There's a fight going on to get into the 'morning' escape - Roompot, MTN, Cult and Bardiani swarm to the front in the opening kilometres...
The windmill at Beek watches a compact peloton speed by - there's no escape so far..!
Mike Terpstra leads the morning escape with five others, about 30-kilometres into the day...
BMC leada a gentile peloton on its first climb of the Cauberg...
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Tom Dumoulin is Giant-Alpecin's big hope of the day...
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Dan Martin is back at the hilly classics, is he Cannondale-Garmin's main hope today..?
The peloton is ten minutes down as it descends through a forest, about 80-kilometres into the race...
Marcus Burghardt descends the Gulperberg at the head of the peloton - it won't be this easy when they climb the same hill..!
Jan Bakelandts needs a good result today - as does his Ag2R team too..!
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Timo Roosen is leading an escape that still has over ten-minutes lead...
The peloton is strung out in pursuit through a picturseque valley in Limburg...
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Movistar is starting to chase along with BMC and Green Edge...
Leaders of the pack - Lotto, BMC, Sky, Astana and Movistar lead the way up the Gulperberg...
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The peloton on the Gulperberg is the focal highlight of the Amstel Gold Race...
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Roosen and Terpstra continue to work away, but the lead is down to seven minutes now..
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Christian Meier is chasing for Orica-Green Edge on the Bemelerberg...
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A TV helicopter watches the peloton as it heads back to the final hills of the day...
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BMC is at the front after the Gulperberg...
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Giant-Alpecin chases along the valley towards the Eyserbosweg...
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Only three escapers remain in-front on the Eyserbosweg - Linus Gerdemann, Jan Polanc and Laurent De Vreese...
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Simon Clarkehas come across to the front with David Tanner and taken De Vreese under their wing...
Diego Rosa launches a counter-attack on the Fromberg, the race is well and truly on..!
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De Rosa is now in a pursuing group with Vincenzo Nibali, Tony Martin, De Vreese, Keldermann, Howes and Caruso...
Clarke and Tanner climb the Keutenberg just ahead of Nibali's group...
Damiano Caruso is injured after falling out of the chase on a gritty corner...
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Wilco Kelderman has fallen too - he'll get caught by the peloton soon...
Gorka Izaguirre chases for Movistar on the exposed plateau leading to the Cauberg...
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Tanner is alone in front but about to be caught by Nibali's group...
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Nibali controls a five-man escape that has 30-seconds lead in the last 20-kilometres...
Nibali accelerates on the Cauberg - just Clarke and Martin remain with him...
Clarke has attacked again, and now leads alone about 25-seconds ahead of the BMC-led peloton...
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Clarke surrenders on the Bemelerberg, at which point Jacob Fuglsang attacks, with Greg Van Avermaet sitting-on...
Ben Hermans leads up the final Cauberg climb, but there's a bigger move coming from behind..!
Philippe Gilbert has made his annual attack on the Cauberg..!
Gilbert looks good, but he has Michael Matthews matching him - this is not the winning move..!
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Seventeen riders sprint it out for the win - and there's one clear winner already..!
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Michal Kwiatkowski wins from Alejandro Valverde and Michael Matthews..!
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Michal Kwiatkowski looks set to become a great World Champion this season..!
Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates his great win with Valverde, Matthews and a pair of Amstel Gold hostesses...