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Amstel Gold Full Results and Photos – Kwiatkowski Triumphs

by pedalmag.com
Kwiatkowski wins  ©  Cor Vos
April 19, 2015 (Valkenburg, The Netherlands) – Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx – Quick-Step took the win at the 50th Amstel Gold, 258km, from Maastricht to Berg en Terblijt, in a well-timed sprint to claim his first win in the rainbow jersey as Road World champion besting Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team and Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge at the line.

Gilbert  ©  Cor Vos
Defending champ Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team tried to escape with Matthews near the end but Valverde joined them and they were caught setting up the final sprint which Kwiatkowski timed to perfection for the victory. Christian Meier (Orica GreenEdge) was the lone Canuck racing for his teammates and did not finish.

Action  ©  Cor Vos
Tony Martin  ©  Cor Vos
Simon Clarke  ©  Cor Vos
Dumoulin  ©  Cor Vos
Final Podium  ©  Cor Vos
Start  ©  Cor Vos

Results

1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx-Quick-Step 6:31:49
2. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
3. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
4. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida
5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
6. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
7. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx-Quick-Step
8. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
9. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
10. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
11. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
12. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
13. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
14. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo
15. Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
16. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky
17. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
18. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:03
19. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:18
20. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka
21. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Roompot
22. Michael Valgren (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
23. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
24. Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
25. Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Team Katusha
26. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
27. Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
28. Bjˆrn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
29. Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
30. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
31. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) BMC Racing Team
32. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha
33. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
34. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
35. Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling
36. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:26
37. Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
38. Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
39. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Alpecin
40. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
41. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
42. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
43. Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:52
44. Chris Anker Sˆrensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
45. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
46. Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN-Qhubeka
47. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
48. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team
49. Diego ** Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
50. Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx-Quick-Step
51. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
52. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
53. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Lampre-Merida
54. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
56. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
57. Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team
58. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team
59. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
60. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-Saxo
61. Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
62. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
63. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Astana Pro Team
64. Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:59
65. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:20
66. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal 1:32
67. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge
68. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge
69. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEdge
70. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
71. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
72. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
73. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-Quick-Step 1:40
74. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha 2:14
75. David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling
76. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 2:21
77. Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx-Quick-Step 4:27
78. Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team 4:53
79. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling 4:56
80. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal 5:47
81. Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
82. Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 6:42
83. Marinus Cornelis Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
84. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
85. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
86. Marc Demaar (Ned) Team Roompot
87. Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
88. Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Roompot
89. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
90. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
91. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Team Roompot 6:47
92. Oliver Naesen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
93. Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team
94. Dmitrii Kozonchuk (Rus) Team Katusha
95. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
96. Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
97. Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx-Quick-Step
98. Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx-Quick-Step
99. Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha
100. Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing
101. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
102. Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
103. Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida
104. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
105. KÈvin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr
106. BenoÓt Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr
107. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
108. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
109. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
110. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
111. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
112. Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
113. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
114. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling 7:56
115. Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha
116. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Soudal 8:59
117. Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Team Roompot
118. Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
119. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
120. Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka
121. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
122. Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
123. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Soudal
124. Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr
125. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 9:59
126. Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:10:48
127. Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:12:21
128. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini 0:13:47
129. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka
DNF Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
DNF Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
DNF Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team
DNF Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
DNF Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-Quick-Step
DNF Reto Hollenstein (Sui) IAM Cycling
DNF Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM Cycling
DNF Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling
DNF Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
DNF Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida
DNF Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
DNF Jasha S¸tterlin (Ger) Movistar Team
DNF Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF JosÈ Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team
DNF Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
DNF Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge     
DNF Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
DNF Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
DNF Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
DNF Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
DNF Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
DNF Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
DNF Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin
DNF Thomas Leezer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
DNF Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Team Sky
DNF Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
DNF Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Team Sky
DNF Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky
DNF Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
DNF Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing
DNF Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
DNF Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing
DNF Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Stefan Schumacher (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
DNF Russell Downing (Gbr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling
DNF Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN-Qhubeka
DNF Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka
DNF Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka
DNF Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka
DNF Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
DNF Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
DNF Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
DNF Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini
DNF Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini
DNF Reinier Honig (Ned) Team Roompot
DNF Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot
DNF Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNF Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNS Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM Cycling
DNS Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM Cycling





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