2017 Amstel Gold Race

For the women's race, see 2017 Amstel Gold Race (Women).

2017 Amstel Gold Race
2017 UCI World Tour, race 16 of 37
Race details
Dates16 April 2017
Stages1
Distance264.6 km (164.4 mi)
Winning time6h 31' 40"
Results
  Winner  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
  Second  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) (Team Sky)
  Third  Michael Albasini (SUI) (Orica–Scott)
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The 2017 Amstel Gold Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 16 April. It was the 52nd edition of the Amstel Gold Race and the sixteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[1][2]

It was won for the fourth time by Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors), defeating Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski in a two-up sprint finish.[3] Michael Albasini from Orica–Scott completed the podium, leading home a small group ten seconds in arrears of the lead duo.[4] Gilbert's win, coupled with a win two weeks earlier at the Tour of Flanders, made him the third rider to win both races in the same year – after Eddy Merckx and Jan Raas.[5]

After a 14-year hiatus, there was also a women's version of the Amstel Gold Race of 121 km, following the same parcours. This race was won by Anna van der Breggen.[6]

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  3. ^ Windsor, Richard (16 April 2017). "Philippe Gilbert beats Michał Kwiatkowski to victory at Amstel Gold Race". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (16 April 2017). "Gilbert wins Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ Torfs, Michaël (16 April 2017). "Sizzling Gilbert makes it four in Dutch Limburg". Deredactie.be. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ Braverman, Jessi (16 April 2017). "Van der Breggen wins women's Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 April 2017.