Amstel Gold Race, 258kms (The Netherlands)

Amstel Gold Race

Fabio Felline has crashed in the neutralised zone - he's out of the race..!

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Amstel Gold Race

The peloton speeds away into the sunny Limburg countryside

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The Amstel wouldn't be the Amstel without this windmill at Beek...

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Michal Kwiatkowski uses a lull in racing to make a wheel-change...

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Alex Howes leads an eleven-man escape after about 30-kilometres of racing...

Amstel Gold Race

The escape climbs the Cauberg for the first time with a four-minute gap...

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The peloton is strung-out on the Cauberg - the gap will not grow any bigger today...

Amstel Gold Race

Chad Haga is getting back into the swing of Classics racing today...

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Luke Durbridge is the man chasing the escape...

Amstel Gold Race

Matteo Bono leads the escape down the Gulpenerberg after 80-kilometres of racing...

Amstel Gold Race

Danny Van Poppel is Sky's man in earnest pursuit on this steep descent...

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The peloton is in full flight as it heads back towards the Cauberg again...

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Laurent Didier looks good on the Sibbergrube as he pushes the pace in the escape...

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Amstel Gold Race

The Amstel does its annual close-quarter ascent of the Gulpenerberg...

Amstel Gold Race

Dries Van Gestel has crashed with Alexis Vuillermoz...

Amstel Gold Race

Van Poppel is still chasing for Sky, but Kwiatkowski is about to crack...

Amstel Gold Race

Howes leads the escape to the foot of the Cauberg for another climb...

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Gianni Meersman leads a chasing quartet with Bjorn Thurau, Tosh Van der Sande and Niccolo Bonifazio...

Amstel Gold Race

Lawrence Warbasse tucks-in to keep the escape clear...

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Amstel Gold Race

Chris Juul-Jensen is Orica's worker now, the peloton is two minutes behind Meersman's pursuit and four behind the escape...

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Amstel Gold Race

Matteo Montaguti leads the race up the Fromberg with one hour's racing to go...

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Amstel Gold Race

Preben Van Hecke makes an attack from the peloton on the Fromberg...

Amstel Gold Race

Daryl Impey follows Van Hecke's attack and now sets a brutal pace...

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Amstel Gold Race

Enrico Battaglin accelerates on the Kuitenberg, but he won't get far...

Amstel Gold Race

Jan Bakelandts leads the way off the Keutenberg with Vliegen, Battaglin and Van der Sande...

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Amstel Gold Race

Bob Jungles leads the chasers over the Keutenberg, but the escape is still 50-seconds ahead...

Amstel Gold Race

Julian Vermote accelerates on the penultimate ascent of the Cauberg...

Amstel Gold Race

Van der Sande now leads a huge chasing group towards the Cauberg...

Amstel Gold Race

Jungels has attacked on the Cauberg, but is this too early to win..?

Amstel Gold Race

Matthew Hayman is back to his working duties and setting a mighty pace on the Bemelerberg..!

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Amstel Gold Race

A captured Warbasse has found a second-wind and takes over from Orica-Green Edge on the Bemeleberg...

Amstel Gold Race

Tim Wellens has jumped away from the race and opened a decent gap...

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Wellens is 20-seconds in front with five-kilometres to go..!

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Wellens is about to be caught on the Cauberg by an attacking Enrico Gasparotto..!

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Gasparotto is pulling away, but Michael Valgren is bridging across...

Amstel Gold Race

Enrico Gasparotto wins from Michael Valgren..!

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Sonny Colbrelli takes 3rd-place ahead of Coquard and Matthews...

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Amstel Gold Race

Enrico Gasparotto celebrates a great day with Valgren and Colbrelli...

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