2019 Amstel Gold Race (World Tour),
The Netherlands
54th edition: Sunday, April 21, 2019
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Maastricht - Valkenburg, 265.7 km, The Netherlands
Mathieu Van der Poel wins in Valkenburg. Sirotti photo
Weather at the finish city of Valkenburg at 1:30 PM, local time: 24C (74F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from fourth-place Julian Alaphilippe's Deceuninck-Quick Step team.
Deceuninck – Quick-Step kicked off the festivities with 37 kilometers remaining, when Dries Devenyns accelerated on the Eyserbosweg with Julian in his wheel, a move to which only a handful of riders could respond. The experienced Dries, who was riding his eighth Amstel Gold Race, ramped up the pace and helped the group increase its lead, before Alaphilippe made his move and was joined only by Jakob Fuglsang (Astana).
The advantage looked slim, but only for a couple of kilometers, as the duo traded turns at the front and put more than 20 seconds into the first chasing group and almost a minute on the peloton. Over the Bemeleberg, the race’s final climb, Julian and Fuglsang carried a big lead over the chasers, but the Dane stopped cooperating with three kilometers to go and decided to sit on Julian’s wheel, so the buffer began tumbling. Minutes later, in a completely surreal way, the third chasing group came back with 500 meters remaining and Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) took the win in the sprint.
Julian finished fourth – his best result in six Amstel Gold Race starts – and cemented his place at the top of the UCI Individual Ranking ahead of the next two Ardennes Classics, Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, which will bring down the curtain over his spring campaign.
Sports director Geert Van Bondt gave his take on the race: “Our team rode a perfect race today, sticking to the tactics discussed in the morning. Dries made a perfect move on the Eyserbosweg together with Julian, who then attacked and was joined by Fuglsang. Julian kept pushing and they worked well despite some pressure from the chasers until with three kilometers to go, when Fuglsang stopped working. Then the front group closed that big gap in astonishing fashion, Van der Poel took the win and that was that.”
“I was very motivated to do a good race and everything went really well for us, with Dries pushing a hard tempo on the climb and me attacking full gas minutes later. In the final three kilometers, Fuglsang didn’t work anymore and I took the responsibility, pulling alone in the headwind. The gap looked to be big enough to arrive with him at the finish and fight for victory, but somehow the others came from behind really fast and caught us. I’m a bit disappointed, but I’m not down and I am already looking forward to the next races”, an upbeat Julian said at the end of Amstel Gold Race.
Complete Results:
265.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.056 km/hr
1 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Corendon-Circus | 6hr 28min 18sec |
2 | CLARKE Simon | EF Education First | s.t. |
3 | FUGLSANG Jakob | Astana | s.t. |
4 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
5 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
6 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
7 | DE MARCHI Alessandro | CCC Team | s.t. |
8 | MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
9 | BARDET Romain | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
10 | TRENTIN Matteo | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
11 | KWIATKOWSKI Michał | Sky | @ 2se |
12 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
13 | COSTA Rui | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:46 |
14 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | CCC Team | s.t. |
15 | IMPEY Daryl | Mitchelton-Scott | 0:54 |
16 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
17 | MCCARTHY Jay | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
18 | KREUZIGER Roman | Dimension Data | s.t. |
19 | SMITH Dion | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
20 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
21 | GESINK Robert | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
22 | ULISSI Diego | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
23 | SKUJINS Toms | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
24 | HERMANS Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
25 | BATTAGLIN Enrico | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
26 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
27 | MEURISSE Xandro | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
28 | NAESEN Oliver | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
29 | HENAO Sergio | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
30 | GILBERT Philippe | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
31 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | Sky | s.t. |
32 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
33 | DEVENYNS Dries | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4:02 |
34 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Israel Cycling Academy | 4:19 |
35 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
36 | HAAS Nathan | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
37 | BOLE Grega | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
38 | COQUARD Bryan | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
39 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
40 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
41 | GASPAROTTO Enrico | Dimension Data | s.t. |
