Frank
168	WATSON Calvin
	BARDIANI-CSF
171	COLBRELLI Sonny
172	ANDREETTA Simone
173	BARBIN Enrico
174	BATTAGLIN Enrico
175	BOEM Nicola
176	PIECHELE Andrea
177	PIRAZZI Stefano
178	ZARDINI Edoardo
	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
181	REBELLIN Davide
182	BOLE Grega
183	MARYCZ Jaroslaw
184	MATYSIAK Bartlomiej
185	PATERSKI Maciej
186	RUTKIEWICZ Marek
187	SCHUMACHER Stefan
188	SAMOILAU Branislau
	CULT ENERGY
191	WEGMANN Fabian
192	DOWNING Russel
193	GERDEMANN Linus
194	GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus
195	KIRSCH Alex
196	MAGER Christian
197	REIHS Michael
198	VINTHER Troels Ronning
	MTN-QHUBEKA
201	GOSS Matthew Harley
202	VAN ZYL Johann
203	JIM Songezo
204	PAUWELS Serge
205	SBARAGLI Kristian
206	TEKLEHAYMANOT Daniel
207	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques
208	REGUIGUI Youcef
	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
211	CUNEGO Damiano
212	BERLATO Giacomo
213	COLLI Daniele
214	DE NEGRI Pier Paolo
215	FILOSI Iuri
216	MALAGUTI Alessandro
217	STACCHIOTTO Riccardo
218	YAMAMOTO Genki
	ROOMPOT
221	HOOGERLAND Johnny
222	VAN GINNEKEN Sjoerd
223	DE MAAR Marc
224	DUYN Huub
225	HONIG Reinier
226	KREDER Michel
227	LAMMERTINK Maurits
228	TERPSTRA Mike
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
231	DE TIER Floris
232	DECLERCQ Tim
233	JACOBS Pieter
234	NAESEN Oliver
235	SPRENGERS Thomas
236	THEUNS Edward
237	VAN HECKE Preben
238	VANOVERBERGHE Arthur
	WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT
241	GASPAROTTO Enrico
242	LEUKEMANS Björn
243	MARCATO Marco
244	MINNAARD Marco
245	SELVAGGI Mirko
246	DE GREEF Francis
247	EIJSSEN Yannick
248	GHYSELINCK Jan