1997 Amstel Gold Race
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The 1997 Amstel Gold Race was the 32nd edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race
", held on Sunday April 26, 1997 in the Dutch province of Limburg
. The race stretched 258 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen
and the finish in Maastricht
. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 80 cyclists actually finishing the race.
Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is a road bicycle race held in the southern part of the province of Limburg, Netherlands. Since 1989 it has been among the races included in season long rankings tables, as part of the UCI Road World Cup , the UCI ProTour , UCI World Ranking and from 2011 the UCI World Tour...
", held on Sunday April 26, 1997 in the Dutch province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
. The race stretched 258 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen
Heerlen
Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...
and the finish in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
. There were a total number of 191 competitors, with 80 cyclists actually finishing the race.
Final classification
| RANK | 6h 11' 19" | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | + 46" | |
| 3 | + 46" | |
| 4 | + 46" | |
| 5 | + 46" | |
| 6 | + 47" | |
| 7 | + 48" | |
| 8 | + 1' 08" | |
| 9 | + 1' 08" | |
| 10 | + 1' 08" |