42 | DUIJN Huub | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
43 | COSNEFROY Benoît | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
44 | LAMMERTINK Maurits | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
45 | MOHORIC Matej | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
46 | WARBASSE Larry | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
47 | MARTENS Paul | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
48 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
49 | MÜLLER Patrick | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
50 | CHEREL Mickaël | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
51 | MEISEN Marcel | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
52 | VALGREN Michael | Dimension Data | s.t. |
53 | HIRSCHI Marc | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
54 | PAUWELS Serge | CCC Team | s.t. |
55 | SPRENGERS Thomas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
56 | BURGHARDT Marcus | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
57 | VAN AERT Wout | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
58 | MARCZYNSKI Tomasz | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
59 | ALBASINI Michael | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
60 | MONFORT Maxime | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
61 | CRADDOCK Lawson | EF Education First | s.t. |
62 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana | s.t. |
63 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
64 | SÁNCHEZ Luis León | Astana | s.t. |
65 | VALVERDE Alejandro | Movistar | s.t. |
66 | ROSA Diego | Sky | s.t. |
67 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana | s.t. |
68 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
69 | BETTIOL Alberto | EF Education First | 7:53 |
70 | COLBRELLI Sonny | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
71 | OWEN Logan | EF Education First | s.t. |
72 | HOWES Alex | EF Education First | s.t. |
73 | VAN WINDEN Dennis | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
74 | PACHER Quentin | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
75 | DE TIER Floris | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
76 | DE WITTE Mathias | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
77 | PETILLI Simone | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
78 | BARBERO Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
79 | GOGL Michael | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
80 | GOŁAŚ Michał | Sky | s.t. |
81 | AMADOR Andrey | Movistar | s.t. |
82 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
83 | SLAGTER Tom-Jelte | Dimension Data | s.t. |
84 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
85 | LINDEMAN Bert-Jan | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
86 | WEENING Pieter | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
87 | JUUL-JENSEN Christopher | Mitchelton-Scott | 7:56 |
88 | SCHÄR Michael | CCC Team | 9:12 |
89 | BERNARD Julien | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
90 | HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 10:59 |
91 | SEIGLE Romain | Groupama-FDJ | 11:17 |
92 | PASQUALON Andrea | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
93 | CHEVRIER Clément | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
94 | EIKING Odd Christian | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
95 | VERMOTE Julien | Dimension Data | s.t. |
96 | JENSEN August | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
97 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Roompot-Charles | s.t. |
98 | DEVOLDER Stijn | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
99 | DELTOMBE Kevin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
100 | DUNBAR Eddie | Sky | s.t. |
101 | BAUGNIES Jérôme | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
102 | BOUWMAN Koen | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
103 | ZABEL Rick | Katusha-Alpecin | 13:09 |
104 | THEUNS Edward | Trek-Segafredo | 13:39 |
105 | SCHULTZ Nick | Mitchelton-Scott | 15:41 |
106 | POELS Wout | Sky | s.t. |
107 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
108 | KÄMNA Lennard | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
109 | BARBIN Enrico | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
Race-day photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti, April 21, 2019:
Vital Concept-B&B Hotels team at the starting ceremonies
Julian Alaphilippe and Philippe Gilbert before the race start.
Michael Woods
Michael Matthews
Mathieu Van der Poel grabs his bike.
Obligatory Amstel Gold Race windmill photo.
Michael Schar leads a break.
Grega Bole leads a break on the Loorberg.
The peloton ascends the Loorberg.
Bryan Coquard on the Keutenberg
Mathieu Van der Poel on the Gulperberg
Sky's Dylan Van Baarle on the Gulperberg
World road champion Alejandro Valverde
The peloton on the Cauberg
Mathieu Van der Poel wins another big one.
Winner Van der Poel just after the race
Winner Mathieu Van der Poel
Winner Mathieu Van der Poel with race director (and winner of 1983 Gent-Wevelgem) Leo van Vliet.
The podium, from left: Simon Clarke (2nd), Mathieu Van der Porl & Jakob Fuglsang (3rd)
Pre-race photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti: April 20, 2019
Fotoreporter Sirotti was on the legendary Cauberg ascent as riders tested their legs and checked out the course before the big race.
Michael Albasini and Daryl Impey
Philippe Gilbert
Julian Alaphilippe
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Sunweb
Matteo Trentin
Pieter Weening
Tim Wellens and Bjorg Lambrecht
