1979 Amstel Gold Race
14th Edition: Saturday, April 14, 1979

Complete Amstel Gold Race podium history | 1980 edition | 1978 edition

Bill & Carol McGann's book The Story of the Tour de France, Vol 1: 1903 - 1975 is available in print, Kindle eBook & audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Heerlen - Meerssen, Netherlands
237 km, 39.51 km/hr

Jan Raas

Complete results:

137 starters, 32 classified finishers

1	Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh-McGregor)	5hr 59min 56sec
2	Henk Lubberding (TI-Raleigh-McGregor)	@ 39 seconds
3	Sven-Åke Nilsson (Miko-Mercier-Vivagel)	s.t.
4	Willy Teirlinck (KAS-Campagnolo)	1'06"
5	Joop Zoetemelk (Miko-Mercier-Vivagel)	s.t.
6	Michel Laurent (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	s.t.
7	Frits Pirard (Miko-Mercier-Vivagel)	1'13"
8	Lucien Van Impe (KAS-Campagnolo)	1'40"
9	Claude Criquielion (KAS-Campagnolo)	s.t.
10	René Martens (Flandria-Ca Va Seul-Sunair)	s.t.

11	Beat Breu (Willora-Piz Buin-Bonanza)	1'50"
12	Hennie Kuiper (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	s.t.
13	Jan Wynants (Hitachi)	2'07"
14	Hubert Linard (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	2'13"
15	Hans Langerijs (HB Alarmsystemen)	s.t.
16	Bernard Thévenet (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	s.t.
17	Jo Maas (Daf Trucks-Lejeune-Aida)	s.t.
18	Graham Jones (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	s.t.
19	Gerrie Knetemann (TI-Raleigh-McGregor)	2'21"
20	Johan Van Der Velde (TI-Raleigh-McGregor)	s.t.

21	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (Safir-St.Louis-Ludo)	3'20"
22	William Tackaert (Daf Trucks-Lejeune-Aida)	s.t.
23	Hendrik De Vos (Flandria-Ca Va Seul-Sunair)	s.t.
24	Ludo Delcroix (Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis-Gios)	s.t.
25	Jacques Bossis (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	s.t.
26	Johan Van Der Meer (HB Alarmsystemen)	s.t.
27	Hennie Peels (HB Alarmsystemen)	s.t.
28	Rudy Colman (Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis-Gios)	s.t.
29	Pascal Simon (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin)	4'47"
30	Erwin Lienhard (Willora-Piz Buin-Bonanza)	5'04"
31	Bert Oosterbosch (TI-Raleigh-McGregor)	s.t.
32	Joseph Borguet (KAS-Campagnolo)	9'33"

.