Complete Amstel Gold Race podium history | 1973 edition | 1971 edition
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Heerlen - Meerssen, Netherlands
237 km, 37.65 km/hr
Walter Planckaert
Complete results:
97 starters, 29 classified finishers
1 | Walter Planckaert (Watney-Avia) | 6hr 17min 39sec |
2 | Willy De Geest (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Flandria-Beaulieu) | s.t. |
4 | Gérard Vianen (Goudsmit-Hoff) | @ 14sec |
5 | Willy Planckaert (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
6 | André Dierickx (Flandria-Beaulieu) | s.t. |
7 | Frans Verbeeck (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
8 | Gerben Karstens (Rokado) | s.t. |
9 | "Rik" Kamiel Van Linden (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
10 | Willy Teirlinck (Sonolor) | s.t. |
11 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
12 | Jan Janssen (Flandria-Beaulieu) | s.t. |
13 | Edward Janssens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
14 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (Sonolor) | s.t. |
15 | Herman Beyssens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
16 | Wim Schepers (Rokado) | 0:24" |
17 | Mathijs De Koning (Flandria-Beaulieu) | s.t. |
18 | Georges Pintens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
19 | Ferdinand Bracke (Peugeot-Michelin-BP) | s.t. |
20 | Cees Koeken (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
21 | Wim Prinsen (Goudsmit-Hoff) | 33" |
22 | Emile Bodart (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
23 | Eddy Reyniers (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
24 | Brian Jolly (TI-Raleigh) | 4'33" |
25 | Ben Janbroers (Peugeot-Michelin-BP) | s.t. |
26 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (Flandria-Beaulieu) | 9'18" |
27 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Rokado) | 11'16" |
28 | Marc Demeyer (Flandria-Beaulieu) | s.t. |
29 | Jules Bruessing (Wybert-Laekerol) | 11'54" |
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