Start list with back numbers, April 20, 2019:
DIMENSION DATA | |
1 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael |
2 | EISEL Bernhard |
3 | GASPAROTTO Enrico |
4 | BAK Lars Ytting |
5 | KREUZIGER Roman |
6 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte |
7 | VERMOTE Julien |
MITCHELTON-SCOTT | |
11 | TRENTIN Matteo |
12 | SCHULTZ Nicholas |
13 | HEPBURN Michael |
14 | IMPEY Daryl |
15 | JUUL JENSEN Christopher |
16 | SMITH Dion |
17 | ALBASINI Michael |
BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
21 | TEUNS Dylan |
22 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
23 | GARCIA Ivan |
24 | MOHORIC Matej |
25 | CARUSO Damiano |
26 | BOLE Grega |
27 | TRATNIK Jan |
AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
31 | NAESEN Oliver |
32 | CHEREL Mickaël |
33 | COSNEFROY Benoit |
34 | BARDET Romain |
35 | CHEVRIER Clement |
36 | VENTURINI Clément |
37 | WARBASSE Larry |
ASTANA | |
41 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
42 | FRAILE Omar |
43 | FUGLSANG Jakob |
44 | IZAGUIRRE Gorka |
45 | IZAGUIRRE Ion |
46 | DE VREESE Laurens |
47 | SANCHEZ Luis Leon |
BORA-HANSGROHE | |
51 | SAGAN Peter |
52 | BENEDETTI Cesare |
53 | BURGHARDT Marcus |
55 | MCCARTHY Jay |
56 | OSS Daniel |
57 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian |
58 | KONRAD Patrick |
CCC TEAM | |
61 | VAN AVERMAET Greg |
62 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
63 | BEVIN Patrick |
64 | KOCH Jonas |
65 | PAUWELS Serge |
66 | WISNIOWSKI Lukasz |
67 | SCHÄR Michael |
DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
71 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian |
72 | CAVAGNA Rémi |
73 | DEVENYNS Dries |
74 | GILBERT Philippe |
75 | HONORÉ Mikkel |
76 | SERRY Pieter |
77 | VAKOC Petr |
EF EDUCATION FIRST | |
81 | BENNETT Sean |
82 | BETTIOL Alberto |
83 | CLARKE Simon |
84 | CRADDOCK Lawson |
85 | HOWES Alex |
86 | OWEN Logan |
87 | WOODS Michael |
GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
91 | BONNET William |
92 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
93 | MADOUAS Valentin |
94 | MOLARD Rudy |
95 | SEIGLE Romain |
96 | VAUGRENARD Benoît |
97 | VINCENT Leo |
LOTTO SOUDAL | |
101 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg |
102 | ARMEE Sander |
103 | MARCZYNSKI Tomasz |
104 | MONFORT Maxime |
105 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
106 | VANENDERT Jelle |
107 | WELLENS Tim |
MOVISTAR | |
111 | VALVERDE Alejandro |
112 | BETANCUR Carlos |
113 | ERVITI Imanol |
114 | BARBERO Carlos |
115 | AMADOR Andrey |
116 | CASTRILLO Jaime |
117 | VERONA Carlos |
JUMBO-VISMA | |
121 | VAN AERT Wout |
122 | DE TIER Floris |
123 | GESINK Robert |
124 | LINDEMAN Bertjan |
125 | MARTENS Paul |
126 | BOUWMAN Koen |
127 | VAN EMDEN Jos |
KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
131 | BATTAGLIN Enrico |
132 | BIERMANS Jenthe |
133 | GUERREIRO Ruben |
134 | HAAS Nathan |
135 | ZABEL Rick |
136 | SMIT Willie |
137 | STRAKHOV Dmitrii |
SKY | |
141 | DE LA CRUZ David |
142 | DUNBAR Eddie |
143 | GOLAS Michal |
144 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal |
145 | POELS Wouter |
146 | ROSA Diego |
147 | VAN BAARLE Dylan |
TEAM SUNWEB | |
151 | MATTHEWS Michael |
152 | FROHLINGER Johannes |
153 | HIRSCHI Marc |
154 | KÄMNA Lennard |
155 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren |
156 | VERVAEKE Louis |
157 | ROCHE Nicholas |
TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
161 | THEUNS Edward |
162 | DE KORT Koen |
163 | FELLINE Fabio |
164 | GOGL Michael |
165 | MOLLEMA Bauke |
166 | SKUJINS Toms |
167 | BERNARD Julien |
UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
171 | FARIA Rui Alberto |
172 | HENAO Sergio |
173 | MORI Manuele |
174 | POGACAR Tadej |
177 | ULISSI Diego |
178 | PETILLI Simone |
179 | RAVASI Edward |
CORENDON-CIRCUS | |
181 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu |
182 | DE BONDT Dries |
183 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
184 | JANS Roy |
185 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
186 | RICKAERT Jonas |
187 | STALLAERT Joeri |
ROOMPOT-CHARLES | |
191 | BOOM Lars |
192 | DE WITTE Mathias |
193 | DUYN Huub |
194 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
195 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
196 | VAN DER LIJKE Nick |
197 | WEENING Pieter |
BARDIANI-CSF | |
201 | ALBANESE Vincenzo |
202 | BARBIN Enrico |
203 | MAESTRI Mirco |
204 | ROTA Lorenzo |
205 | PESSOT Alessandro |
206 | TONELLI Alessandro |
207 | SIMION Paolo |
ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
211 | HERMANS Ben |
212 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
214 | EARLE Nathan |
215 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
216 | NEILANDS Krists |
217 | VAN WINDEN Dennis |
218 | JENSEN August |
SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
221 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
222 | DELTOMBE Kevin |
223 | PLANCKAERT Emiel |
224 | SPRENGERS Thomas |
225 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
226 | VAN HECKE Preben |
227 | VERWILST Aaron |
VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
231 | COQUARD Bryan |
232 | GAUTIER Cyril |
233 | MÜLLER Patrick |
234 | PACHER Quentin |
235 | REZA Kévin |
236 | COURTEILLE Arnaud |
237 | ERMENAULT Corentin |
WANTY–GOBERT | |
241 | EIKING Odd Christian |
242 | MARTIN Guillaume |
243 | MEURISSE Xandro |
244 | PASQUALON Andrea |
245 | VAN MELSEN Kevin |
246 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
247 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |