Amstel Gold Race

After last year's edition was cancelled, the 2021 Amstel Gold Race is back, albeit in a markedly different form.

After seeing the 2020 edition canceled, race organizers came up with a circuit course that serves riders and health concerns alike.

Michael Woods will be back for Amstel Gold Race after crashing out of Itzulia Basque Country, Dan Martin will skip Ardennes.

From the Tour of Turkey to the Amstel Gold Race, here's what to watch during this week's racing calendar.

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The Amstel Gold Race is preparing for a race behind closed doors this April on a circuit of around 18 kilometres.

Race finds new host towns and all-Belgian parcours just 24 hours after COVID regulations in Netherlands forced cancelation of Dutch stages.

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Amstel Gold Race has been canceled amid tightening COVID-19 restrictions in The Netherlands. It's the first interruption in the race's 54-year history.

Amstel Gold Race also in crosshairs after spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe puts scare into race organizers.

Texan speaks of hopes and expectations for the season, family life, and testing his time trial on Zwift.

Iconic race may have to go ahead 'behind closed doors' this October as Belgian Prime Minister urges caution.

Mass gatherings are permitted in the Netherlands from September 1, but Dutch Prime Minister casts doubt over Amstel Gold Race this October.

Winner of two editions says latest course design brings Dutch race to monument status.

Amstel Gold Race had tons of action and a thrilling finale, which is why it was our Race of the Year for 2019.

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Sunday's Amstel Gold Race kicks off a week of hilly classics with two thrilling finishes. Niewiadoma holds off the chase. Van der Poel pulls off jaw-dropping comeback.

Citing fatigue from Paris-Roubaix, Peter Sagan pulls the plug on Amstel Gold Race, hoping to salvage spring classics season at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

On Sunday, Niewiadoma perfectly synched her blistering attack with good tactics, and van der Poel stunned the world's best with raw power.

Van der Poel stunned a lead trio who had looked set to contend the sprint, having single-handedly dragged the chase group back into the fray.

Even though he lost a close sprint to upstart Mathieu van der Poel at Brabantse Pijl, Alaphilippe rolls into Amstel Gold Race with confidence.

Sunday is the last chance for road fans to see Mathieu van der Poel mix it up at the front, and he's expected to put on a show at Amstel Gold Race.

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The WorldTour peloton has left the pavé behind, but the classics rage on for another week in the Netherlands and the Ardennes.

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Our editors sound off on a thrilling edition of the hilly classic. Why did Sky stink? How did Valgren win? Should Sagan target Amstel?

Photo essay chronicling Michael Valgren's dramatic win at Sunday's Amstel Gold Race.

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Michael Valgren used shrewd riding in the final few kilometers to take an impressive at Sunday's Amstel Gold Race.

Peter Sagan's coach feels that the new Amstel Gold course suits the world champion 'perfectly.'

The Amstel Gold Race may have the most stacked roster of any race we've seen so far this year.

Alejandro Valverde dominates the Ardennes classics, but he has yet to win Amstel Gold Race, a peculiar hole in his palmares.

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Peter Sagan will end his spring classics campaign this weekend at Amstel Gold Race.

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After winning Paris-Roubaix, Peter Sagan rolls on at the hilly Amstel Gold Race in the Netherlands.

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We talk about how Amstel's new finish led to exciting race action, why Boels is back, and America's most promising young rider.

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Did Kwiatkowski forget the lesson he learned at Sanremo? Has Van Avermaet found the limit of his abilities? How about that Amstel route?

Belgian champ Philippe Gilbert picks up fourth Amstel Gold win of his career and second Spring Classic since winning Flanders two weeks ago.

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Belgian Philippe Gilbert outsprinted 2015 winner Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland to capture his fourth Amstel Gold win in a tactical finale.

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CCC Sprandi Polkowice team loses 18 bikes to burglary only days before its only WorldTour classic race of the spring season.

Can a new, Cauberg-free finale spice up the oft-predictable Amstel Gold on Sunday? The list of favorites just got a lot longer.

The Ardennes classics will highlight the peloton's toughest climbers. Here are 10 top riders to watch.

Amstel Gold Race still has its great title sponsor (a brewery!), but the route is way different this year. Ardennes week is upon us.

In cycling's modern era, the Ardennes classics are won with a combination of supreme endurance, climbing talent, and above all, patience.

Alex Howes didn't expect to win the KOM jersey at Pais Vasco, but it is a good sign ahead of his favorite Ardennes race, Amstel Gold.

Amstel Gold Race cut out the last Cauberg climb, and Roubaix added more cobbles. Do we love it? Do we hate it?

Amstel Gold Race will forgo a final climb of the Cauberg, a move that race organizers hope will create a more unpredictable finale.

For the first time in 14 years, the pro women’s peloton will tackle the Amstel Gold Race next season

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BrakeThrough Media captures the beauty and drama of Ardennes week, the final three races of the spring classics.

Americans have a noticeable presence in the Ardennes, with Howes, Warbasse, and Reijnen riding into Amstel and Flèche breaks.

The Ardennes classics demand perfect positioning, brilliant climbing form, and smart tactics. Here are 10 men who could win big in April.

American Alex Howes is riding on good form after a day in the breakaway at Amstel Gold Race, his favorite Ardennes classic.

Chad Haga is making up for lost time, gutting out tough races, finishing well behind the winners to build fitness and his mental resolve.

Fabio Felline was out of Amstel Gold Race before it even started Sunday after flipping over the handlebars and fracturing his nose and skull.

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Less than a month after losing teammate Antoine Demoitié in a crash at Gent-Wevelgem, Enrico Gasparotto takes the win at the Amstel Gold Race

Enrico Gasparotto wins the Amstel Gold Race ahead of Michael Valgren and Sonny Colbrelli

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34-year-old Enrico Gasparotto delivers a big win for Wanty – Groupe Gobert at Sunday's Amstel Gold Race

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The Amstel Gold Race is the first major "Ardennes" classic — our expert editors pick the top contenders for this hilly spring showdown.

Sunday's opening race of the Ardennes classics features 34 climbs that add up to more than 12,000 feet of vertical.

Three-time Amstel champ Gilbert will race despite broken finger and controversy surround an altercation with a driver,

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He seems to be getting better with age, but Valverde's Liege win, writes Andrew Hood, brings back talk of his dark history