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Amstel Gold Race Full Results – Gasparotto Wins, Hesjedal 15th

by pedalmag.com
April 15, 2012 (Valkenburg, the Netherlands) – In thrilling cat-and-mouse finish on the Cauberg, Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team grabbed the win at the 260.4km Amstel Gold race besting Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team at the line with Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale in third.

Defending champ Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team was unable to finish it off in the end as he lead the chase group that caught escapee, Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team, near the finish, settling for 6th while Freire was 4th. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) finished 15th.

Results (brief)

1. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana  6:32:35
2. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:02
4. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team
5. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
6. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Barracuda  0:04
9. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
11. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
12. Frank Schleck (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan
13. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
14. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:09
15. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda  
16. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank  0:12
17. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
18. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
19. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
20. Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:19
21. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling
22. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team  0:22
23. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank
24. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
25. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  0:30
26. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team  0:36
27. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
28. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
29. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
30. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  0:47
31. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-ISD  0:51
32. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  1:05
33. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
34. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
35. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
36. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
37. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
38. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  1:17
39. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
40. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
41. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  1:30
42. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
43. Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator  2:03
44. Simon Geschke (Ger) Argos-Shimano
45. Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
46. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos-Shimano
47. Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
48. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
49. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
50. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
51. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
52. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
53. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
54. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
55. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
56. Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
57. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD
58. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
59. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
60. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
61. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
62. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
63. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team  2:21
64. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
66. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
67. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
68. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana
69. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
70. Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan
71. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
72. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
73. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
74. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan
75. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
76. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
77. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team
78. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana
79. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team  2:40
80. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  2:51
81. Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator  3:01
82. Christopher Horner (USA) Radioshack-Nissan  3:19
83. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team  3:43
84. Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  4:32
85. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
86. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank  4:46
87. Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team
88. Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
89. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
90. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda
91. Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan  5:39
92. Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
93. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
94. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
95. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
96. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
97. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano
98. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
99. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
100. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
101. Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank
102. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale  7:00
103. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-ISD
104. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
105. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
106. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
107. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
108. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
109. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
110. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana  7:33
111. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
112. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  8:02
113. Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
114. Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
115. Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
116. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team
117. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano
118. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan  0:11:26
119. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
120. Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
121. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
122. Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
123. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
124. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:11:31
125. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
126. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
127. Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
128. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
129. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
130. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
131. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
132. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
133. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
134. Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
135. Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
136. Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
137. Peio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
138. Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
139. Borut Bozic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
140. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos-Shimano
141. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
142. Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
143. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
144. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team
145. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
DNF  Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
DNF  Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF  Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF  Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF  Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF  Jens Keukeleire (Bel) GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF  Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF  Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
DNF  Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
DNF  Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team
DNF  Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre-ISD
DNF  Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
DNF  Stefano Agostini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
DNF  Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
DNF  Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
DNF  Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
DNF  Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF  Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
DNF  Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan
DNF  Joost Posthuma (Ned) Radioshack-Nissan
DNF  Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
DNF  Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
DNF  Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling
DNF  Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNF  Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF  Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF  Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF  Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF  Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
DNF  Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
DNF  Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
DNF  Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
DNF  Roberto De Patre (Ita) Farnese Vini-Selle Italia
DNF  Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
DNF  Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
DNF  Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
DNF  Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
DNF  Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
DNF  Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator





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